Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2021:220
Date: 2021-04-28
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Subject matter: External relations;Common foreign and security policy
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Transposition of the initial pleas in law – Conditions (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 86(4)) (see paras 185, 186, 189, 190) 12. Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures against Syria – Freezing of the funds of and restrictions on the admission of persons, entities or organisations associated with the Syrian regime – Restriction of the right to property and the free exercise of an economic activity – Breach of principle of proportionality – None (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Arts 15, 16 and 17; Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as amended by Decisions (CFSP) 2015/1836, (CFSP) 2019/806 and (CFSP) 2020/719, Annex I; Council Regulations No 36/2012, Annex II, 2015/1828, 2019/798 and 2020/716) (see paras 198-205) Re: Application based on Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 of 17 May 2019 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2019 L 132, p. 36), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 of 17 May 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2019 L 132, p. 1), of Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/719 of 28 May 2020 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2020 L 168, p. 66), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/716 of 28 May 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2020 L 168, p. 1), in so far as those measures relate to the applicant. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Mr Ammar Sharif to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union; 3. Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.