CELEX: 62019CA0872
Language: en
Date: 2021-06-22 00:00:00
Title: Case C-872/19 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 22 June 2021 — Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v Council of the European Union (Appeal — Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) — Restrictive measures taken with regard to the situation in Venezuela — Action for annulment brought by a third State — Admissibility — Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU — Locus standi — Condition that the applicant must be directly concerned by the measure that forms the subject matter of the action — Concept of a ‘legal person’ — Interest in bringing proceedings — Regulatory act which does not entail implementing measures)

9.8.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 320/7
            
         
      Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 22 June 2021 — Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v Council of the European Union
      (Case C-872/19 P) (1)
      
      (Appeal - Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) - Restrictive measures taken with regard to the situation in Venezuela - Action for annulment brought by a third State - Admissibility - Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU - Locus standi - Condition that the applicant must be directly concerned by the measure that forms the subject matter of the action - Concept of a ‘legal person’ - Interest in bringing proceedings - Regulatory act which does not entail implementing measures)
      (2021/C 320/07)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Appellant: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (represented by: L. Giuliano and F. Di Gianni, avvocati)
      
         Other party to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: P. Mahnič and A. Antoniadis, acting as Agents)
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 20 September 2019, Venezuela v Council (T-65/18, EU:T:2019:649), in so far as it dismisses the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela’s action for annulment of Articles 2, 3, 6 and 7 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 of 13 November 2017 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Refers the case back to the General Court of the European Union for judgment on the merits;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Reserves the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 45, 10.2.2020.