CELEX: 62020TN0249
Language: en
Date: 2020-04-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-249/20: Action brought on 28 April 2020 — Sabra v Council

29.6.2020   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 215/55
            
         
      Action brought on 28 April 2020 — Sabra v Council
      (Case T-249/20)
      (2020/C 215/63)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Abdelkader Sabra (Beirut, Lebanon) (represented by: M. Lester, QC, and A. Bradshaw, Solicitor)
      
         Defendant: Council of the European Union
      
         Form of order sought
      
      The applicant claims that the Court should:
      
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                  annul the contested measures insofar as they apply to him;
               
            
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                  order the defendant to pay the costs.
               
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
      
      The applicant seeks the annulment of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2020/212 of 17 February 2020 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (1) and 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 (2).
      In support of the action, the applicant contends that his inclusion in the contested measures is a result of manifest errors of assessment by the Council. In particular, the applicant claims that
      
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                  he is not a leading businessperson operating in Syria within the meaning of Article 15(1a) of Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012 (3);
               
            
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                  he is not associated with the Syrian regime, does not exercise influence over it and poses no risk of circumvention, within the meaning of Article 15(1b) of Council Regulation No 36/2012, and
               
            
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                  he does not provide any support to or benefit from the Syrian regime.
               
            
         (1)  OJ 2020 L 43I, p. 6.
      
         (2)  OJ 2020 L 43I, p. 1.
      
         (3)  Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 (OJ 2012 L 16, p. 1).