62024CJ0246_SUM
Case C‑246/24
Criminal proceedings
against
ZZ
(Request for a preliminary rulingfrom the Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main)
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 30 April 2025
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine – Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 – Article 5i(2)(a) – Prohibition on exporting euro-denominated banknotes – Exemption in case of export necessary for personal use – Banknotes intended to cover medical expenses)
Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Ukraine – Criteria for adopting restrictive measures – Prohibition on selling, supplying, transferring or exporting banknotes denominated in an official currency of a Member State to Russia – Scope – Exceptions – Sale, supply, transfer or export necessary for the personal use of natural persons travelling to Russia or members of their immediate families travelling with them – Restrictive interpretation – Interpretation consistent with the objectives of the common foreign and security policy – Ensuring the effectiveness of the right to travel to Russia
(Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP, as amended by Council Decisions (CFSP) 2022/346 and (CFSP) 2022/578; Council Regulations No 833/2014, Art. 5i(1) and (2)(a) and 2022/345)
(see paragraphs 19-36, operative part)
See the text of the decision.