The Court of Justice of the European Union canceled some of the sanctions against Russia The General Court of the European Union made a decision that recognizes the disproportionate demands on the member states to cancel the authority of the Russian Maritime Registry to inspect and approve ships, which could become a precedent for future legal proceedings, said Yuri Shumilov, a partner at the law firm Yovetsi Y. Q, in an interview with RBC. He noted that EU courts have previously overturned sanctions based on insufficient evidence or procedural violations. But for the first time, the decision was based on a violation of the principle of proportionality. Yuriy Shumilov emphasized the importance of the fact that for the first time the sanctions against Russia were lifted by the European Court precisely because of incompatibility with the principle of proportionality. In the past, the courts have given the EU Council considerable freedom to take restrictive measures. In his opinion, this decision may become a central guideline in the subsequent judicial practice. At the same time, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that Moscow is considering the possibility of raising import duties on goods from the European Union as a response to the sanctions. We will also discuss the introduction of an import ban on certain categories of products.