CELEX: 62012TA0329
Language: en
Date: 2014-07-09 00:00:00
Title: Cases T-329/12 and T-74/13: Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2014  — Al-Tabbaa v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Syria — Freezing of funds and economic resources — Restrictions on the entry into and transit through the European Union — Rights of defence — Right to an effective judicial remedy — Obligation to state reasons — Error of assessment)

25.8.2014   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 282/29
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2014 — Al-Tabbaa v Council
   (Cases T-329/12 and T-74/13) (1)
   
   ((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against Syria - Freezing of funds and economic resources - Restrictions on the entry into and transit through the European Union - Rights of defence - Right to an effective judicial remedy - Obligation to state reasons - Error of assessment))
   2014/C 282/38
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Mazen Al-Tabbaa (Beirut, Lebanon) (represented by: M. Lester, Barrister and G. Martin, Solicitor)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Kyriakopoulou and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action for annulment of Council acts containing restrictive measures concerning the applicant, namely, initially, Council Implementing Decision 2012/256/CFSP of 14 May 2012 implementing Council Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2012 L 126, p. 9) and 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).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1)
            
            
               Annuls Council Implementing Decision 2012/256/CFSP of 14 May 2012 implementing Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria and 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, in so far as they concern Mr Mazen Al-Tabbaa.
            
         
               2)
            
            
               Annuls Council Decision 2012/739/CFSP of 29 November 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Syria and repealing Decision 2011/782 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1117/2012 of 29 November 2012 implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation No 36/2012, in so far as they concern Mr Al-Tabbaa.
            
         
               3)
            
            
               Annuls Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 363/2013 of 22 April 2013 implementing Regulation No 36/2012 and Council Implementing Decision 2013/185/CFSP of 22 April 2013 implementing Decision 2012/739, in so far as they concern Mr Al-Tabbaa.
            
         
               4)
            
            
               Annuls Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria, in so far as it concerns Mr Al-Tabbaa.
            
         
               5)
            
            
               Orders the effects of Decision 2013/255 to be maintained as regards Mr Al-Tabbaa until the annulment in part of Implementing Regulation No 363/2013 implementing Regulation No 36/2012 takes effect.
            
         
               6)
            
            
               Declares that there is no need to adjudicate on the action in Case T-74/13.
            
         
               7)
            
            
               Orders the Council of the European Union to pay, in addition to its own costs, those incurred by the applicant in Case T-329/12 and three-quarters of the costs incurred by him in Case T-74/13.
            
         
               8)
            
            
               Orders the applicant to pay one quarter of his costs in Case T-74/13.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 273, 8.9.2012.