#62024CJ0816EU Court Upholds Belarus Sanctions Against Belaruskali and Related Parties
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The judgment keeps EU asset freezes in place for Belaruskali, Belarusian Potash Company, and Ivan Golovaty after they challenged their inclusion on the EU sanctions list. The Court rejected the appeals against earlier General Court rulings, meaning the EU’s restrictive measures tied to Belarus and its role in Russia’s war against Ukraine continue to apply to them. For businesses, banks, logistics providers, insurers, and commodity traders, the practical message is that dealings with these sanctioned parties remain highly restricted. Compliance teams should continue screening counterparties, block covered funds and economic resources, and avoid transactions that could make assets available to the listed parties.
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Key Changes
- Confirms that EU asset freezes remain in force for Belaruskali, Belarusian Potash Company, and Ivan Golovaty
- Rejects challenges to the EU’s reasoning for listing parties viewed as benefiting from or supporting the Lukashenko regime
- Reinforces the need for businesses to continue sanctions screening and transaction controls involving Belarus-linked potash and related parties
Obligations
What this law requires
The Court of Justice dismissed the appeals by Belaruskali AAT, Belarusian Potash Company AAT, and Ivan Golovaty, leaving their inclusion on the EU restrictive-measures list in force.
EU restrictive measures continue to require freezing funds and economic resources of listed persons and entities, including Belaruskali AAT, Belarusian Potash Company AAT, and Ivan Golovaty.
Operators must not make funds or economic resources available, directly or indirectly, to the listed parties whose sanctions listings were upheld by the judgment.
Compliance teams should continue screening counterparties and transactions against the EU sanctions list because the challenged listings remain valid after the Court’s judgment.
Freeze all funds and economic resources owned, held, or controlled by Belaruskali AAT, Belarusian Potash Company AAT, or Ivan Ivanovich Golovaty.