# C_2023127EN.01005001.xml

| 11.4.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 127/50 |
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11.4.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 127/50

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Action brought on 15 February 2023 — RT France v Council

(Case T-75/23)

(2023/C 127/61)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: RT France (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) (represented by: E. Piwnica, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Forms of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:

| — | annul Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2477 of 16 December 2022, amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, in so far as it concerns the association ‘TV-Novosti’ and the companies in its ownership; |
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annul Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2477 of 16 December 2022, amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, in so far as it concerns the association ‘TV-Novosti’ and the companies in its ownership;

| — | annul Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2022/2476 of 16 December 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, in so far as it concerns the association ‘TV-Novosti’ and the companies in its ownership; |
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annul Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2022/2476 of 16 December 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, in so far as it concerns the association ‘TV-Novosti’ and the companies in its ownership;

| — | order the Council of the European Union to bear the costs; |
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order the Council of the European Union to bear the costs;

| — | with all the legal consequences that entails. |
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with all the legal consequences that entails.

Pleas in law and main arguments

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

| 1. | First plea in law, alleging that the Council disregarded its obligation to state reasons. |
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First plea in law, alleging that the Council disregarded its obligation to state reasons.

| 2. | Second plea in law, alleging that the Council infringed the right to property under Article 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. |
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Second plea in law, alleging that the Council infringed the right to property under Article 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

| 3. | Third plea in law, alleging that the Council infringed the freedom to conduct a business under Article 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. |
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Third plea in law, alleging that the Council infringed the freedom to conduct a business under Article 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

| 4. | Fourth plea, alleging that the Council erred in its assessment of the facts, thereby vitiating the contested measures. |
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Fourth plea, alleging that the Council erred in its assessment of the facts, thereby vitiating the contested measures.

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