CELEX: 62020TA0218
Language: en
Date: 2021-11-10 00:00:00
Title: Case T-218/20: Judgment of the General Court of 10 November 2021 — Alkattan v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted against Syria — Freezing of funds — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Right to a fair trial — Error of assessment — Determination of listing criteria)

10.1.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 11/24
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 10 November 2021 — Alkattan v Council
      (Case T-218/20) (1)
      
      (Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted against Syria - Freezing of funds - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Right to a fair trial - Error of assessment - Determination of listing criteria)
      (2022/C 11/32)
      Language of the case: French
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Waseem Alkattan (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: G. Karouni, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Limonet and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      First, application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2020/212 of 17 February 2020 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2020 L 431, 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 431, 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), 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), Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/855 of 27 May 2021 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2021 L 188, p. 90), and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/848 of 27 May 2021 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2021 L 188, p. 18), in so far as those measures concern the applicant, and, secondly, application under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation in respect of the harm suffered by the applicant as a result of those measures.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Mr Waseem Alkattan to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 201, 15.6.2020.