Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2025:810
Date: 2025-09-03
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

summary statement of reasons sufficient (Art. 29 TEU; Arts 215 and 296, second para., TFEU; Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2023/1767, Annex; Council Regulations No 269/2014, Annex I, and 2023/1765) (see paragraphs 143-148) 7. EU law – Principles – Rights of the defence – Right to effective judicial protection – Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Ukraine – Obligation to disclose individual and specific grounds for the decisions adopted – Obligation to enable the person concerned effectively to put forward his or her point of view regarding the reasons relied on against him or her – Scope – Breach of the review obligation – None (Art. 4(3) TEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41(2)(a); Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by Decisions (CFSP) 2024/847 and (CFSP) 2024/2456; Council Regulations No 269/2014, 2024/849 and 2024/2455) (see paragraphs 160-164, 172-181) 8. Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Ukraine – Decision to freeze funds – Rights of the defence – Notification of inculpatory evidence – Subsequent decision maintaining the name of the applicant on the list of persons covered by those measures – Decision adopted by the Council following an analysis by internal working groups – Breach of the review obligation – None – Infringement of essential procedural requirements in the context of the review procedure – None (Art. 29 TEU; Art. 215(2) TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Council, Art. 19; Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2024/2456; Council Regulations No 269/2014, Art 14(3), and 2024/2455) (see paragraphs 184-189) 9. Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Ukraine – Criteria for adopting restrictive measures – Leading businesspersons operating in Russia or leading businesspersons involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation – Principle of non-discrimination – Scope ratione materiae – Entity or body of a third State – Not included – Infringement of the principle of non-discrimination – None (Art. 6(1) TEU; Art. 18, first para., TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Arts 21 and 52(7); Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by Decisions (CFSP) 2023/1767, (CFSP) 2024/847 and (CFSP) 2024/2456; Council Regulations No 269/2014, 2023/1765, 2024/849 and 2024/2455) (see paragraphs 195-201) 10. Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Ukraine – Prohibition on entry and transit and freezing of funds of certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Ukraine – Restriction of the right to property – Whether permissible – Conditions – Restriction laid down by law – Respect for the essence of the right invoked – Pursuit of an objective of general interest recognised as such by the European Union – Observance of the principle of proportionality – Conditions met (Art. 21(2) TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 17; Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by Decisions (CFSP) 2023/1767, (CFSP) 2024/847 and (CFSP) 2024/2456, Art. 2(3) and (4); Council Regulations No 269/2014, Arts 4 to 6, 2023/1765, 2024/849 and 2024/2455) (see paragraphs 206-218) Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Mr Alisher Usmanov to pay the costs.