Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2018 — Azarov v Council
(Case T-247/17) 1
(Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine — Freezing of funds — List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and of economic resources — Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list — Right to property — Right to pursue an economic activity — Manifest error of assessment)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Mykola Yanovych Azarov (Kiev, Ukraine) (represented by: G. Lansky and A. Egger, lawyers)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P. Hix and F. Naert, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/381 of 3 March 2017 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2017 L 58, p. 34), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/374 of 3 March 2017 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2017 L 58, p. 1), in so far as the applicant’s name has been maintained on the list of persons, entities and bodies covered by those restrictive measures.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Mr Mykola Yanovych Azarov to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 195, 19.6.2017.