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    Case T-723/20: Judgment of the General Court of 1 June 2022 — Prigozhin v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Libya — Freezing of funds — List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Restrictions on entry into and transit through the territory of the European Union — List of persons subject to restrictions on entry into and transit through the territory of the European Union — Initial inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons concerned — Obligation to state reasons — Errors of assessment — Rights of the defence — Proportionality — Foreseeability of acts of the European Union)

    OJ C 284, 25.7.2022, p. 28–28 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    25.7.2022   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 284/28


    Judgment of the General Court of 1 June 2022 — Prigozhin v Council

    (Case T-723/20) (1)

    (Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Libya - Freezing of funds - List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Restrictions on entry into and transit through the territory of the European Union - List of persons subject to restrictions on entry into and transit through the territory of the European Union - Initial inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons concerned - Obligation to state reasons - Errors of assessment - Rights of the defence - Proportionality - Foreseeability of acts of the European Union)

    (2022/C 284/34)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin (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 his action pursuant to Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, Mr Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin, a Russian national, seeks the annulment, first, of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2020/1483 of 14 October 2020 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (OJ 2020 L 341, p. 16), and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1481 of 14 October 2020 implementing Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (OJ 2020 L 341, p. 7), in so far his name was included in the lists of persons and entities set out in Annexes II and IV to Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, and repealing Decision 2011/137/CFSP (OJ 2015 L 206, p. 34), and Annex III to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 January 2016 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (OJ 2016 L 12, p. 1) (‘the lists in question’) and, secondly, after modification of the application, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1251 of 29 July 2021 amending Decision 2015/1333 (OJ 2021 L 272, p. 71), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1241 of 29 July 2021 implementing Article 21(2) of Regulation 2016/44 (OJ 2021 L 272, p. 1), in so far as his name was thereby maintained on the lists in question.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Mr Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 44, 8.2.2021.


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