Appeal brought on 13 November 2025 by Alisher Usmanov against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 3 September 2025 in Case T-1117/23, Usmanov v Council

(Case C-725/25 P)

(C/2026/162)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: Alisher Usmanov (represented by: D. Rovetta, M. Campa, M. Moretto, V. Villante, avvocati and T. Marembert, A. Bass, avocats)

Other party to the proceedings: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

First ground of appeal: unlawful rejection of the public policy plea – Distortion of the plea, failure to rule on it and breach of the obligation to state reasons – Violation of Article 14(3) of Regulation 269/2014 (7) – Violation of the essential procedural requirements under Article 19(2), third sentence, of the Rules of Procedure of the Council – Distortion of facts and arguments – Violation of Article 47 of the Charter;

Second ground of appeal: misapplication of the rules governing the admission of annexes – Breach of Article 47 of the Charter – Misapplication of the rules governing the assessment of the Council’s evidentiary files – Breach of the principle of equality of arms and of effective judicial protection;

Third ground of appeal: the GC has made an error of law by refusing the request for reopening the oral part of the proceedings – Breach of Articles 41 and 47 of the Charter – breach of the principle of audi alteram partem;

Fourth ground of appeal: violation of rules governing the allocation of burden of proof and assessment of evidence when reviewing the legality of criterion (g) and of the Appellant’s listing on that basis – Breach of Articles 41 and 47 of the Charter – Manifest distortion of evidence;

Fifth ground of appeal: infringement and misinterpretation of criterion (g) – Plea of illegality and inapplicability of criterion (g) under Article 277 TFEU;

Sixth ground of appeal: the GC failed to fulfil its obligation of effective judicial protection under Articles 41 and 47 of the Charter – Breach of Article 275 TFEU – Infringement of the principle of proportionality and Article 52 of the Charter

(1)   OJ 2023 L 226, p. 104

(2)   OJ 2023 L 226, p. 3

(3)  OJ L, 2024/847

(4)  OJ L 2024/849

(5)  OJ L, 2024/2456

(6)  OJ L, 2024/2455

(7)  Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2014, L 78, p. 6).