Case T-297/23: Judgment of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Timchenko v Council (Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted 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 – Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States – Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists – Obligation to state reasons – Definition of leading businesspersons operating in Russia – 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 – Right to be heard – Citizenship of the Union – Freedom of movement – Right to property – Proportionality)
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, European citizenship, Russo-Ukrainian issue, economic sanctions, freedom of movement, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality, right to property








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C/2025/2661


19.5.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Timchenko v Council


(Case T-297/23)
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(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted 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 - Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists - Obligation to state reasons - Definition of ‘leading businesspersons operating in Russia’ - 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 - Right to be heard - Citizenship of the Union - Freedom of movement - Right to property - Proportionality)
(C/2025/2661)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Gennady Nikolayevich Timchenko (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: T. Bontinck, S. Bonifassi, E. Federova, J. Goffin and J. Bastien, lawyers)

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

Re:

By his action, the applicant seeks, first, under Article 263 TFUE, annulment of (i) 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 75 I, 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 75 I, p. 1), and (ii) 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) in so far as those acts concern the applicant; and, second, under Article 268 TFUE, compensation in respect of the non-material harm that the applicant claims to have suffered as a result of the adoption of those acts.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






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Dismisses the action;










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Orders Mr Gennady Nikolayevich Timchenko to bear his own costs and pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.






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            OJ C 296, 21.8.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2661/oj
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