CELEX: 62019TA0521
Language: en
Date: 2020-12-16 00:00:00
Title: Case T-521/19: Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — Haswani v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted against Syria — Freezing of funds — Res judicata — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Obligation to state reasons — Error of assessment — Proportionality)

22.2.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 62/28
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — Haswani v Council
      (Case T-521/19) (1)
      
      (Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted against Syria - Freezing of funds - Res judicata - Period allowed for commencing proceedings - Obligation to state reasons - Error of assessment - Proportionality)
      (2021/C 62/34)
      Language of the case: French
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: George Haswani (Yabrud, Syria) (represented by: G. Karouni, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Limonet and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/850 of 27 May 2016 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2016 L 141, p. 125), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/840 of 27 May 2016 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2016 L 141, p. 30), of Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/917 of 29 May 2017 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2017 L 139, p. 62), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/907 of 29 May 2017 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2017 L 139, p. 15), of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2017/1245 of 10 July 2017 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2017 L 178, p. 13), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1241 of 10 July 2017 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2017 L 178, p. 1), of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/778 of 28 May 2018 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2018 L 131, p. 16), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/774 of 28 May 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2018 L 131, p. 1), of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 of 17 May 2019 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2019 L 132, p. 36), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 of 17 May 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2019 L 132, p. 1), of 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), and of Council 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) in so far as those measures apply to the applicant and, moreover, application under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation for the damage that that applicant allegedly suffered as a result of those acts.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Mr. George Haswani to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 305, 9.9.2019.