MegaFon v Council

Action brought on 13 April 2023 – Mega Fon v Council (Case T 193/23)Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: Mega Fon OAO (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: J. Grand d'Esnon, lawyer)Defendant: Council of the European Union Forms of order sought The applicant claims that the General Court should:annul Council Regulation (EU) No 2023/427  of 25 February 2023 as regards Mega Fon;1 annul Council Decision 2023/434/CFSP  of 25 February 2023 as regards Mega Fon;1 consequently, annul:Annex IV of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 as regards Mega Fon;Annex IV of Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 as regards Mega Fon;order the Council of the European Union to pay the costs pursuant to Article 140(b) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court. Pleas in law and main arguments In support of the action, the applicant relies on four pleas in law. First plea in law, alleging infringement of the rights of the defence and the right to effective judicial protection. The applicant submitsthat the Council did not communicate to it in advance the decision listing Mega Fon in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 and Decision 2014/512/CFSP (‘the measures of 31 July 2014’) and did not give the applicant the opportunity to submit observations, even though the Council was, in the applicant’s view, obliged to do so by virtue of the principles relating to respect for the rights of the defence. Second plea in law, alleging failure to state reasons for the decision to include...