# C_2018373EN.01001901.xml

| 15.10.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 373/19 |
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15.10.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 373/19

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Action brought on 22 August 2018 — Kaddour v Council

(Case T-510/18)

(2018/C 373/21)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Khaled Kaddour (Damas, Syria) (represented by: V. Davies and V. Wilkinson, Solicitors)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

| — | annul the 2018 Measures insofar as they apply to Dr Kaddour; and |
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annul the 2018 Measures insofar as they apply to Dr Kaddour; and

| — | order the Council to pay Dr Kaddour’s costs of this application. |
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order the Council to pay Dr Kaddour’s costs of this application.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The application is directed against Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/778 of 28 May 2018 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP (1) concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2018 L 131, p. 16) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/774 of 28 May 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2018 L 131, p. 1), insofar as those measures apply to the applicant (‘the 2018 Measures’).

In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.

| 1. | First plea in law, alleging that the 2018 Measures are vitiated by a manifest error of assessment. |
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First plea in law, alleging that the 2018 Measures are vitiated by a manifest error of assessment.

| 2. | Second plea in law, alleging that the applicant is entitled to the benefit of Articles 27 and 28(2) of Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1836 (3) and Article 15(1b) of Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 as amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1828 (4). |
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Second plea in law, alleging that the applicant is entitled to the benefit of Articles 27 and 28(2) of Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1836 (3) and Article 15(1b) of Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 as amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1828 (4).

| 3. | Third plea in law, alleging that the 2018 Measures amount to a breach of the applicant’s fundamental rights as protected by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and/or the European Convention of Human Rights in regard to the applicant’s rights to respect for his reputation and peaceful enjoyment of his property and the principle of proportionality. |
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Third plea in law, alleging that the 2018 Measures amount to a breach of the applicant’s fundamental rights as protected by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and/or the European Convention of Human Rights in regard to the applicant’s rights to respect for his reputation and peaceful enjoyment of his property and the principle of proportionality.

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(1)  Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2013 L 147, p. 14).

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 (OJ 2012 L 16, p. 1).

(3)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1836 of 12 October 2015 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2015 L 266, p. 75).

(4)  Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1828 of 12 October 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2015 L 266, p. 1).

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