Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2025:839
Date: 2025-09-10
Language of the case: French
Court formation: First Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for damages - unfounded

summary statement of reasons sufficient (Art. 29 TEU; Arts 215 and 296, second para., TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Arts 41(2)(c) and 47; 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 99-108) 8. Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Ukraine – Freezing of 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 – That decision based on new factors not appearing in the initial decision – New evidence sent to the applicant – Infringement of the right to be heard –None (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41(2)(a); Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by Decisions (CFSP) 2023/1767, (CFSP) 2024/847 and (CFSP) 2024/2456, Art. 3(3); Council Regulations No 269/2014, Art. 14(3), 2023/1765, 2024/849 and 2024/2455) (see paragraphs 116-119, 129, 130) 9. European Union – Judicial review of the legality of the acts of the institutions – Restrictive measures adopted in view of 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 – Inclusion on the lists based on a specific, precise and consistent body of evidence – Error of assessment –None (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 47; 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 136-139, 157-161, 166, 178-189) 10. Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Ukraine – Criteria for adopting restrictive measures – Businesspersons, legal persons, entities or bodies involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation and persons associated with them – Concept of ‘businessperson’ – Need to establish the existence of interdependence with the Government of the Russian Federation –None (Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2023/1094, Art. 2(1)(g); Council Regulations No 269/2014, Art. 3(1)(g), and 2023/1089) (see paragraph 175) 11. 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 to the right of free movement in the European Union – 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 (Arts 21(2)(b) and (c), and 29 TEU; Arts 20(2)(a) and 21(1) TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Arts 45(1) and 52(1) and (2); Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by Decisions (CFSP) 2022/329, (CFSP) 2023/1767, (CFSP) 2024/847 and (CFSP) 2024/2456, Arts 1(1)(b) and (c), and 6; Council Regulations No 269/2014, 2022/330, 2023/1765, 2024/849 and 2024/2455) (see paragraphs 196-210) 12. 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. 29 TEU; Art. 215 TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Arts 17 and 52(1); Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by Decisions (CFSP) 2022/329, (CFSP) 2023/1767, (CFSP) 2024/847 and (CFSP) 2024/2456, Arts 2(3) and (4), and 6; Council Regulations No 269/2014, Arts 4(1), 5(1) and 6(1), 2022/330, 2023/1765, 2024/849 and 2024/2455) (see paragraphs 214-222) 13. Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Ukraine – Freezing of funds of certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Ukraine – Judicial review of legality – Principle of proportionality – Appropriateness of the restrictive measures – Restrictive measures pursuing a legitimate aim of the common foreign and security policy (Art. 21 TEU; 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 227-231, 237, 238) 14. Non-contractual liability – Conditions – Unlawfulness – Damage – Causal link – One of the conditions not satisfied – Action for damages dismissed in its entirety (Art. 340, second para., TFEU; 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 241, 249-252) Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Mr Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union; 3. Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.