Judgment of the General Court of 21 January 2015 — Makhlouf v Council
(Case T-509/11) 1
(Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Syria — Freezing of funds — Duty to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Right to effective judicial protection — Manifest error of assessment — Right to property — Right to privacy — Proportionality)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Mohammad Makhlouf (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: C. Rygaert and G. Karouni, lawyers)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M.-M. Joséphidès and G. Étienne, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of Council Implementing Decision 2011/488/CFSP of 1 August 2011 implementing Decision 2011/273/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2011 L 199, p. 74), Council Decision 2011/782/CFSP of 1 December 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Syria and repealing Decision 2011/273/CFSP (OJ 2011 L 319, p. 56) and Council Decision 2012/739/CFSP of 29 November 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Syria and repealing Decision 2011/782/CFSP (OJ 2012 L 330, p. 21), in so far as those acts concern the applicant
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Mr Mohammad Makhlouf to bear his own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the Council of the European Union.
________________________1 OJ C 340, 19.11.2011.