Judgment;Abstract — ECLI:EU:T:2023:716
Date: 2023-11-15
Language of the case: French
Court formation: First Chamber, Extended Composition
Subject matter: External relations;Common foreign and security policy
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - inadmissible

Order of the President of the General Court of 30 May 2022 – OT v Council (Case T‑193/22 R) (Interim relief – Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted in view of Russia’s actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine – Freezing of funds – Application for interim measures – No prima facie case – No urgency) 1. EU law – Principles – Rights of the defence – Right to effective judicial protection – Restrictive measures taken having regard to the situation in Ukraine – Obligation to disclose individual and specific grounds for the decisions adopted – Scope – Notification to the person concerned through publication in the Official Journal – Council not able to effect notification – Whether permissible – No Infringement (Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2022/429; Council Regulations No 269/2014 and 2022/427) (see paragraphs 28-34) 2. Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope – Restrictive measures taken having regard to the situation in Ukraine – Freezing of funds – Decision falling within a context known to the person concerned, enabling him or her to understand the scope of the measure taken against him or her (Art. 296 TFEU; Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2022/429; Council Regulations No 269/2014 and 2022/427) (see paragraphs 35-38) 3. European Union – Judicial review of the legality of the acts of the institutions – Restrictive measures taken having regard to the situation in Ukraine – Scope of the review – Proof that the measure is well founded – Factual basis – Specific, precise and consistent information (Council Regulations No 269/2014 and 2022/427) (see paragraph 47) 4. European Union – Judicial review of the legality of the acts of the institutions – Restrictive measures taken having regard to the situation in Ukraine – Scope of the review – Proof that the measure is well founded – Obligation on the competent EU authority to establish, in the event of challenge, that the reasons relied on against the persons or entities concerned are well founded (Council Regulations No 269/2014 and 2022/427) (see paragraphs 48-50) 5. Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures taken having regard to the situation in Ukraine – Freezing of funds of certain persons and entities having regard to the situation in Ukraine – No breach of principle of proportionality (Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2022/429; Council Regulations No 269/2014 and 2022/427) (see paragraphs 62-67) Operative part 1. The application for interim measures is dismissed. 2. The costs are reserved.