Case T-571/23: Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2024 – USS 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 of persons concerned – 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 – Misuse of power – Abuse of rights – Proportionality)
Date: 2024-11-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, abuse of power, economic sanctions, entrepreneur, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality








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C/2025/559


3.2.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2024 – USS v Council


(Case T-571/23)
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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 of persons concerned - 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 - Misuse of power - Abuse of rights - Proportionality)
(C/2025/559)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Artem Alexandrovich Uss (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: R. Moeyersons, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: B. Driessen, acting as Agent, and by B. Maingain, lawyer)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1218 of 23 June 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 159I, p. 526) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1216 of 23 June 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 159I, p. 335), second, 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), and, third, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/847 of 12 March 2024 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L, 2024/847) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/849 of 12 March 2024 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 L, 2024/849), in so far as all those acts concern him.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






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Dismisses the action;










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Orders Mr Artem Alexandrovich Uss to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.






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            OJ C C/2023/1167, 4.12.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/559/oj
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