21.8.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 277/33


Judgment of the General Court of 7 July 2017 — Arbuzov v Council

(Case T-221/15) (1)

((Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Retention of the applicant’s name on the list - Principle of sound administration - Rights of defence - Duty to state reasons - Manifest error of assessment - Right to property))

(2017/C 277/48)

Language of the case: Czech

Parties

Applicant: Sergej Arbuzov (Kiev, Ukraine) (represented by: M. Machytková and V. Fišar, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P. Hix and A. Westerhof Löfflerová, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of (i) Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/364 of 5 March 2015 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2015 L 62, p. 25), (ii) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/357 of 5 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2015 L 62, p. 1), (iii) Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/318 of 4 March 2016 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2016 L 60, p. 76) and (iv) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/311 of 4 March 2016 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2016 L 60, p. 1), in so far as those acts concern the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Mr Sergej Arbuzov to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.


(1)  OJ C 279, 24.8.2015.