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Document 62022TA0090

Case T-90/22: Judgment of the General Court of 8 March 2023 — Kande Mupompa v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Freezing of funds — Restriction on admission to the territories of the Member States — Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons covered — Right to be heard — Proof that inclusion and retention on the lists is well founded — Manifest error of assessment — Continuation of the factual and legal circumstances which led to the adoption of the restrictive measures)

OJ C 155, 2.5.2023, p. 53–53 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

2.5.2023   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 155/53


Judgment of the General Court of 8 March 2023 — Kande Mupompa v Council

(Case T-90/22) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Freezing of funds - Restriction on admission to the territories of the Member States - Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons covered - Right to be heard - Proof that inclusion and retention on the lists is well founded - Manifest error of assessment - Continuation of the factual and legal circumstances which led to the adoption of the restrictive measures)

(2023/C 155/68)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Alex Kande Mupompa (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) (represented by: T. Bontinck, P. De Wolf, A. Guillerme and T. Payan, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Lejeune and B. Driessen, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/2181 of 9 December 2021 amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2021 L 443, p. 75) and, second, of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2177 of 9 December 2021 implementing Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2021 L 443, p. 3), in so far as those acts concern him.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Mr Alex Kande Mupompa to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 148, 4.4.2022.


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