Action brought on 24 November 2023 – Melnichenko v Council

(Case T-1113/23)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Aleksandra Melnichenko (St. Moritz, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Miron, D. Müller, H. Bajer Pellet and R. Piéri, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul, pursuant to Article 263 TFEU, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1765 of 13 September 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine,¹ and Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1767 of 13 September 2023 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine,² insofar as those acts concern and affect the applicant;

order the Council to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

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

First plea in law, alleging the illegality of Article 2(1)(g), of Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP¹ and Article 3(1)(g), of Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014² as amended by the contested acts (“criterion (g)”).

Second plea in law, alleging in the alternative an error of assessment in the application of criterion (g).

Third plea in law, alleging the illegality of the criterion of association in Article 2(1) of Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP and Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 in fine (“‘association criterion”).

Fourth plea in law, alleging in the alternative an error of assessment in the application of the “association criterion”.

Fifth plea in law, alleging the violation of the applicant’s fundamental rights and generally of EU’s obligations for the protection of fundamental rights.

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¹ Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1765 of 13 September 2023 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 2023 L 226, p. 3).

¹ Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1767 of 13 September 2023 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2023 L 226, p. 104).

¹ Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2014 L 78, p. 16).

¹ Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2014 L 78, p. 6).