CELEX: 62019TA0189
Language: en
Date: 2020-12-16 00:00:00
Title: Case T-189/19: Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — Haikal v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Syria — Freezing of funds — Rights of the defence — Right to a fair hearing — Obligation to state reasons — Right to effective judicial protection — Error of assessment — Right to property — Proportionality — Right to carry on an economic activity — Right to respect for private and family life)

22.2.2021   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 62/27
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — Haikal v Council
      (Case T-189/19) (1)
      
      (Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against Syria - Freezing of funds - Rights of the defence - Right to a fair hearing - Obligation to state reasons - Right to effective judicial protection - Error of assessment - Right to property - Proportionality - Right to carry on an economic activity - Right to respect for private and family life)
      (2021/C 62/32)
      Language of the case: Bulgarian
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Maen Haikal (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: S. Koev, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Cholakova and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2019/87 of 21 January 2019 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2019 L 18 I, p. 13), Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/85 of 21 January 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2019 L 18 I, p. 4), 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), and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 of 17 May 2019 implementing Regulation No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2019 L 132, p. 1), in so far as those acts concern the applicant.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Mr Maen Haikal to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 187, 3.6.2019.