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Document 62014TJ0681

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 28 March 2017.
Aisha Muammer Mohamed El-Qaddafi v Council of the European Union.
Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Libya — Freezing of funds — Restrictions on the entry into and transit through the territory of the European Union — Retention of the applicant’s name — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state reasons.
Case T-681/14.

Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 28 March 2017 —
El-Qaddafi v Council

(Case T‑681/14)

(Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Libya — Freezing of funds — Restrictions on the entry into and transit through the territory of the European Union — Retention of the applicant’s name — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state reasons)

1. 

Actions for annulment—Time-limits—Point from which time starts to run—Notification—Concept—Notification to an applicant’s representative—Condition

(Art. 263, sixth para., TFEU)

(see para. 31)

2. 

Acts of the institutions—Statement of reasons—Obligation—Scope—Restrictive measures against Libya—Prohibition of entry and passage and freezing of funds of persons and entities having participated in the commission of serious human rights violations in that State—Decision falling within a context known to the person concerned—Whether summary statement of reasons sufficient

(Art. 296 TFEU; Council Decisions 2011/137/CFSP and 2014/380/CFSP; Council Regulations No 204/2011 and No 689/2014)

(see paras 56-60, 63, 74)

Re:

APPLICATION pursuant to Article 263 TFEU for annulment, first, of Council Decision 2014/380/CFSP of 23 June 2014 amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (OJ 2014 L 183, p. 52), in so far as it maintains the applicant’s name on the list in Annexes I and III to Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP of 28 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (OJ 2011 L 58, p. 53), and, secondly, of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 689/2014 of 23 June 2014 implementing Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (OJ 2014 L 183, p. 1), in so far as it maintains the applicant’s name on the list in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 of 2 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (OJ 2011 L 58, p. 1).

Operative part

The Court:

1. 

Annuls Council Decision 2014/380/CFSP of 23 June 2014 amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, in so far as it maintains the name of Ms Aisha Muammer Mohamed El-Qaddafi on the list in Annexes I and III to Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP of 28 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya;

2. 

Annuls Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 689/2014 of 23 June 2014 implementing Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, in so far as it maintains the name of Ms El-Qaddafi on the list in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 of 2 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya;

3. 

Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs.
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