CELEX: 62015TA0153
Language: en
Date: 2016-10-26 00:00:00
Title: Case T-153/15: Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2016 — Hamcho and Hamcho International v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Syria — Freezing of funds — Annulment of the earlier measures by a judgment of the General Court — New measures including the names of the applicants on the lists — Action for annulment — Article 76(d) of the Rules of Procedure — Content of the application — Admissibility — Obligation to state reasons — Burden of proof — Right to property — Freedom to conduct business)

12.12.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 462/17
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2016 — Hamcho and Hamcho International v Council
   (Case T-153/15) (1)
   
   ((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against Syria - Freezing of funds - Annulment of the earlier measures by a judgment of the General Court - New measures including the names of the applicants on the lists - Action for annulment - Article 76(d) of the Rules of Procedure - Content of the application - Admissibility - Obligation to state reasons - Burden of proof - Right to property - Freedom to conduct business))
   (2016/C 462/20)
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: Mohamed Hamcho (Damascus, Syria) and Hamcho International (Damascus) (represented by: A. Boesch, D. Amaudruz and M. Ponsard, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: G. Étienne and S. Kyriakopoulou, acting as agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought on the basis of Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/117/CFSP of 26 January 2015 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2015 L 20, p. 85) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/108 of 26 January 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2015 L 20, p. 2), in that the names of the applicants have been included on the list of persons and bodies subject to restrictive measures.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Mr Mohamed Hamcho and Hamcho International to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union in the proceedings at first instance and in the proceedings for interim measures.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 190, 8.6.2015.