CELEX: 62018TA0301
Language: en
Date: 2019-09-24 00:00:00
Title: Case T-301/18: Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2019 — Yanukovych v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in 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 — Council’s obligation to verify that the decision of an authority of a third State was taken in accordance with the rights of the defence and the right to effective judicial protection)

16.12.2019   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 423/37
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2019 — Yanukovych v Council
      (Case T-301/18) (1)
      
      (Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in 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 - Council’s obligation to verify that the decision of an authority of a third State was taken in accordance with the rights of the defence and the right to effective judicial protection)
      (2019/C 423/45)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Oleksandr Viktorovych Yanukovych (Saint Petersburg, Russia) (represented by: T. Beazley QC, E. Dean and J. Marjason-Stamp, Barristers)
      
         Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: P. Mahnič and J.-P. Hix, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/333 of 5 March 2018 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2018 L 63, p. 48) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/326 of 5 March 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2018 L 63, p. 5), in so far as the applicant’s name was maintained on the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to those restrictive measures.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
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                     Annuls Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/333 of 5 March 2018 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine, and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/326 of 5 March 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine, in so far as Mr Oleksandr Viktorovych Yanukovych’s name was maintained on the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to those restrictive measures;
                  
               
            
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                     Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 231, 2.7.2018.