Case T-503/23: Judgment of the General Court of 4 September 2024 – Sharif v Council (Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Syria – Freezing of funds – Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States – Maintaining the applicant’s name on the lists of persons, entities and bodies concerned – Criterion of association with members of the Assad or Makhlouf families – Plea of illegality – Errors of assessment – Non-contractual liability)
Date: 2024-09-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, damages, economic sanctions, family, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/6097


21.10.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 4 September 2024 – Sharif v Council


(Case T-503/23)
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(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Syria - Freezing of funds - Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - Maintaining the applicant’s name on the lists of persons, entities and bodies concerned - Criterion of association with members of the Assad or Makhlouf families - Plea of illegality - Errors of assessment - Non-contractual liability)
(C/2024/6097)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Ammar Sharif (Beirut, Lebanon) (represented by: G. Karouni and K. Assogba, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Lejeune and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action, the applicant seeks, first, pursuant to Article 263 TFEU, annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1035 of 25 May 2023 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2023 L 139, p. 49) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1027 of 25 May 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2023 L 139, p. 1), in so far as those acts affect him, and, second, pursuant to Article 268 TFEU, compensation in respect of the harm which he claims to have suffered as a result of the adoption of the contested acts. As an incidental question, he asks the Court, on the basis of Article 277 TFEU, to declare inapplicable Article 27(2)(b) and (3), Article 28(2)(b) and (3) of Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2013 L 147, p. 14), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1836 of 12 October 2015 (OJ 2015 L 266, p. 75), and Article 15(1a)(b) of Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 (OJ 2012 L 16, p. 1), as amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1828 of 12 October 2015 (OJ 2015 L 266, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Ammar Sharif to pay the costs.






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            OJ C C/2023/63, 9.10.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6097/oj
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