8.1.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 5/11
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 November 2017 — HX v Council of the European Union
(Case C-423/16 P) (1)
((Appeal - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against the Syrian Arab Republic - Restrictive measures against a person listed in an annex to a decision - Extension of the validity of that decision during proceedings before the General Court of the European Union - Request to modify the application in the course of the hearing and not by a separate document - Article 86 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court - Bulgarian language version - Annulment by the General Court of the original decision placing the person concerned on the list of persons subject to restrictive measures - Expiry of the extension decision - Continuation of the interest in bringing legal proceedings in relation to the modification of the application))
(2018/C 005/14)
Language of the case: Bulgarian
Parties
Appellant: HX (represented by: S. Koev, аdvokat)
Other party to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: I. Gurov and S. Kyriakopoulou, acting as Agents)
Operative part:
The Court (First Chamber) hereby:
1)
Sets aside paragraph 2 of the operative part of the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 2 June 2016, HX v Council (T-723/14, EU:T:2016:332);
2)
Declares that there is no longer a need to adjudicate on the request to modify the application submitted by HX before the General Court of the European Union;
3)
Orders the Council of the European Union to pay its own costs and the costs incurred by HX both at first instance and in the present appeal.
(1) OJ C 350, 26.09.2016