CELEX: 62014TA0723
Language: en
Date: 2016-06-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-723/14: Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2016 — HX v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Syria — Freezing of funds — Modification of the form of order sought — Error of assessment)

11.7.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 251/25
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2016 — HX v Council
   (Case T-723/14) (1)
   
   ((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against Syria - Freezing of funds - Modification of the form of order sought - Error of assessment))
   (2016/C 251/27)
   Language of the case: Bulgarian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: HX (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: S. Koev, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: I. Gurov and S. Kyriakopoulou, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought on the basis of Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Council Implementing Decision 2014/488/CFSP of 22 July 2014 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2014 L 217, p. 49), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 793/2014 of 22 July 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2014 L 217, p. 10), and of Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/837 of 28 May 2015 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2015 L 132, p. 82), in so far as the applicant’s name was included on the lists of persons and entities covered by those restrictive measures.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls, in so far as they concern HX, Council Implementing Decision 2014/488/CFSP of 22 July 2014 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria, and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 793/2014 of 22 July 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by HX.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 462, 22.12.2014.