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PJSC Rosneft Oil Company v Her Majesty's Treasury and Others (C-72/15)
Judgment
Consideration of the questions referred
Question 2(a)
The validity of the restrictive measur…
–The compatibility of the contested ac…
110

PJSC Rosneft Oil Company v Her Majesty's Treasury and Others (C-72/15)

Judgment of 28 Mar 2017law://eu/cjeu/2015/c-72-15/para_110@2026-11-10

110However, there is no need, in this case, to give a ruling on that question, since it suffices to state that, even if the restrictive measures at issue in the main proceedings were not compatible with certain provisions of that agreement, Article 99 of that agreement permits their adoption.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-72/15 · ECLI:EU:C:2017:236
Decided: 28 Mar 2017
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Queen’s Bench Division (Divisional Court)
Upheld as valid: Regulation 2014/833, Decision 2014/512
Applicants: The Queen; PJSC Rosneft Oil Company
Defendants: Her Majesty’s Treasury; Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills; The Financial Conduct Authority
Rapporteur: A. Rosas
Advocate General: M. Wathelet
Bench: 15 judges
K. Lenaerts, A. Tizzano, R. Silva de Lapuerta, M. Ilešič, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, A. Rosas, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, C. Toader, M. Safjan, E. Jarašiūnas, C.G. Fernlund, C. Vajda, S. Rodin, F. Biltgen
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62015CJ0072

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Interprets 5: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Council Regulation (EU) No 833/201412 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
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Cites 6: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)8 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)5 provisions; Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016)9 provisions; Maximillian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner (C-362/14); Yassin Abdullah Kadi and Al Barakaat International Foundation v Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities (C-402/05); The Queen, on the application of International Air Transport Association and European Low Fares Airline Association v Department for Transport (C-344/04)