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Document 62021TA0533
Case T-533/21: Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2023 — Belaz — upravljajusaja kompanija holdinga Belaz Holding v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Belarus — Freezing of funds — Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists — Concept of ‘support for the regime’ — State-owned enterprise — Error of assessment)
Case T-533/21: Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2023 — Belaz — upravljajusaja kompanija holdinga Belaz Holding v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Belarus — Freezing of funds — Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists — Concept of ‘support for the regime’ — State-owned enterprise — Error of assessment)
Case T-533/21: Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2023 — Belaz — upravljajusaja kompanija holdinga Belaz Holding v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Belarus — Freezing of funds — Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists — Concept of ‘support for the regime’ — State-owned enterprise — Error of assessment)
OJ C, C/2023/1145, 4.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1145/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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Official Journal |
EN Series C |
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C/2023/1145 |
4.12.2023 |
Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2023 — Belaz — upravljajusaja kompanija holdinga Belaz Holding v Council
(Case T-533/21) (1)
(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Belarus - Freezing of funds - Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists - Concept of ‘support for the regime’ - State-owned enterprise - Error of assessment)
(C/2023/1145)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: OAO Belaz — upravljajusaja kompanija holdinga Belaz Holding (Zhodino, Belarus) (represented by: D. O’Keeffe, Solicitor, and N. Tuominen, lawyer)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Antoniadis and A. Boggio-Tomasaz, acting as Agents)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment, first, of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/1002 of 21 June 2021 implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus (OJ 2021 L 219 I, p. 70), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/997 of 21 June 2021 implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (OJ 2021 L 219 I, p. 3) (‘the initial acts’), and, second, Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/421 of 24 February 2023 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine (OJ 2023 L 61, p. 41), and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/419 of 24 February 2023 implementing Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine (OJ 2023 L 61, p. 20) (‘the maintaining acts’), in so far as those acts concern it.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders OAO Belaz — upravljajusaja kompanija holdinga Belaz Holding to pay the costs. |
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1145/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)