Case T-212/22: Judgment of the General Court of 8 March 2023 — Prigozhina v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening Ukraine — Freezing of funds — Restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States — List of persons, entities and bodies subject to freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the list — Family of a person responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine — Concept of ‘association’ — Error of assessment)
Date: 2023-03-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU Member State, EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, family, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person








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2.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 155/58






Judgment of the General Court of 8 March 2023 — Prigozhina v Council
(Case T-212/22) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening Ukraine - Freezing of funds - Restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to freezing of funds and economic resources - Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the list - Family of a person responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine - Concept of ‘association’ - Error of assessment)
(2023/C 155/75)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Violetta Prigozhina (Saint Petersburg, Russia) (represented by: M. Cessieux, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M.-C. Cadilhac and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/265 of 23 February 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2022 L 42I, p. 98), and, secondly, of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/260 of 23 February 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2022 L 42I, p. 3), in so far as her name was included on the lists of persons and entities appearing in the Annex to Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2014 L 78, p. 16), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2014 L 78, p. 6).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/265 of 23 February 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2022 L 42I, p. 98) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/260 of 23 February 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2022 L 42I, p. 3), in so far as the name of Violetta Prigozhina was included on the lists of persons and entities appearing in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP and in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014;










2.


Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Ms Violetta Prigozhina.






(1)  OJ C 237, 20.6.2022.