Case T-1084/23: Order of the General Court of 1 August 2024 – Sulberg Services v Council (Action for annulment – Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine – Assessments made in the grounds of the decisions – Acts not open to appeal – Inadmissibility)
Date: 2024-08-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, admissibility, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, ownership, pleasure craft








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C/2024/5417


16.9.2024






Order of the General Court of 1 August 2024 – Sulberg Services v Council


(Case T-1084/23)
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(Action for annulment - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Assessments made in the grounds of the decisions - Acts not open to appeal - Inadmissibility)
(C/2024/5417)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Sulberg Services Ltd (Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands) (represented by: H. Sbert Pérez, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Limonet and P. Mahnič, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1767 of 13 September 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 226, p. 104), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1765 of 13 September 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 226, p. 3), in so far as they contain the reference: ‘Anastasia Ignatova formally owned the 85-metre yacht “Valerie” worth USD 140 million (more than RUB 10 billion) through a British Virgin Islands company called Delima Services [Ltd]’ in the statement of reasons (No 923) for the inclusion of the name of Ms Anastasia Ignatova in the lists contained 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 order







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The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










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Sulberg Services Ltd shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.






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            OJ C C/2024/751, 22.1.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5417/oj
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