Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-295/19 of Tribunal General de la Unión Europea, July 31, 2020

• Resolution Date: July 31, 2020
• Issuing Organization: Tribunal General de la Unión Europea
• Decision Number: T-295/19

Judgment of the General Court of 25 June 2020 - Klymenko v Council

(Case T-295/19)¹

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in respect of the situation in Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources applies - Retention of the applicant’s name on the list - Obligation of the Council to verify that the decision of an authority of a third State has been taken in compliance with the rights of the defence and the right to effective judicial protection)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Oleksandr Viktorovych Klymenko (Moscow, Russia) (represented by M. Phelippeau, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by A. Vitro and P. Mahnič, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/354 of 4 March 2019 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2019 L 64, p. 7) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/352 of 4 March 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2019, L 64, p. 1), in so far as those acts maintain the applicant’s name on the list of persons, entities and bodies to which those restrictive measures apply.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Annuls Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/354 of 4 March 2019 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine, and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/352, of 4 March 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain...