ECJ signals its approach to Iran sanctions cases in 2 appeals

On 28 November 2013, the European Court of Justice (5th Chamber) handed down two long-awaited judgments in appeals against General Court (GC) judgments annulling the listings of two companies included in the EU’s sanctions against Iran since July 2010. The two cases are Case C-280/12 P Council v Fulmen & Fereydoun Mahmoudian and Case C-348/12…