Portnov says European Court decision on withdrawal of sanctions from him enters into force
The former first deputy head of the presidential administration of Ukraine, Andriy Portnov, has stated the ruling of the European Union Court of Justice on the illegality of personal sanctions imposed on him by the Council of the EU has come into force.
"Today the court office in Luxembourg has reported that the Council of the European Union has not filed an appeal on time and the decision of the EU Court of Justice dated October 26, 2015, which declared all the decisions of the Council of the European Union on the introduction of international sanctions against me unlawful, has entered into force," Portnov wrote on his Facebook page.
He stressed that "from this moment the decision of the Luxembourg court has become a source of international law and can be officially used as a precedent in court cases against the European Union by applicants from around the world."
As reported, on October 26, 2015 Portnov stated that the European Union Court of Justice recognized the decision of the EU Council on imposing personal sanctions against him illegal.
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