Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2024:896
Date: 2024-12-11
Language of the case: French
Subject matter: External relations;Common foreign and security policy
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

summary statement of reasons sufficient (Art. 296 TFEU; Council Regulations No 36/2012 and 2023/844, Annex II) (see paragraphs 40-56) 3. 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 (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 47; Council Regulations No 36/2012 and 2023/844, Annex II) (see paragraphs 59-64) 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 on the list annexed to the contested decision on account of his membership of the Assad or Makhlouf families – Documents available to the public – Probative value (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 47; Council Regulations No 36/2012 and 2023/844, Annex II) (see paragraphs 65, 66) 5. Common foreign and security policy – Specific restrictive measures against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Syria – CFSP Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Regulation No 36/2012 – Assumption that influential businessmen and women engaged in activities in Syria and members of the Assad and Makhlouf families support the Syrian regime – Whether permissible – Conditions (Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2015/1836, Arts 27(1) and (2)(b), and 28(1) and (2)(b); Council Regulations No 36/2012 and 2015/1828, Art. 15(1)(a) and (1a)(b)) (see paragraphs 68-79, 107-109) 6. Common foreign and security policy – Specific restrictive measures against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Syria – CFSP Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Regulation No 36/2012 – Assumption that members of the Assad and Makhlouf families support the Syrian regime – Whether permissible – Conditions – Rebuttable presumption – Evidence to the contrary – None (Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2015/1836, Arts 27(1), (2)(b) and (3), and 28(1), (2)(b) and (3); Council Regulations No 36/2012 and 2015/1828, Art. 15(1)(a), (1a) and (1b)) (see paragraphs 80-84, 90-94, 98-101, 114-118) 7. European Union – Judicial review of the legality of the acts of the institutions – Restrictive measures against Syria – Scope of the review – Criteria for adopting restrictive measures – Assumption that members of the Assad and Makhlouf families support the Syrian regime – Scope (Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2015/1836, Arts 27(3) and 28(3); Council Regulations No 36/2012 and 2015/1828, Art. 15(1b)) (see paragraphs 95-97) Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Mr Mudar Al-Assad to pay the costs. 1 OJ C 52, 9.10.2023.