Case T-252/22: 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 maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons, entities and bodies concerned — Obligation to state reasons — Article 2(1)(a) and (d) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP — Error of assessment — Right to be heard)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, damages, 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/2023/318


30.10.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Timchenko v Council
(Case T-252/22) (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 maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons, entities and bodies concerned - Obligation to state reasons - Article 2(1)(a) and (d) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Error of assessment - Right to be heard)
(C/2023/318)
Language of the case: French

Parties


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

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

Re:

By his action, the applicant seeks, first, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, the annulment, on the one hand, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/337 of 28 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 59, p. 1), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/336 of 28 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 58, p. 1), and, on the other hand, 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 of 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 him and, second, on the basis of Article 268 TFEU, compensation for the non-material harm which he 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 Mr Gennady Nicolayevich Timchenko to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 244, 27.6.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/318/oj
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