100Concerning the appropriateness of the measures at issue with reference to an objective of general interest as fundamental to the international community as the protection of civilian populations, it appears that the freezing of the funds, financial assets and other economic resources, and the prohibition of entry into the territory of the European Union of persons identified as being involved in supporting the Syrian regime cannot, in themselves, be regarded as inappropriate (see, to that effect, Kadi, paragraph 363; Bank Melli Iran v Council, paragraph 115; and Al-Aqsa v Council, paragraph 123).