Case T-738/22: Judgment of the General Court of 19 June 2024 – Rotenberg 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 – Maintaining the applicant’s name on the list – Definition of benefitting from Russian decision-makers – Definition of benefitting from the Government of the Russian Federation – Article 2(1)(d) and (f) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP – Obligation to state reasons – Error of assessment – Proportionality – Right to property – Freedom to conduct a business)
Date: 2024-06-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, ownership, principle of proportionality








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/4584


29.7.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 19 June 2024 – Rotenberg v Council


(Case T-738/22)
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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 - Maintaining the applicant’s name on the list - Definition of ‘benefitting from Russian decision-makers’ - Definition of ‘benefitting from the Government of the Russian Federation’ - Article 2(1)(d) and (f) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Obligation to state reasons - Error of assessment - Proportionality - Right to property - Freedom to conduct a business)
(C/2024/4584)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Igor Rotenberg (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: D. Rovetta, M. Campa, M. Moretto and V. Villante, lawyers, and S. Gee, Barrister)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J. Rurarz and P. Mahnič, acting as Agents, and by B. Maingain and S. Remy, lawyers)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks 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 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. He also seeks annulment of the letter from the Council of 16 September 2022 by which the Council informed him that it had decided to maintain his name on the lists of persons subject to restrictive measures pursuant to the contested acts.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






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Dismisses the action;










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Orders Mr Igor Rotenberg to pay the costs.






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            OJ C 24, 23.1.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4584/oj
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