Order of the General Court of 22 December 2014 — Al Assad v Council
(Case T-407/13) 1
(Actions for annulment — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Syria — Freezing of funds — Inclusion of an individual on the lists of targeted persons — Personal connections with members of the regime — Rights of the defence — Fair hearing — Obligation to state reasons — Burden of proof — Right to effective judicial protection — Proportionality — Right to property — Right to privacy — Principle of res judicata — Inadmissibility — Manifest inadmissibility — Action devoid of legal foundation)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Bouchra Al Assad (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: G. Karouni and C. Dumont, lawyers)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: G. Étienne and M.-M. Joséphidès, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for partial annulment of, first, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 363/2013 of 22 April 2013 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2013 L 111, p. 1, corrigendum OJ 2013 L 127, p. 27), secondly, Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2013 L 147, p. 14), thirdly, Council Regulation (EU) No 1332/2013 of 13 December 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2013 L 335, p. 3), fourthly, Council Decision 2013/760/CFSP of 13 December 2013 amending Decision 2013/255 (OJ 2013 L 335, p. 50), fifthly, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 578/2014 of 28 May 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2014 L 160, p. 11), and sixthly, Council Decision 2014/309/CFSP of 28 May 2014 amending Decision 2013/255 (OJ 2014 L 160, p. 37) in so far as the applicant’s name has been maintained on the lists of persons and entities to which those restrictive measures apply.
Operative part of the order
The action is dismissed as inadmissible in so far as it seeks annulment of Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria.
The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible in so far as it seeks annulment of Council Regulation (EU) No 1332/2013 of 13 December 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, Council Decision 2013/760/CFSP of 13 December 2013 amending Decision 2013/255, and Council Decision 2014/309/CFSP of 28 May 2014 amending Decision 2013/255.
The action is dismissed as in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law in so far as it seeks annulment of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 363/2013 of 22 April 2013 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 578/2014 of 28 May 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.
Bouchra Al Assad is ordered to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 344, 23.11.2013.