62018TJ0585_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 10 February 2021 –Şanli v Council
(Case T‑585/18)
(Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures taken against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism – Freezing of funds – List of persons, groups and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list – Action for annulment and compensation – Failure to comply with formal requirements – Article 76(d) of the Rules of Procedure – Inadmissibility)
1.
Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Identification of the subject matter of the dispute – Identification of the contested measure – Lack of formal identification in the application – Identification by means of the context thereof – Admissibility
(Art. 263 TFEU; Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1084; Council Regulation 2018/1071)
(see paras 28, 30, 31, 33, 36)
2.
Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Identification of the subject matter of the dispute – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Abstract statement – Obligation, for the Council or the Union Courts, to reconstitute the applicant’s pleas in law and arguments – None – Inadmissibility
(Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d))
(see paras 38, 43, 44)
3.
Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Identification of the subject matter of the dispute – Claim for compensation formulated for the first time in the reply – Inadmissibility
(Arts 268 and 340 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d) and (e))
(see paras 48-51)
Re:
First, action under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1084 of 30 July 2018 updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2018/475 (OJ 2018 L 194, p.144), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1071 of 30 July 2018 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/468 (OJ 2018 L 194, p. 23), in so far as they concern the applicant and, second, action under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation in respect of the harm suffered as a result of the unlawfulness of those measures.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Mr Dalokay Şanli to pay the costs.