CELEX: 62016TA0242
Language: en
Date: 2018-03-22 00:00:00
Title: Case T-242/16: Judgment of the General Court of 22 March 2018 — Stavytskyi v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Ukraine — Freezing of funds — List of persons, entities and bodies covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources — Applicant’s name maintained on the list — Obligation to state reasons — Objection of illegality — Proportionality — Legal basis — Manifest error of assessment)

7.5.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 161/47
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 22 March 2018 — Stavytskyi v Council
   (Case T-242/16) (1)
   
   ((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources - Applicant’s name maintained on the list - Obligation to state reasons - Objection of illegality - Proportionality - Legal basis - Manifest error of assessment))
   (2018/C 161/51)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Edward Stavytskyi (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: J. Grayston, Solicitor, P. Gjørtler, G. Pandey and D. Rovetta, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: V. Piessevaux and J.-P. Hix, acting as Agents)
   
      Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented initially by: E. Paasivirta and S. Bartelt, and subsequently by: E. Paasivirta and L. Baumgart, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application brought pursuant to Article 263 TFEU and seeking the annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/318 of 4 March 2016 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2016 L 60, p. 76), and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/311 of 4 March 2016 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2016 L 60, p. 1), 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:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Mr Edward Stavytskyi to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 270, 25.7.2016.