Cases T-290/22 and T-763/22: Judgment of the General Court of 4 September 2024 – Kesaev 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 – Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list – Concept of businessperson involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation – Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP – Article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 – Plea of illegality – Error of assessment – Right to be heard – Right to property – Proportionality – Legal certainty – Equal treatment)
Date: 2024-09-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, economic sanctions, equal treatment, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, ownership, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality








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C/2024/6249


28.10.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 4 September 2024 – Kesaev v Council


(Cases T-290/22 and T-763/22)
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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 - Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list - Concept of ‘businessperson involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation’ - Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 - Plea of illegality - Error of assessment - Right to be heard - Right to property - Proportionality - Legal certainty - Equal treatment)
(C/2024/6249)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Igor Albertovich Kesaev (Usovo, Russia) (represented by: R. Moeyersons and A. De Jonge, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Emmerechts, S. Van Overmeire and B. Driessen, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his actions based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment:






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in Case T-290/22, of 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);










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in Case T-763/22:










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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);










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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), to the extent that all of those acts concern him.





Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






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Joins Cases T-290/22 and T-763/22 for the purposes of the judgment;










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Dismisses the actions;










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Orders Mr Igor Albertovich Kesaev to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.






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            OJ C 303, 8.8.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6249/oj
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