Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-55/19 of Tribunal General de la Unión Europea, March 29, 2019

• Resolution Date: March 29, 2019
• Issuing Organization: Tribunal General de la Unión Europea
• Decision Number: T-55/19

Action brought on 30 January 2019 - Cham Holding and Bena Properties v Council

(Case T-55/19)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicants: Cham Holding Co. SA (Damascus, Syria) and Bena Properties Co. SA (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: E. Ruchat, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the General Court should:

Declare the applicants’ action admissible and well founded;

Accordingly, order the European Union to pay compensation in respect of all of the harm suffered by the applicants, in the amount determined, in equity, by the General Court;

In the alternative, order the appointment of an expert with a view to establishing the scale of the harm suffered by the applicants;

Order the Council of the European Union to pay the costs of the proceedings.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on one main plea in law and a plea in the alternative, alleging harm suffered by the applicants for which liability rests with the Council of the European Union.

The main plea alleges that the disputed restrictive measures, namely Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/778 of 28 May 2018 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria and its subsequent...