Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 22 June 2021

République bolivarienne du Venezuela v Council of the European Union

Appeal – Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) – Restrictive measures taken with regard to the situation in Venezuela – Action for annulment brought by a third State – Admissibility – Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU – Locus standi – Condition that the applicant must be directly concerned by the measure that forms the subject matter of the action – Concept of a ‘legal person’ – Interest in bringing proceedings – Regulatory act which does not entail implementing measures

Case C-872/19 P



Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
23/07/2021 Venezuela v Council (Affectation d’un État tiers)
Common foreign and security policy
  • Common foreign and security policy
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2021:507		 22/06/2021 Venezuela v Council (Affectation d’un État tiers)
Common foreign and security policy
  • Common foreign and security policy
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Abstract
ECLI:EU:C:2021:507		 22/06/2021 Venezuela v Council (Affectation d’un État tiers)
Common foreign and security policy
  • Common foreign and security policy
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
24/01/2020 Venezuela v Council (Affectation d’un État tiers)
Common foreign and security policy
  • Common foreign and security policy
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2021:37		 20/01/2021 Venezuela v Council (Affectation d’un État tiers)
Common foreign and security policy
  • Common foreign and security policy
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

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

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
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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
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.02 Actions for annulment
    3.02.03 Applications by natural or legal persons
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.02 Values and objectives of the European Union
    1.02.01 Values
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.02 Legal basis
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.02 Actions for annulment
    3.02.03 Applications by natural or legal persons
      3.02.03.03 Acts which are of direct concern to them
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.06 State of the proceedings permitting judgment to be given
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.02 Actions for annulment
    3.02.03 Applications by natural or legal persons
      3.02.03.01 Interest in bringing proceedings
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.02 Actions for annulment
    3.02.03 Applications by natural or legal persons
      3.02.03.04 Regulatory acts
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.02 Legal basis


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 28/11/2019

Date of the Opinion

  • 20/01/2021

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

22/06/2021


References

Publication in the Official Journal

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Name of the parties

Venezuela v Council (Affectation d’un État tiers)

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Kassoti, Eva ; Vatsov, Mihail: A Missed Opportunity? Unilateral Declarations by the European Union and the European Court of Justice’s Venezuelan Fisheries Judgment, International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 2020, Volume 35, Issue 1, p. 55-81 (EN)
  2. Bassani, Vincent: Recours en annulation - Recours introduit par un État tiers, Europe 2021, n° 8-9 août, comm. 285 (FR)
  3. Kuplewatzky, Nicolaj: Venezuela v. Council: The Standing of Third Countries Before the EU Courts, Global Trade and Customs Journal 2021, 5 p. 203-208 (EN)
  4. Hoffmann, Jan Martin: Verfahrensrecht: Klage eines Drittstaats auf Nichtigerklärung restriktiver Maßnahmen seitens der EU : Anmerkung : C-872/19 P (Bolivarische Republik Venezuela/Rat der Europäischen Union), Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2021 p. 861-862 (DE)
  5. Gundel, Jörg: Die Anerkennung der Klageberechtigung von Drittstaaten gegen Rechtsakte der Union gemäß Art. 263 Abs. 4 AEUV : Anmerkung zum Urteil des EuGH (GK) v. 22.6.2021, Rs. C-872/19 P (Venezuela/Rat), Europarecht 2021 p. 720-732 (DE)
  6. Vázquez Rodríguez, Beatriz: El locus standi de terceros Estados para interponer recurso de anulación contra medidas restrictivas de la UE: el asunto C-872/19 P, Venezuela/Consejo, Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2021 nº 70 p. 1037-1060 (ES)
  7. Waele, Henri C.F.J.A. de ; Vries, Guus B.M. de: Het Hof staat vernietigingsberoepen van derde landen tegen EU-sancties toe – Venezuela/Raad als nieuwe constitutionele bouwsteen voor het Gemeenschappelijk Buitenlands- en Veiligheidsbeleid Zaak C-872/19 P, Bolivariaanse Republiek Venezuela/Raad, S.E.W. : Tijdschrift voor Europees en economisch recht 2022 p. 54- 58 (NL)
  8. Arnull, Anthony: Non-Member States and access to the Union courts, European Law Review 2022, n° 2, p. 264-272 (EN)
  9. Yovanof, Daphne: The ECJ and the rise of adjudicatory jurisdiction: Venezuela v. Council : case C-872/19 P, Common Market Law Review 2022, n° 6, p. 1893-1914 (EN)
  10. Londardo, Luigi ; Ruiz Cairo, Elisabet: The European Court of Justice allows third countries to challenge EU restrictive measures, European Constitutional Law Review 2022 Vol. 18 Issue 1 p. 114-131 (EN)
  11. Coutron, Laurent: Clarification des conditions de recevabilité des recours en annulation formés par un État tiers, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 2022, n° 4, p. 733-737 (FR)
  12. Wildemeersch, Jonathan: IV. Recours - Cour de Justice, gde ch., 22 juin 2021, Venezuela c/ Conseil, aff. C-872/19 P, ECLI:EU:C:2021:507, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2021. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2022, p. 154-159 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

  • Common foreign and security policy

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment
  • Appeals : application granted

Formation of the Court

Grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Juhász

Advocate General

Hogan

Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • English