(Case T-257/19 Judgment of the General Court of 24November 2021– Al Zoubi v Council
Fecha: 24-Nov-2021
Judgment of the General Court of 24November 2021– Al Zoubi v Council
(Case T-257/19)1
(Common foreign and security policy– Restrictive measures against Syria– Freezing of funds– Errors of assessment)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Khaldoun Al Zoubi (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: L.Cloquet, lawyer)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S.Kyriakopoulou and V.Piessevaux, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application under Article263 TFEU for annulment of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2019/87 of 21January 2019 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2019 L18 I, p.13), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/85 of 21January 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2019 L18 I, p.4), of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 of 17May 2019 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2019 L132, p.36), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 of 17May 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2019 L132, p.1), of Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/719 of 28May 2020 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2020 L168, p.66), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/716 of 28May 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2020 L168, p.1), in so far as those acts concern the applicant.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Annuls Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2019/87 of 21January 2019 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/85 of 21January 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 of 17May 2019 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 of 17May 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/719 of 28May 2020 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/716 of 28May 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, in so far as those acts concern MrKhaldoun Al Zoubi;
Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs.