Case T-361/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Timchenko v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine — Freezing of funds — Inclusion and retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons, entities and bodies concerned — Obligation to state reasons — Article 1(1) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP — Concept of ‘association’ — Right to be heard)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, association, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, rights of the defence








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/326


30.10.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Timchenko v Council
(Case T-361/22) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - Inclusion and retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons, entities and bodies concerned - Obligation to state reasons - Article 1(1) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Concept of ‘association’ - Right to be heard)
(C/2023/326)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Elena Petrovna Timchenko (Geneva, Switzerland) (represented by: T. Bontinck, S. Bonifassi, E. Fedorova, A. Guillerme, L. Burguin, J. Goffin and J. Bastien, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: N. Rouam, M.-C. Cadilhac and D. Laurent, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Giolito and M. Carpus Carcea, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action, the applicant seeks, in the first place, annulment, pursuant to Article 263 TFEU, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/582 of 8 April 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 110, p. 55), and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/581 of 8 April 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 110, p. 3) and, second, annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1530 of 14 September 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 239, p. 149), and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1529 of 14 September 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 239, p. 1), in so far as those acts concern the applicant. The applicant seeks, in the second place, compensation, pursuant to Article 268 TFEU, for the non-material harm she claims to have suffered as a result of the adoption of those acts.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ms Elena Petrovna Timchenko to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union;










3.


Orders the European Commission to pay its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 303, 8.8.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/326/oj
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