Action brought on 16 July 2014 — CW v Council
(Case T-516/13)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: CW (Paris, France) (represented by: A. Tekari, lawyer)
Defendant: Council of the European Union
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
annul Council Implementing Decision 2013/409/CFSP of 30 July 2013 applying Decision 2011/72/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia in so far as it concerns the applicant;
order the Council of the European Union to pay damages in the amount of EUR 100 000 as compensation for the non-pecuniary and material harm suffered by the applicant;
order the Council of the European Union to bear, in addition to its own costs, those incurred by the applicant.
Pleas in law and main arguments
In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.
1. First plea in law, alleging an absence of legal basis for Decision 2013/409/CFSP, 1 inasmuch as that decision is based on a ground other than that set out in Article 1 of Decision 2011/72/CFSP, 2 which constitutes the legal basis for the former decision.
2. Second plea in law, alleging infringement of the right to property, in so far as the restrictive measures imposed on the applicant amount to an unjustified restriction of his right to property.
________________________1 Council Implementing Decision 2013/409/CFSP of 30 July 2013 implementing Decision 2011/72/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia (OJ 2013 L 204, p. 52).
2 Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP of 31 January 2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia (OJ 2011 L 28, p. 62).