Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2025:909
Date: 2025-09-24
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2025 –Shammout v Council (Case T-413/24) 1 (Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Syria – Freezing of funds – Restriction on entry into the territory of the Member States – Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources and subject to restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States – Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists – Concept of ‘leading businessperson operating in Syria’ – Presumption of a link with the Syrian regime – Error of assessment) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Issam Shammout (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: L. Cloquet, lawyer) Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Di Gaetano, E. Kübler, P. Mahnič and A. Antoniadis, acting as Agents) Re: By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1510 of 27 May 2024 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ L, 2024/1510) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1517 of 27 May 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ L, 2024/1517), in so far as those acts concern him. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Mr Issam Shammout to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C, C/2024/5833, 7.10.2024.