Zangazur Shipholdings Afezco SA v Council of the European Union (General Court T-516/25)

Procedural record

1. 8 October 2026European Union

   8 October 2026European Union

   Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) in the case T-516/25 dated 8 October 2026

   General Court of the European Union

   Case no.

   T-516/25

   Text

   Citation

   T-516/25

   Decision summary

   The General Court held that the action had become devoid of purpose after the vessel Zangazur was removed from the relevant restrictive-measures lists and therefore declared that there was no need to adjudicate. Zangazur Shipholdings Afezco SA and the Council each bore their own costs, while the Commission bore its own costs.

   Participants

   Application

   Annulment of Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 insofar as they included the vessel Zangazur on the relevant lists — No need to adjudicate

   Zangazur Shipholdings Afezco SA

   Representative

   L. Catrain González (For: Zangazur Shipholdings Afezco SA)

   Representative

   C. Thomas (For: Zangazur Shipholdings Afezco SA)

   Council of the European Union

   Representative

   L. Berger (For: Council of the European Union)

   Representative

   S. Van Overmeire (For: Council of the European Union)

   European Commission

   Representative

   F. Aguettant (For: European Commission)

   Representative

   B. Hofstötter (For: European Commission)

   General Court of the European Union

   Judge

   K. Kecsmár

   Judge

   L. Madise

   Judge

   U. Öberg

   Court registrar

   T. Henze

   Authorities cited

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   • Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article 263 TFEU)
     treaty provision
   • Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014
     decision
   • Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/931 of 20 May 2025
     decision
   • Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014
     regulation
   • Council Regulation (EU) 2025/932 of 20 May 2025
     regulation
   • Rules of Procedure of the General Court (Articles 130(2) and (7) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court)
     statute
   • Leino-Sandberg v Parliament (C-761/18 P, EU:C:2021:52)
     case-law
   • VY v Parliament (T-224/23, EU:T:2024:118)
     case-law
   • Qisda Optronics (Suzhou) v Council (T-139/25, EU:T:2025:1073)
     case-law
   • Rules of Procedure of the General Court (Article 137 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court)
     statute
   • Rules of Procedure of the General Court (Article 138(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court)
     statute