24.10.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 392/31
Judgment of the General Court of 9 September 2016 — Farahat v Council
(Case T-830/14) (1)
((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against Syria - Freezing of funds - Error of assessment))
(2016/C 392/38)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Mohamed Farahat (Cairo, Egypt) (represented by: B. Kennelly, Barrister, P. Saini QC, and N. Sheikh, Solicitor)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: B. Driessen and A. Vitro, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of Council Implementing Decision 2014/730/CFSP of 20 October 2014 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2014 L 301, p. 36) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2014 of 20 October 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2014 L 301, p. 7), in so far as those measures concern the applicant.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Annuls Council Implementing Decision No 2014/730/CFSP of 20 October 2014 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2014 of 20 October 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria in so far as they apply to Mohamed Farahat;
2.
Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Mr Farahat.
(1) OJ C 96, 23.3.2015.
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