CELEX: 62013TA0694
Language: en
Date: 2016-11-23 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases T-694/13 and T-2/15: Judgment of the General Court of 23 November 2016 — Ipatau v Council (Common Foreign and Security Policy — Restrictive measures against Belarus — Freezing of funds and economic resources — Restrictions on the entry into and transit through European Union territory — Retention of the applicant’s name on the list of persons concerned — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state reasons — Error of assessment — Proportionality)

16.1.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 14/30
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 23 November 2016 — Ipatau v Council
   (Joined Cases T-694/13 and T-2/15) (1)
   
   ((Common Foreign and Security Policy - Restrictive measures against Belarus - Freezing of funds and economic resources - Restrictions on the entry into and transit through European Union territory - Retention of the applicant’s name on the list of persons concerned - Rights of the defence - Obligation to state reasons - Error of assessment - Proportionality))
   (2017/C 014/35)
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Vadzim Ipatau (Minsk, Belarus) (represented by: M. Michalauskas, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: F. Naert and B. Driessen, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application on the basis of Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Council Decision 2013/534/CFSP of 29 October 2013 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (OJ 2013 L 288, p. 69), Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1054/2013 of 29 October 2013 implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (OJ 2013 L 288, p. 1), Council Decision 2014/750/CFSP of 30 October 2014 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (OJ 2014 L 311, p. 39) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1159/2014 of 30 October 2014 implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (OJ 2014 L 311, p. 2), in so far as they concern the applicant.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the actions;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Mr Vadzim Ipatau to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 93, 29.3.2014.