Case T-233/24: Judgment of the General Court of 22 October 2025 – Gutseriev v Council (Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine – Freezing of funds – Restrictions on admission to the territory of the Member States – Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources or subject to restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States – Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists – Error of assessment)
Date: 2025-10-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Belarus, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, removal, travel ban (EU)








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C/2025/6133


8.12.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 22 October 2025 – Gutseriev v Council


(Case T-233/24)
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(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine - Freezing of funds - Restrictions on admission to the territory of the Member States - Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources or subject to restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists - Error of assessment)
(C/2025/6133)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Mikail Safarbekovich Gutseriev (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: B. Kennelly, Senior Counsel, J. Pobjoy, Barrister-at-Law, and D. Anderson, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: E. Kübler and A. Antoniadis, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/769 of 26 February 2024 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine (OJ L, 2024/769) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/768 of 26 February 2024 implementing Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine (OJ L, 2024/768), in so far as those acts concern the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/769 of 26 February 2024 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/768 of 26 February 2024 implementing Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine in so far as they concern Mr Mikail Safarbekovich Gutseriev;










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






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            OJ C, C/2024/3789, 24.6.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6133/oj
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