Case T-273/24: Judgment of the General Court of 25 June 2025 – Ezubov 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 – Restriction on admission to the territory of the Member States – Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and restrictions on admission to the territory of the Member States – Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists – Concept of person benefitting from a leading businessperson – Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP – Error of assessment)
Date: 2025-06-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, ownership, proof, right to an effective remedy








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C/2025/4288


11.8.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 25 June 2025 – Ezubov v Council


(Case T-273/24)
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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 - Restriction on admission to the territory of the Member States - Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and restrictions on admission to the territory of the Member States - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists - Concept of ‘person benefitting from a leading businessperson’ - Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Error of assessment)
(C/2025/4288)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Pavel Ezubov (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: D. Rovetta, M. Campa and V. Villante, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: L. Berger and A. Antoniadis, acting as Agents, and by B. Maingain, lawyer)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of, first, 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, secondly, 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 all of those acts maintain his name on the lists of persons and entities set out in the Annex to Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2014 L 78, p. 16) and Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2014 L 78, p. 6).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






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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 Mr Pavel Ezubov was maintained on the lists of persons, entities and bodies to which those restrictive measures apply;










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Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs.






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            OJ C, C/2024/4097, 8.7.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4288/oj
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