Corte di giustizia UE n. 208/2020

62019TJ0291_INF Judgment of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] ([OSCURATO:PERSONA]) of 23 September 2020 – [OSCURATO:PERSONA] v [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (Case T‑291/19) (Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine – Freezing of funds – List of persons, entities and bodies covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources – Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list – [OSCURATO:PERSONA]’s obligation to verify that the decision of an authority of a third [OSCURATO:PERSONA] was taken in accordance with the rights of the defence and the right to effective judicial protection) 1. [OSCURATO:PERSONA] – Judicial review of the legality of the acts of the institutions – Restrictive measures taken having regard to the situation in Ukraine – Freezing of funds of persons involved in the misappropriation of public funds and of natural or legal persons, bodies or organisations associated with them – Scope of the review (Art. 275, second para. TFEU; Charter of [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 47; [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (CFSP) 2019/354; [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 2019/352) (see paras 54, 55) 2. Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures taken having regard to the situation in Ukraine – [OSCURATO:PERSONA] to freeze funds – Adopted or maintained on the basis of a judicial procedure carried out by the authorities of a third [OSCURATO:PERSONA] concerning the misappropriation of public funds – Whether permissible – Condition – National decision adopted in accordance with the rights of the defence and the right to effective judicial protection – [OSCURATO:PERSONA]’s verification obligation – Obligation to state reasons – Scope – [OSCURATO:PERSONA] that has acceded to the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] on [OSCURATO:PERSONA] – Irrelevant (Art. 6(3) TEU; Charter of [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 47; [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (CFSP) 2019/354; [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 2019/352) (see paras 56-61, 77, 79-81, 86) 3. Action for annulment – Grounds – Lack of or inadequate statement of reasons – Separate ground from the one concerning substantive legality (Arts 256 and 296 TFEU) (see para. 64) 4. EU law – Principles – Right to effective judicial protection – Duty to act within a reasonable time – Restrictive measures taken having regard to the situation in Ukraine – Judicial procedure in a third country serving as the basis for the decision to adopt the restrictive measures – [OSCURATO:PERSONA]’s verification obligation – Scope (Charter of [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 47; [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (CFSP) 2019/354; [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 2019/352) (see paras 83-85) Re: Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (CFSP) 2019/354 of 4 March 2019 amending [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine ( OJ 2019 L 64, p. 7 ) and [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (EU) 2019/352 of 4 March 2019 implementing [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine ( OJ 2019 L 64, p. 1 ), in so far as those acts maintain the applicant’s name on the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to those restrictive measures. Operative part [OSCURATO:PERSONA]: 1. [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (CFSP) 2019/354 of 4 March 2019 amending [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine and [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (EU) 2019/352 of 4 March 2019 implementing [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine, in so far as the name of [OSCURATO:PERSONA] was maintained on the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to those restrictive measures; 2. Orders the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] to pay the costs.