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Document 62017TA0721
Joined Cases T-721/17 and T-722/17: Judgment of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — Topor-Gilka and WO Technopromexport v Council (Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine – Freezing of funds – Obligation to state reasons – Error of assessment)
Joined Cases T-721/17 and T-722/17: Judgment of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — Topor-Gilka and WO Technopromexport v Council (Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine – Freezing of funds – Obligation to state reasons – Error of assessment)
Joined Cases T-721/17 and T-722/17: Judgment of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — Topor-Gilka and WO Technopromexport v Council (Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine – Freezing of funds – Obligation to state reasons – Error of assessment)
IO C 383, 11.11.2019, p. 58–58
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
11.11.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 383/58 |
Judgment of the General Court of 11 September 2019 — Topor-Gilka and WO Technopromexport v Council
(Joined Cases T-721/17 and T-722/17) (1)
(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - Obligation to state reasons - Error of assessment)
(2019/C 383/65)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant in Case T-721/17: Sergey Topor-Gilka (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: N. Meyer, lawyer)
Applicant in Case T-722/17: OOO WO Technopromexport (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: N. Meyer, lawyer)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P. Hix and E. Salia, acting as Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented: initially by T. Henze, J. Möller and R. Kanitz, and subsequently by J. Möller and R. Kanitz, acting as Agents), European Commission (represented by: L. Baumgart, M. Kellerbauer, T. Ramopoulos and E. Schmidt, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1418 of 4 August 2017 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2017 L 203 I, p. 5), of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/392 of 12 March 2018 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2018 L 69, p. 48), and of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1237 of 12 September 2018 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2018 L 231, p. 27).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Mr Sergey Topor-Gilka and OOO WO Technopromexport to bear their own costs and pay the costs incurred by the Council of the European Union; |
3. |
Orders the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Commission to bear their own costs. |