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Case T-270/24: Action brought on 22 May 2024 – Bazhaev v Council
Case T-270/24: Action brought on 22 May 2024 – Bazhaev v Council
Case T-270/24: Action brought on 22 May 2024 – Bazhaev v Council
OJ C, C/2024/4338, 15.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4338/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4338/oj
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Official Journal |
EN C series |
C/2024/4338 |
15.7.2024 |
Action brought on 22 May 2024 – Bazhaev v Council
(Case T-270/24)
(C/2024/4338)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Musa Yusopovich Bazhaev (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: T. Bontinck, M. Brésart and J. Goffin, lawyers)
Defendant: Council of the European Union
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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primarily, declare unlawful the listing criterion laid down in Article 1(1)(e) and in Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP, and in Article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) 2014/269, in so far as it refers to ‘leading businesspersons operating in Russia and their immediate family members, or other natural persons, benefitting from them, or businesspersons involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine’, and, consequently:
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in the alternative, as regards the other pleas in law raised by the applicant:
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order the Council to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
In support of the action, the applicant relies on six pleas in law.
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First plea in law, alleging illegality of criterion (g) laid down in Article 2(1) of Decision 2014/145. |
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Second plea in law, alleging a manifest error of assessment. |
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Third plea in law, alleging a breach of the right to effective judicial protection. |
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Fourth plea in law, alleging failure to observe the principle of proportionality. |
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Fifth plea in law, alleging a breach of the applicant’s fundamental rights. |
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Sixth plea in law, alleging a breach of the right to be heard. |
(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/847 of 12 March 2024 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 2024/847).
(2) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/849 of 12 March 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 2024/849).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4338/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)