Case T-234/22: Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2024 – Ismailova v Council (Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine – Freezing of funds – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States – Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists – Concept of association – Article 2(1), in fine, of Decision 2014/145/CFSP – Article 3(1), in fine, of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Obligation to state reasons – Error of assessment – Rights of the defence – Right to property and freedom to conduct a business – Freedom of movement – Proportionality)
Date: 2024-05-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, economic sanctions, freedom of movement, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, ownership, principle of proportionality, removal, rights of the defence








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C/2024/3762


24.6.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2024 – Ismailova v Council


(Case T-234/22)
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(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists - Concept of ‘association’ - Article 2(1), in fine, of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Article 3(1), in fine, of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 - Jurisdiction of the General Court - Obligation to state reasons - Error of assessment - Rights of the defence - Right to property and freedom to conduct a business - Freedom of movement - Proportionality)
(C/2024/3762)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Gulbakhor Ismailova (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) (represented by: J. Grand d’Esnon, C. Durrleman and S. Lescanne, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: B. Driessen and A. Vitro, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/329 of 25 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 50, p. 1) and Council Regulation (EU) 2022/330 of 25 February 2022 amending 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 51, p. 1) and, secondly, 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, after modification, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/572 of 13 March 2023 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2023 L 75I, p. 134) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/571 of 13 March 2023 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 2023 L 75I, p. 1), in so far as those acts concern her.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






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Dismisses the action;










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Orders Ms Gulbakhor Ismailova to pay the costs, including those relating to the interim proceedings.






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            OJ C 237, 20.6.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3762/oj
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