Case T-269/24: Judgment of the General Court of 26 February 2025 – 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 benefitting from a leading businessperson operating in Russia – Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP – Error of assessment – Non-contractual liability)
Date: 2025-02-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, damages, economic sanctions, entrepreneur, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person








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C/2025/2204


22.4.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 26 February 2025 – Tokareva v Council


(Case T-269/24)
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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 ‘benefitting from a leading businessperson operating in Russia’ - Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Error of assessment - Non-contractual liability)
(C/2025/2204)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Maya Tokareva (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: T. Bontinck, M. Brésart and J. Goffin, lawyers)

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

Re:

By her action, the applicant seeks, first, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, annulment of (i) 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) and (ii) Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2456 of 12 September 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 2024/2456) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2455 of 12 September 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 2024/2455), in so far as those acts and the maintaining acts of March 2024, maintaining her name in the lists annexed to those acts and, second, on the basis of Article 268 TFEU, compensation for the harm she claims to have suffered as a result of the adoption of the contested acts.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls 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, 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, Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2456 of 12 September 2024 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) 2024/2455 of 12 September 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, 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 action as to the remainder;










3.


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






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            OJ C C/2024/4732, 5.8.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2204/oj
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