Case T-489/23: Judgment of the General Court of 18 December 2024 – Mironovich Shor v Council (Common Foreign and Security Policy – Restrictive measures taken in view of actions destabilising Moldova – Freezing of funds – Restriction on entry into the territories of the Member States – Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources or to restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States – Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists – Planning and directing violent demonstrations – Article 1(1)(a)(ii) and Article 2(1)(a)(ii) of Decision (CFSP) 2023/891 and Article 2(3)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2023/888 – Obligation to state reasons – Plea of illegality – Error of assessment – Freedom to conduct a business – Right to property – Non-contractual liability)
Date: 2024-12-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Moldova, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, indemnification, international sanctions, legality, natural person, right to property, travel ban (EU)








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C/2025/1100


24.2.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 18 December 2024 – Mironovich Shor v Council


(Case T-489/23)
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(Common Foreign and Security Policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of actions destabilising Moldova - Freezing of funds - Restriction on entry into the territories of the Member States - Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources or to restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists - Planning and directing violent demonstrations - Article 1(1)(a)(ii) and Article 2(1)(a)(ii) of Decision (CFSP) 2023/891 and Article 2(3)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2023/888 - Obligation to state reasons - Plea of illegality - Error of assessment - Freedom to conduct a business - Right to property - Non-contractual liability)
(C/2025/1100)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Ilan Mironovich Shor (Caesarea, Israel) (represented by: T. Bontinck, L. Marchal, lawyers, and C. Zatschler, Senior Council)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Boggio-Tomasaz and E. Nadbath, acting as Agents, and by E. Raoult, lawyer)

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Carpus Carcea, L. Baumgart and T. Baumé, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action, the applicant seeks, first, under Article 263 TFEU, annulment of (i) Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1047 of 30 May 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/891 concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova (OJ 2023 L 140 I, p. 9), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1045 of 30 May 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/888 concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova (OJ 2023 L 140 I, p. 1, and (ii) Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1242 of 26 April 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/891 concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova (OJ L 2024/1242), and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1243 of 26 April 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/888 concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova (OJ L 2024/1243), in so far as those acts ) concern the applicant and, second, under Article 268 TFEU, compensation in respect of the non-material harm he claims to have suffered as a result of the adoption of the initial acts.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






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Dismisses the action.










2.


Orders Mr Ilan Mironovich Shor to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.










3.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.






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            OJ C C/2023/56, 9.10.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1100/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)