CELEX: 62020TA0203
Language: en
Date: 2021-09-22 00:00:00
Title: Case T-203/20: Judgment of the General Court of 22 September 2021 — Al-Imam v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Syria — Freezing of funds — Right of the defence — Right to effective judicial protection — Error of assessment — Proportionality — Right to property — Damage to reputation)

15.11.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 462/41
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 22 September 2021 — Al-Imam v Council
      (Case T-203/20) (1)
      
      (Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against Syria - Freezing of funds - Right of the defence - Right to effective judicial protection - Error of assessment - Proportionality - Right to property - Damage to reputation)
      (2021/C 462/48)
      Language of the case: French
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Maher Al-Imam (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: M. Brillat, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: V. Piessevaux and M.-C. Cadilhac, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      First, application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2013 L 147, p. 14), 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), Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2020/212 of 17 February 2020 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2020 L 43 I, p. 6), Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/211 of 17 February 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2020 L 43 I, p. 1), 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 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 acts are directed against the applicant and, second, application under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation for the damage allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of those acts.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Mr. Maher Al-Imam to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 201, 15.6.2020.