CELEX: 62012TA0307
Language: en
Date: 2014-11-05 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases T-307/12 and T-408/13: Judgment of the General Court of 5 November 2014  — Mayaleh v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Syria — Freezing of funds — Functions of the governor of the Central Bank of Syria — Actions for annulment — Communication of an act imposing restrictive measures — Time-limit for bringing proceedings — Admissibility — Rights of the defence — Fair hearing — Obligation to state reasons — Buren of proof — Right to effective judicial protection — Proportionality — Right to property — Right to privacy and family life — Application of restrictions on admission to a national of a Member State — Freedom of movement for European Union nationals)

15.12.2014   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 448/19
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 5 November 2014 — Mayaleh v Council
   (Joined Cases T-307/12 and T-408/13) (1)
   
   ((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against Syria - Freezing of funds - Functions of the governor of the Central Bank of Syria - Actions for annulment - Communication of an act imposing restrictive measures - Time-limit for bringing proceedings - Admissibility - Rights of the defence - Fair hearing - Obligation to state reasons - Buren of proof - Right to effective judicial protection - Proportionality - Right to property - Right to privacy and family life - Application of restrictions on admission to a national of a Member State - Freedom of movement for European Union nationals))
   (2014/C 448/24)
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Adib Mayaleh (Damascus, Syri) (represented by: G. Karouni and C. Dumont, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P. Hix and V. Piessevaux, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Partial annulment of: (i) Council Implementing Decision 2012/256/CFSP of 14 May 2012 implementing Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2012 L 126, p. 9); (ii) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 410/2012 of 14 May 2012 implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2012 L 126, p. 3); (iii) Council Decision 2012/739/CFSP of 29 November 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Syria and repealing Decision 2011/782/CFSP (OJ 2012 L 330, p. 21); (iv) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 363/2013 of 22 April 2013 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2013 L 111, p. 1; corrigendum OJ 2013 L 127, p. 27); and (v) Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2013 L 147, p. 14).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the application in Case T-307/12;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Declares that there is no need to adjudicate on the application in Case T-408/13.
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders Mr Adib Mayaleh to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 273, 8.9.2012.