Action brought on 15 December 2011 - Cham v Council of the European Union
(Case T-649/11)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Cham Holding Co. SA (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: E. Ruchat, lawyer)
Defendant: Council of the European Union
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the General Court should:
declare the applicant's action to be admissible, and consequently:
annul Council Decision 2011/628/CFSP of 23 September 2011 amending Decision 2011/273/CFSP of 9 May 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Syria and Council Regulation (EU) No 950/2011 of 23 September 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 of 9 May 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, in so far as those measures relate to the applicant, in that they add its name to the list of entities covered by Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 of 9 May 2011 and Articles 3 and 4 of Decision 2011/273/CFSP of 9 May 2011;
order the Council of the European Union to pay the costs of the proceedings.
Pleas in law and main arguments
In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in which are essentially identical or similar to those relied on in Case T-433/11 Makhlouf v Council.
____________1 - OJ 2011 C 290, p. 14.