Case T-157/19: Judgment of the General Court of 10 February 2021 — Şanli v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism — Freezing of funds — List of the persons, groups and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2021-02-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, natural person, right to justice, rights of the defence, terrorism, trade restriction








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29.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 110/27






Judgment of the General Court of 10 February 2021 — Şanli v Council
(Case T-157/19) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism - Freezing of funds - List of the persons, groups and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list - Obligation to state reasons)
(2021/C 110/30)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Dalokay Şanli (Rotterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: D. Gürses and J. M. Langenberg, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Van Overmeire and B. Driessen, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M. Bulterman, J. Langer and J. Hoogveld, acting as Agents)

Re:

First, application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/25 of 8 January 2019 amending and 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) 2018/1084 (OJ 2019 L 6, p. 6), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/24 of 8 January 2019 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) 2018/1071 (OJ 2019 L 6, p. 2) in so far as they concern the applicant and, second, application under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation for the damage which the applicant claims to have suffered as a result of those measures.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/25 of 8 January 2019 amending and 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) 2018/1084, and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/24 of 8 January 2019 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) 2018/1071, in so far as they concern Mr Dalokay Şanli;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Mr Şanli;










4.


Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 172, 20.5.2019.