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Document 62022TA0212
Case T-212/22: Judgment of the General Court of 8 March 2023 — Prigozhina v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening Ukraine — Freezing of funds — Restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States — List of persons, entities and bodies subject to freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the list — Family of a person responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine — Concept of ‘association’ — Error of assessment)
Case T-212/22: Judgment of the General Court of 8 March 2023 — Prigozhina v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening Ukraine — Freezing of funds — Restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States — List of persons, entities and bodies subject to freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the list — Family of a person responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine — Concept of ‘association’ — Error of assessment)
Case T-212/22: Judgment of the General Court of 8 March 2023 — Prigozhina v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening Ukraine — Freezing of funds — Restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States — List of persons, entities and bodies subject to freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the list — Family of a person responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine — Concept of ‘association’ — Error of assessment)
OJ C 155, 2.5.2023, p. 58–58
(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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2.5.2023 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 155/58 |
Judgment of the General Court of 8 March 2023 — Prigozhina v Council
(Case T-212/22) (1)
(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening Ukraine - Freezing of funds - Restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to freezing of funds and economic resources - Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the list - Family of a person responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine - Concept of ‘association’ - Error of assessment)
(2023/C 155/75)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Violetta Prigozhina (Saint Petersburg, Russia) (represented by: M. Cessieux, lawyer)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M.-C. Cadilhac and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)
Re:
By her action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/265 of 23 February 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2022 L 42I, p. 98), and, secondly, of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/260 of 23 February 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2022 L 42I, p. 3), in so far as her name was included on the lists of persons and entities appearing in the Annex to Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP 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. 16), and in Annex I to 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).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/265 of 23 February 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2022 L 42I, p. 98) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/260 of 23 February 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2022 L 42I, p. 3), in so far as the name of Violetta Prigozhina was included on the lists of persons and entities appearing in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP and in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014; |
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Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Ms Violetta Prigozhina. |