Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2024:495
Date: 2024-07-17
Language of the case: French
Subject matter: External relations;Common foreign and security policy
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for damages - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 17 July 2024 – Makhlouf v Council (Case T-206/22) 1 (Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria – Freezing of funds and economic resources – Restriction on entry into the territory of the Member States – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds or the restriction on entry into the territory of the Member States – Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list – Heir of a person already subject to restrictive measures – Rights of the defence – Error of assessment – Proportionality – Right to property – Non-contractual liability) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: Sara Makhlouf (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: G. Karouni and E. Assogba, lawyers) Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Limonet and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents) Re: By her action, the applicant seeks, first, under Article 263 TFEU, the annulment of (i) Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/242 of 21 February 2022 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2022 L 40, p. 26) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/237 of 21 February 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2022 L 40, p. 6), and (ii) Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1035 of 25 May 2023 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2023 L 139, p. 49) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1027 of 25 May 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2023 L 139, p. 1), in so far as those acts concern the applicant; and, second, under Article 268 TFEU, compensation in respect of the harm that she claims to have suffered as a result of the adoption of the contested acts. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Ms Sara Makhlouf to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 237, 20.6.2022.