CELEX: 62017TA0216
Language: en
Date: 2018-11-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-216/17: Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2018 — Mabrouk v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia — Measures taken against persons responsible for misappropriation of State funds and associated persons and entities — Freezing of funds — List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds — Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list — Insufficient factual basis — Manifest error of assessment — Error of law — Principle of good administration — Reasonable time)

14.1.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 16/41
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2018 — Mabrouk v Council
      (Case T-216/17) (1)
      
      ((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia - Measures taken against persons responsible for misappropriation of State funds and associated persons and entities - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list - Insufficient factual basis - Manifest error of assessment - Error of law - Principle of good administration - Reasonable time))
      (2019/C 16/49)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Mohamed Marouen Ben Ali Ben Mohamed Mabrouk (Tunis, Tunisia) (represented by: J.-R. Farthouat, N. Boulay and S. Crosby, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: V. Piessevaux and J. Kneale, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/153 of 27 January 2017 amending Decision 2011/72/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia (OJ 2017 L 23, p. 19), and Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/141 of 29 January 2018 amending Decision 2011/72/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia (OJ 2018 L 25, p. 38), in so far as those decisions concern the applicant.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Mr Mohamed Marouen Ben Ali Ben Mohamed Mabrouk to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 195, 19.6.2017.