Judgment_paragraph 47 · « Inter Rao Lietuva » AB v Finansinių nusikaltimų tyrimo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos (C-147/25)

47As regards the right to be heard, the Court has previously held that the EU authorities cannot be required to communicate to the persons concerned the grounds for inclusion on a list of persons entailing the imposition of a set of restrictive measures prior to the initial inclusion of a person or entity on that list, since such prior communication would be liable to jeopardise the effectiveness of the freezing of funds and economic resources imposed by the regulation concerned. In order to attain the objective pursued by the relevant regulation, such measures must, by their very nature, take advantage of a surprise effect and apply with immediate effect. For the same reasons, it is also not appropriate to hear the person or entity subject to restrictive measures prior to the initial inclusion of that person or entity’s name on that list. However, those grounds must be communicated as soon as possible after a decision has been taken to include a person or entity on a list in order to enable the addressees of the measures to exercise, within the periods prescribed, their right to bring an action (see, to that effect, judgment of 3 September 2008, Kadi and Al Barakaat International Foundation v Council and Commission, C‑402/05 P and C‑415/05 P, EU:C:2008:461, paragraphs 336 to 341).

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Court

Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber

Case

C-147/25 · ECLI:EU:C:2026:691

Decided

3 Sept 2026

Procedure

Preliminary reference · referred by the Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas (Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania)

Applicant

Inter Rao Lietuva AB

Defendant

Finansinių nusikaltimų tyrimo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos

Rapporteur

B. Smulders

Advocate General

M. Campos Sánchez-Bordona

Bench

5 judges

M.L. Arastey Sahún, J. Passer, E. Regan, D. Gratsias, B. Smulders

Language

Lithuanian

Official

CURIA · EUR-Lex 62025CJ0147

« Inter Rao Lietuva » AB v Finansinių nusikaltimų tyrimo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos (C-147/25)

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