Official Journal of the European Union

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C series

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C/2025/3083

10.6.2025

(Case T-271/25)

(C/2025/3083)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Laliya Shipping Corp. (Majuro, Marshall Islands) (represented by: H. Koch, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant requests that:

—the listing of the seagoing vessel MT ‘Eventin’ (IMO 9308065) in Annex XLII to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/395 of 24 February 2025 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, (<span class="oj-super oj-note-tag">1</span>) under point 130 thereof, be annulled;

—the action be treated as urgent;

—the defendant be ordered to pay the costs of the present proceedings.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of its action, the applicant relies on the following two pleas in law.

1.First plea in law: the listing of the vessel ‘Eventin’ was made without objective grounds, since none of the criteria for sanctioning a seagoing vessel listed in Article 3s(2) of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 was met by the vessel or its commercial activity.

In particular, the vessel never intended to transport sanctioned oil products into the European Union. The import into German territorial waters occurred involuntarily due to a technical defect and was covered by the right to an emergency port call.

2.Second plea in law: the definition of the ‘dark fleet’ established by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) General Assembly does not cover the vessel or the vessel’s activity.

The vessel had at all times been covered by all standard insurance policies from international insurers, was operated transparently and in accordance with market practice, and was regularly checked and inspected by the competent authorities.

At all times, the vessel sent AIS (<span class="oj-super oj-note-tag">2</span>) data about its position.

The vessel was therefore neither involved in illegal operations for the purpose of circumventing sanctions, nor had the owner evaded compliance with safety or environmental regulations, evaded insurance costs or otherwise engaged in any other illegal activities.

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Council Regulation (EU) 2025/395 of 24 February 2025 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 2025/395).

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3083/oj

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