Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2025:910
Date: 2025-09-24
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

summary statement of reasons sufficient (Art. 296 TFEU; Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2024/1510, Annex; Council Regulations No 36/2012, Annex, and 2024/1517) (see paragraphs 22-24) 2. European Union – Judicial review of the legality of the acts of the institutions – Restrictive measures against Syria – Scope of the review – Proof that the measure is well founded – Obligation on the competent EU authority to establish, in the event of challenge, that the reasons relied on against the persons or entities concerned are well founded – Inclusion on the lists based on a specific, precise and consistent body of evidence (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 47; Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as amended by Decisions (CFSP) 2015/1836 and (CFSP) 2024/1510; Council Regulations No 36/2012, 2015/1828 and 2024/1517) (see paragraphs 32-35) 3. Common foreign and security policy – Specific restrictive measures against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Syria – Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Regulation No 36/2012 – Presumption of support for the Syrian regime in the case of persons associated with a person or entity who is the subject of a decision to freeze funds – Whether permissible – Conditions – Evidence to the contrary – Lack of evidence to the contrary – Error of assessment – Absence (Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as amended by Decisions (CFSP) 2015/1836 and (CFSP) 2024/1510; Art. 28(1); Council Regulations No 36/2012, Art. 15(1)(a), 2015/1828 and 2024/1517) (see paragraphs 37-48) 4. European Union – Judicial review of the legality of the acts of the institutions – Restrictive measures against Syria – Scope of the review –Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the list annexed to the contested decision as a result of the benefit derived from the policies pursued by the Syrian regime or of its support for that regime – Publicly available documents – Probative value (Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as amended by Decisions (CFSP) 2015/1836 and (CFSP) 2024/1510; Council Regulations No 36/2012, 2015/1828 and 2024/1517) (see paragraph 50) 5. Common foreign and security policy – Specific restrictive measures against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Syria – Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Regulation No 36/2012 – Criteria for adopting restrictive measures – Persons and entities benefiting from the policies pursued by the Syrian regime or supporting that regime – Concept – Autonomous legal criterion – Inclusion on the lists based on a specific, precise and consistent body of evidence (Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as amended by Decisions (CFSP) 2015/1836 and (CFSP) 2024/1510; Art. 28(1); Council Regulations No 36/2012, Art. 15(1)(a), 2015/1828 and 2024/1517) (see paragraphs 51-56) 6. EU law – Principles – Proportionality – Whether a measure is proportionate to its aim – Criteria for assessment – Public interest objective – Whether necessary – Assessment in the light of the Council’s obligation to carry out a periodic review – Infringement – No infringement (Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as amended by Decisions (CFSP) 2015/1836 and (CFSP) 2024/1510; Arts 28(6) and 34; Council Regulations No 36/2012, Arts 16 and 32(4), 2015/1828 and 2024/1517) (see paragraphs 63-69) Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Cham Wings Airlines LLC to pay the costs.