Case T-744/22: Judgment of the General Court of 11 September 2024 – Tokareva 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 – Concept of association – Article 2(1), in fine, of Decision 2014/145/CFSP – Concept of benefiting from a leading businessperson operating in Russia – Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145 – Error of assessment – Non-contractual liability)
Date: 2024-09-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, entrepreneur, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/6255


28.10.2024






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


(Case T-744/22)
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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 - Concept of ‘association’ - Article 2(1), in fine, of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Concept of ‘benefiting from a leading businessperson operating in Russia’ - Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145 - Error of assessment - Non-contractual liability)
(C/2024/6255)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Maya Tokareva (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: T. Bontinck, A. Guillerme, L. Burguin and M. Brésart, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M.-C. Cadilhac and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents, and by B. O. Maingain and B. Maingain, lawyers)

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Giolito, C. Georgieva and L. Puccio, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action pursuant to Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, seeks, first, annulment of (i) 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 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) (ii) 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 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 75I, p. 1); and (iii) 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 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 those acts maintain her name on the lists annexed to the acts; and, second, pursuant to Article 268 TFEU, compensation in respect of the damage which she claims to suffered as a result of the adoption of the maintaining acts of September 2022.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, and 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, in so far as the name of Ms Maya Tokareva was maintained on the list of persons, entities and bodies to which those restrictive measures apply;










2.


Dismisses the claim for compensation brought by Ms Tokareva;










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Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and pay those of Ms Tokareva;










4.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.






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            OJ C 24, 23.1.2023.


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