1. 

Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Syria — Freezing of funds of persons, entities or bodies associated with the Syrian regime — Rights of the defence — Notification of inculpatory evidence — Subsequent decision maintaining the name of the applicant on the list of persons covered by those measures — Prior communication of new reasoning arising from a context known to the person concerned — New inculpatory evidence — None

(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41; Council Decisions (CFSP) 2016/850, (CFSP) 2017/917 and (CFSP) 2018/778)

(see paras 54, 55, 57)

2. 

Acts of the institutions — Statement of reasons — Obligation — Scope — Restrictive measures against Syria — Freezing of funds of persons, entities or bodies having regard to the situation in Syria — Decision falling within a context known to the person concerned, enabling him to understand the scope of the measure taken against him — Whether summary statement of reasons sufficient

(Art. 296 TFEU; Council Decisions (CFSP) 2016/850, (CFSP) 2017/917 and (CFSP) 2018/778)

(see paras 71-76, 79, 80)

3. 

European Union — Judicial review of the legality of the acts of the institutions — Restrictive measures against Syria — Scope of the review

(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 47; Council Decisions (CFSP) 2016/850, (CFSP) 2017/917 and (CFSP) 2018/778)

(see paras 85-87)

4. 

Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Syria — Freezing of funds and economic resources — Annulment action by a person benefiting from the policies of the Syrian regime covered by a fund-freezing decision — Allocation of the burden of proof — Decision based on a series of indicators — Lawfulness — Conditions

(Council Decisions (CFSP) 2016/850, (CFSP) 2017/917 and (CFSP) 2018/778)

(see para. 88)

5. 

Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Syria — Freezing of funds of persons, entities or bodies associated with the Syrian regime — Restrictions on the right to property, to respect for one’s good name and to reputation — No breach of principle of proportionality

(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 17; Council Decisions (CFSP) 2016/850, (CFSP) 2017/917 and (CFSP) 2018/778)

(see paras 106-111, 113-115, 124-126)

6. 

EU law — Principles — Fundamental rights — Presumption of innocence — Fund-freezing decision against certain persons and bodies in view of the situation in Syria — Compatibility with that principle — Conditions

(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 48(1); Council Decisions (CFSP) 2016/850, (CFSP) 2017/917 and (CFSP) 2018/778)

(see paras 118-122)

1. 

Dismisses the action;

2. 

Orders Drex Technologies SA to bear its own costs and to pay those of the Council of the European Union.