CELEX: 62018TA0247
Language: en
Date: 2021-07-14 00:00:00
Title: Case T-247/18: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Lucena Ramírez v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken with regard to the situation in Venezuela — Freezing of funds — Lists of persons, entities and bodies covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists — Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Principle of sound administration — Right to effective judicial protection — Error of assessment)

30.8.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 349/25
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Lucena Ramírez v Council
      (Case T-247/18) (1)
      
      (Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken with regard to the situation in Venezuela - Freezing of funds - Lists of persons, entities and bodies covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources - Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists - Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Principle of sound administration - Right to effective judicial protection - Error of assessment)
      (2021/C 349/33)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Tibisay Lucena Ramírez (Caracas, Venezuela) (represented by: L. Giuliano and F. Di Gianni, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Kyriakopoulou, P. Mahnič and A. Antoniadis, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Application based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/90 of 22 January 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 16 I, p. 14) and of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1656 of 6 November 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 276, p. 10) and, second, of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/88 of 22 January 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 16 I, p. 6 ), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1653 of 6 November 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 276, p. 1), in so far as those acts concern the applicant.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Ms Tibisay Lucena Ramírez to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 200, 11.6.2018.