# C_2023338EN.01003501.xml

| 25.9.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 338/35 |
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25.9.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 338/35

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Action brought on 9 August 2023 — Plahotniuc v Council

(Case T-480/23)

(2023/C 338/45)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Vladimir Gheorghe Plahotniuc (Chisinau, Moldova) (represented by: J. Pobjoy, Barrister-at-Law)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

| — | annul, pursuant to Article 263 TFEU, Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1047 of 30 May 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/891 concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova (1) insofar as it applies to the applicant; and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1045 of 30 May 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/888 concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova, (2) insofar as it applies to the applicant; |
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annul, pursuant to Article 263 TFEU, Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1047 of 30 May 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/891 concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova (1) insofar as it applies to the applicant; and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1045 of 30 May 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/888 concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova, (2) insofar as it applies to the applicant;

| — | order that the defendant pays the applicant’s costs. |
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order that the defendant pays the applicant’s costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

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

| 1. | First plea in law, alleging manifest errors of assessment in considering that there was a sufficiently solid factual basis for determining that the criteria for listing the applicant in Article 1 of the contested Decision and Article 2 of the contested Regulation were satisfied. |
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First plea in law, alleging manifest errors of assessment in considering that there was a sufficiently solid factual basis for determining that the criteria for listing the applicant in Article 1 of the contested Decision and Article 2 of the contested Regulation were satisfied.

| 2. | Second plea in law, alleging the violation of the applicant’s rights under Article 6, read with Article 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union, and Articles 47 and 48 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. |
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Second plea in law, alleging the violation of the applicant’s rights under Article 6, read with Article 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union, and Articles 47 and 48 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.

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(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1047 of 30 May 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/891 concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova (OJ 2023 L140I, p. 9).

(2)  Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1045 of 30 May 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/888 concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova (OJ 2023 L 140I, p. 1).

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