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    Case T-411/16: Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2018 — Syriatel Mobile Telecom v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Syria — Freezing of funds — Rights of the defence — Right to effective judicial protection — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Right to honour and reputation — Right to property — Presumption of innocence — Proportionality)

    OJ C 72, 25.2.2019, p. 17–18 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    25.2.2019   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 72/17


    Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2018 — Syriatel Mobile Telecom v Council

    (Case T-411/16) (1)

    ((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against Syria - Freezing of funds - Rights of the defence - Right to effective judicial protection - Obligation to state reasons - Manifest error of assessment - Right to honour and reputation - Right to property - Presumption of innocence - Proportionality))

    (2019/C 72/21)

    Language of the case: French

    Parties

    Applicant: Syriatel Mobile Telecom (Joint Stock Company) (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: E. Ruchat, lawyer)

    Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: initially, S. Kyriakopoulou, A. Vitro and G. Étienne, subsequently S. Kyriakopoulou, A. Vitro and V. Piessevaux, and finally S. Kyriakopoulou and A. Vitro, acting as Agents)

    Re:

    Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/850 of 27 May 2016 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2016 L 141, p. 125) and of the subsequent measures giving effect to that decision, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/917 of 29 May 2017 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2017 L 139, p. 62), and of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/778 of 28 May 2018 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2018 L 131, p. 16), in so far as those acts concern the applicant.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Syriatel Mobile Telecom (Joint Stock Company) to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.


    (1)  OJ C 364, 3.10.2016.


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