Judgment of the General Court of 30 June 2016 — CW v Council

(Case T-224/14) ¹

(Common Foreign and Security Policy — Restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia — Freezing of funds — Extension — Right to property — Proportionality — Error of fact — Misuse of powers — Non-contractual liability)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: CW (represented by: A. Tekari, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: G. Étienne and M. Bishop, acting as Agents)

Re:

First, application based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking the annulment of Council Decision 2014/49/CFSP of 30 January 2014, amending Decision 2011/72/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia (OJ 2014 L 28, p. 38), in so far as it concerns the applicant and, secondly, application based on Article 268 TFEU and seeking compensation for the damage suffered by the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders CW to bear its own costs and those incurred by the Council of the European Union.

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¹ OJ C 351, 6.10.2014.