Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:200
Date: 2017-03-22
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: External relations;Common foreign and security policy
Procedure: Action for damages - unfounded;Action for annulment - successful;Action for annulment - inadmissible

Action brought on 5 May 2015 — Haswani v Council (Case T-231/15) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: George Haswani (Yabroud, Syria) (represented by: G. Karouni, lawyer) Defendant: Council of the European Union Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/375 of 6 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria insofar as it concerns the applicant; annul Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/383 of 6 March 2015 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria insofar as it concerns the applicant; order, as a result, that Mr George Haswani’s name be removed from the annexes to the above-mentioned acts; order the Council to pay EUR 700 000 in damages to compensate all forms of loss suffered; order the Council to pay its own costs and the costs of the applicant, which he reserves the right to justify during the course of the proceedings. Pleas in law and main arguments In support of the action, the applicant relies on five pleas in law. First plea in law: the Council violated the applicant’s right of defence, right to a hearing and right to a fair trial. Second plea in law: the Council failed to state reasons to the extent that the reasoning of the contested acts is insufficient and imprecise. Third plea in law: the Council committed a manifest error of assessment and failed to provide evidence to the extent that there are no genuine and reasonable grounds for the restrictive measures taken against the applicant. Fourth plea in law: the Council infringed the general principle of proportionality. Fifth plea in law: the Council should compensate the applicant.