14.11.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 419/46

Action brought on 27 July 2016 — HX v Council

(Case T-408/16)

(2016/C 419/62)

Language of the case: Bulgarian

Parties

Applicant: HX (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: S. Koev, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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hold the present action to be admissible and well founded, and hold all the pleas it contains to be well founded;

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examine the present action under the accelerated procedure;

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declare that the contested acts may be annulled in part since the part of the acts which should be annulled can be separated from the act as a whole, and accordingly annul the following:

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Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/850 of 27 May 2016 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria, in so far as it concerns the applicant, and

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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/840 of 27 May 2016 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, in so far as it concerns the applicant;

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order the Council to pay the entirety of the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on eight pleas in law.

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First plea in law, alleging a manifest infringement of the right not to be tried or punished twice for the same criminal offence (Article 50 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union).

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Second plea in law, alleging a manifest infringement of the rights of the defence and the right to a fair trial.

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Third plea in law, alleging infringement of the obligation to state reasons.

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Fourth plea in law, alleging infringement of the right to effective judicial protection.

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Fifth plea in law, alleging an error of assessment on the part of the Council.

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Sixth plea in law, alleging an infringement of the right to property, of the principle of proportionality and of the freedom to conduct a business.

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Seventh plea in law, alleging infringement of the right to a normal life.

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Eighth plea in law, alleging a serious infringement of the right to the protection of reputation.