欧盟法院裁定支持没收俄罗斯进口私人车辆

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<p><strong>Judges have upheld a 2023 seizure of a €50,000 vehicle in Germany, confirming a blanket ban on imports from the sanctioned country</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>The EU Court of Justice has ruled this week that member-states may seize private vehicles imported from Russia, as part of a blanket import ban imposed on the country over the Ukraine conflict.</p>
<p>The court delivered the <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:62024CJ0619" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">judgment</a> on Thursday in a case concerning a Russian citizen, identified as JG, who had purchased a second-hand car in Russia in January 2023 and brought into his country of residence, Germany, via Poland, that May. German customs seized the vehicle, valued at just over &euro;50,000, when he declared it that August.</p>
<p>JG claimed the import ban should only apply if his vehicle purchase was proven to provide significant revenue to Russia, which he argued his car did not. He also argued that his vehicle should be exempt because it was already physically inside the EU on December 19, 2023, the cutoff date after which some vehicles could be registered, and therefore the seizure was invalid.</p>
<p>The court rejected both arguments. It ruled the import ban applies automatically to listed goods, with no need to prove each transaction benefits Russia. It also found that an exemption for vehicles already in the EU by a set date did not apply, as JG&rsquo;s car had been imported in violation of the existing ban, making its presence illegal.</p>

            
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<p>The import ban is part of EU sanctions packages adopted since February 2022. The European Commission issued guidance in September 2023, stating vehicles with Russian plates are banned, regardless of private or commercial use. The EC claimed that permitting such items to cross the border generated income for Moscow.</p>
<p>Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) passed a resolution later that November, calling such seizures <em>&ldquo;overkill&rdquo;</em> and asking the Commission for a review. However, the measures remain in effect.</p>

             
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<p>When enforcement began in 2023, Russian officials condemned the measures. The Kremlin called the national entry bans <em>&ldquo;absurd.&rdquo;</em> The Russian Foreign Ministry stated the EU policy aimed to create legal uncertainty and discrimination against Russian nationals. Then-interim customs chief Ruslan Davydov labeled the car confiscations <em>&ldquo;utter nonsense&rdquo;</em> and <em>&ldquo;total lawlessness.&rdquo;</em></p>

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  "translated_title": "欧盟法院裁定支持没收俄罗斯进口私人车辆",
  "theme": "Sanctions & Export Controls",
  "event_type": "politics",
  "commodity_sector": "",
  "summary": "欧盟法院本周裁定，成员国可依据对俄制裁的全面进口禁令，没收从俄罗斯进口的私人车辆，驳回了一名俄罗斯公民关于车辆豁免的申诉。",
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    "欧盟法院本周裁定，成员国可依据对俄制裁的全面进口禁令，没收从俄罗斯进口的私人车辆。",
    "案件涉及一名俄罗斯公民JG，他于2023年1月在俄罗斯购买了一辆二手车，并于同年5月通过波兰带入德国，德国海关于2023年8月没收了这辆价值超过5万欧元的车辆。",
    "法院驳回了JG的申诉，裁定进口禁令自动适用于所列商品，无需证明每笔交易使俄罗斯受益，且车辆在禁令生效前已进入欧盟的豁免不适用，因为其进口违反了现有禁令。",
    "欧盟自2022年2月以来实施制裁方案，欧洲委员会于2023年9月发布指南，禁止带有俄罗斯车牌的车辆入境，无论私人或商业用途。",
    "欧洲议会议员在2023年11月通过决议，称此类没收措施为“过度”，并要求委员会进行审查，但措施仍有效。",
    "俄罗斯官员在2023年执法开始时谴责这些措施，克里姆林宫称入境禁令“荒谬”，俄罗斯外交部表示欧盟政策旨在制造法律不确定性和对俄罗斯国民的歧视。"
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    {
      "name": "车辆价值",
      "value": 50000,
      "unit": "欧元",
      "direction": "unknown",
      "context": "德国海关没收的车辆价值超过5万欧元"
    },
    {
      "name": "车辆购买日期",
      "value": "2023-01",
      "unit": "日期",
      "direction": "unknown",
      "context": "俄罗斯公民JG在2023年1月购买二手车"
    },
    {
      "name": "车辆进口日期",
      "value": "2023-05",
      "unit": "日期",
      "direction": "unknown",
      "context": "车辆于2023年5月通过波兰带入德国"
    },
    {
      "name": "车辆没收日期",
      "value": "2023-08",
      "unit": "日期",
      "direction": "unknown",
      "context": "德国海关于2023年8月没收车辆"
    },
    {
      "name": "欧盟制裁开始日期",
      "value": "2022-02",
      "unit": "日期",
      "direction": "unknown",
      "context": "欧盟自2022年2月以来实施制裁方案"
    },
    {
      "name": "欧洲委员会指南发布日期",
      "value": "2023-09",
      "unit": "日期",
      "direction": "unknown",
      "context": "欧洲委员会于2023年9月发布指南，禁止带有俄罗斯车牌的车辆"
    },
    {
      "name": "欧洲议会决议日期",
      "value": "2023-11",
      "unit": "日期",
      "direction": "unknown",
      "context": "欧洲议会议员在2023年11月通过决议，要求审查没收措施"
    }
  ],
  "uncertainty_notes": [
    "未提供欧盟法院判决的具体日期（仅提及“本周”和“周四”），需核实准确日期。",
    "未明确欧盟进口禁令的具体商品清单范围，仅提及“所列商品”。",
    "未提供俄罗斯官员谴责措施的具体日期或更多细节。",
    "未说明欧盟制裁措施的未来变化或审查进展。"
  ]
}

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