Case T-1106/23: Judgment of the General Court of 29 January 2025 – Vinokurov 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 – Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list – Plea of illegality – Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP – Concept of businessperson involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation – Proportionality – Legal certainty – Error of assessment)
Date: 2025-01-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, entrepreneur, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality








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C/2025/1429


10.3.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 29 January 2025 – Vinokurov v Council


(Case T-1106/23)
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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 - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list - Plea of illegality - Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Concept of ‘businessperson involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation’ - Proportionality - Legal certainty - Error of assessment)
(C/2025/1429)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Alexander Semenovich Vinokurov (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: E. Épron, C. Gimbert and J.-F. Quievy, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: K. Pavlaki and S. Lejeune, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment, first, 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 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, secondly, 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 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 of those acts concern him.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






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Dismisses the action;










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Orders Mr Alexander Semenovich Vinokurov to pay the costs.






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            OJ C C/2024/1868, 11.3.2024.


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