Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2026:99
Date: 2026-02-12
Language of the case: German

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Saarbrücken (Germany) lodged on 31 January 2025 – Criminal proceedings against R and Others (Case C-67/25, Traugott Ickeroth) Language of the case: German Referring court Landgericht Saarbrücken Parties to the main proceedings R, K, N Other party: Staatsanwaltschaft Saarbrücken Question referred Must Article 2f(1) of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 1 of 31 July 2014 be interpreted as meaning that operators, within the meaning of that provision, also include natural persons who, through a website operated by them, only generate income in the form of voluntary contributions from third parties (donations or gifts)? ____________ 1 Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2014 L 229, p. 1), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2022/879 (OJ 2022 L 153, p. 53).