Case T-497/22: Judgment of the General Court of 11 September 2024 – Mordashova 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 – Restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources or subject to restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States – Applicant’s name included and maintained on the list – Concept of association – Article 2(1), in fine, of Decision 2014/145/CFSP – Concept of benefit obtained from a leading businessperson operating in Russia – Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145 – Plea of illegality – Obligation to state reasons – Error of assessment – Proportionality – Right to property – Legal certainty – Principle of non-discrimination – Right to be heard)
Date: 2024-09-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, ownership, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, rights of the defence








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/6252


28.10.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 11 September 2024 – Mordashova v Council


(Case T-497/22)
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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 - Restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources or subject to restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States - Applicant’s name included and maintained on the list - Concept of ‘association’ - Article 2(1), in fine, of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Concept of ‘benefit obtained from a leading businessperson operating in Russia’ - Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145 - Plea of illegality - Obligation to state reasons - Error of assessment - Proportionality - Right to property - Legal certainty - Principle of non-discrimination - Right to be heard)
(C/2024/6252)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Marina Alexandrova Mordashova (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: T. Bontinck, D. Bogaert, A. Guillerme, L. Burguin, M. Brésart and J. Goffin, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. C. Cadilhac and D. Laurent, acting as Agents, assisted by B. Maingain and A. Vandevelde, lawyers)

Re:

By her action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment, in so far as the following concern her:






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first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/883 of 3 June 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 153, p. 92), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/878 of 3 June 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 153, p. 15);










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second, 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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third, 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 75 I, p. 134) and of 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 75 I, p. 1);










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fourth, 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).





Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






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Dismisses the action;










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Orders Ms. Marina Alexandrova Mordashova to pay the costs.






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            OJ C 368, 26.9.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6252/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)