# C_2023024EN.01006601.xml

| 23.1.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 24/66 |
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23.1.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 24/66

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Action brought on 24 November 2022 — Deripaska v Council

(Case T-732/22)

(2023/C 24/91)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska (Khutor Sokolsky, Russia) (represented by: T. Bontinck, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

| — | annul Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1530 of 14 September 2022, (1) in so far as it makes Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/582 of 8 April 2022, which included the applicant’s name in the annex to Decision 2014/145, applicable until 15 March 2023; |
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annul Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1530 of 14 September 2022, (1) in so far as it makes Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/582 of 8 April 2022, which included the applicant’s name in the annex to Decision 2014/145, applicable until 15 March 2023;

| — | annul Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1529 of 14 September 2022, (2) in so far as it maintains the applicant’s name in the list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 269/2014 of 17 March 2014; |
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annul Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1529 of 14 September 2022, (2) in so far as it maintains the applicant’s name in the list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 269/2014 of 17 March 2014;

| — | order the Council to make a provisional payment of EUR 1 000 000 in respect of the non-material damage suffered by the applicant; |
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order the Council to make a provisional payment of EUR 1 000 000 in respect of the non-material damage suffered by the applicant;

| — | order the Council to pay the costs. |
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order the Council to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

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

| 1. | First plea in law, alleging infringement of the right to effective judicial protection and of the duty to state reasons. |
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First plea in law, alleging infringement of the right to effective judicial protection and of the duty to state reasons.

| 2. | Second plea in law, alleging a manifest error of assessment regarding the reasons advanced by the Council. |
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Second plea in law, alleging a manifest error of assessment regarding the reasons advanced by the Council.

| 3. | Third plea in law, alleging infringement of the principle of proportionality and of fundamental rights. |
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Third plea in law, alleging infringement of the principle of proportionality and of fundamental rights.

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(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1530 of 14 September 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2022 L 239, p. 149).

(2)  Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1529 of 14 September 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2022 L 239, p. 1).

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