Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:7
Date: 2019-01-16
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: External relations;Common foreign and security policy
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for damages - unfounded;Action for annulment - inadmissible

summary statement of reasons sufficient (Art. 296 TFEU; Council Decisions (CFSP) 2017/917, (CFSP) 2017/1245 and (CFSP) 2018/778; Council Regulations 2017/907, 2017/1241 and 2018/774) (see paras 57-62, 66, 67) 3. Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Syria — Freezing of the funds of persons, entities or organisations associated with the Syrian regime — Restriction of the free exercise of an economic activity — No breach of the principle of proportionality (Council Decisions (CFSP) 2017/917, (CFSP) 2017/1245 and (CFSP) 2018/778; Council Regulations 2017/907, 2017/1241 and 2018/774) (see paras 73-77) 4. European Union — Judicial review of the legality of the acts of the institutions — Restrictive measures against Syria — Ambit of the review (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 47; Council Decisions (CFSP) 2017/917, (CFSP) 2017/1245 and (CFSP) 2018/778; Council Regulations 2017/907, 2017/1241 and 2018/774) (see paras 81-83) 5. Non-contractual liability — Conditions — Unlawfulness — Damage — Causal link — Cumulative conditions — No obligation on the court to examine in a given order (Art. 340, 2nd para. TFEU) (see paras 105, 106) Re: First, application under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/850 of 27 May 2016 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2016 L 141, p. 125), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/840 of 27 May 2016 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2016 L 141, p. 30), Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/917 of 29 May 2017 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2017 L 139, p. 62), Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/907 of 29 May 2017 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2017 L 139, p. 15), Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2017/1245 of 10 July 2017 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2017 L 178, p. 13), Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1241 of 10 July 2017 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2017 L 178, p. 1), Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/778 of 28 May 2018 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2018 L 131, p. 16), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/774 of 28 May 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2018 L 131, p. 1), in so far as those measures concern the applicant, and, secondly, an application under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation for the damage allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of Decision 2017/917 and Implementing Regulation 2017/907. Operative part The Court 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Mr George Haswani to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.