Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 15 June 2017

Dmitrii Konstantinovich Kiselev v Council of the European Union

Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening Ukraine — Freezing of funds — Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States — Natural person actively supporting or implementing actions undermining or threatening Ukraine — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Freedom of expression — Proportionality — Rights of defence

Case T-262/15


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
14/07/2017 Kiselev v Council
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2017:392
15/06/2017 Kiselev v Council
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:T:2017:392
15/06/2017 Kiselev v Council
Application (OJ)
21/08/2015 Kiselev v Council
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.15 Free trade, association, stabilisation etc. agreements
      6.07.15.03 Countries outside Europe
2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.05 Legal acts of the European Union
    2.05.06 Statement of reasons
6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.08 Statement of reasons
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.01 Sources of EU law
    1.01.02 General principles of law
      1.01.02.06 Principle of proportionality
6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.01 Concept of restrictive measures
3 Legal proceedings
  3.02 Actions for annulment
    3.02.04 Pleas in law
      3.02.04.04 Infringement of essential procedural requirements
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.47 Right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial
6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.10 Judicial review
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.11 Freedom of expression and information
3 Legal proceedings
  3.08 Procedural rules
    3.08.04 Subject-matter, form of order sought and pleas in law
      3.08.04.01 Formal requirements
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.41 Right to good administration
6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.07 Rights of the defence
        6.01.01.07.01 Disclosure of inculpatory evidence
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.41 Right to good administration
6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.07 Rights of the defence
        6.01.01.07.02 Right of access to documents


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References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 22/05/2015

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

15/06/2017


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 249 from 31.07.2017, p.23

Application: OJ C 294 from 07.09.2015, p.70

Name of the parties

Kiselev v Council

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Daniel, Élise: Mesures restrictives (Ukraine), Europe 2017 Août Comm. nº 294 p.15-16 (FR)
  2. Maubernard, Christophe: Propagande d'Etat et liberté d'expression, Revue trimestrielle des droits de l'homme 2018 p.273-287 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • External relations
  • - Common foreign and security policy

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

neuvième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Berardis

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

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