For the first time, the Supreme Court recognized as illegal and invalid the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) and President Volodymyr Zelenskyi to introduce personal sanctions against a specific person. About this it is said in the court decision in case No. 990/176/23.
“Declare unlawful and void the decree of the President of Ukraine dated February 19, 2023 No. 82/2023 regarding the implementation of personal special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions) against PERSONS – position 273 in Appendix 1 to the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine dated February 19, 2023”, – it is noted in the court decision.
The case concerns the sanctions imposed by Ukraine on the French citizen Duray Louis-Michel, who worked for BNP Paribas for many years until 2022.
The decision will enter into legal force after the expiry of the period for filing an appeal, if it is not filed. In the event of an appeal, the decision must be confirmed by the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court. An appeal can be filed within 30 days from the moment of drawing up a complete court decision.
We would like to remind that in accordance with the decision of the National Security Council and the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated February 19, 2023, six restrictive measures for a period of ten years were applied against Louis-Michel. They included the blocking of assets, a ban on the withdrawal of capital abroad, the suspension of the fulfillment of economic and financial obligations, as well as a ban on entry into Ukraine.
