22.5.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 161/22
Judgment of the General Court of 6 April 2017 — Alkarim for Trade and Industry v Council
(Case T-35/15) (1)
((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against Syria - Freezing of funds - Manifest error of assessment))
(2017/C 161/30)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Alkarim for Trade and Industry LLC (Tal Kurdi, Syria) (represented by: J.-P. Buyle and L. Cloquet, lawyers)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: initially G. Étienne and S. Kyriakopoulou, and subsequently S. Kyriakopoulou, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU for 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 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 the name of the applicant has been included in the list of the persons and bodies to which the restrictive measures apply.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Annuls Council Implementing Decision 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 concern Alkarim for Trade and Industry LLC;
2.
Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Alkarim for Trade and Industry.
(1) OJ C 89 of 16.3.2015.
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