Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-65/18 of Tribunal General de la Unión Europea, March 23, 2018

• Resolution Date: March 23, 2018
• Issuing Organization: Tribunal General de la Unión Europea
• Decision Number: T-65/18

Action brought on 6 February 2018 - Venezuela v Council

(Case T-65/18)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (represented by: F. Di Gianni and L. Giuliano, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 of 13 November 2017 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela, insofar as its provisions concern the Applicant; and

order the Council to bear the costs of the proceedings.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on four pleas in law.

First plea in law, alleging that, by adopting the restrictive measures without previously informing the Applicant of its intention, and without previously hearing the position of the Applicant on the facts allegedly justifying the restrictive measures, the Council infringed the Applicant’s right to be heard.

Second plea in law, alleging that the Council infringed its...