Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2023:119
Date: 2023-03-08
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Subject matter: External relations;Common foreign and security policy
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Action brought on 21 February 2022 – Ruhorimbere v Council (Case T-91/22) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: Éric Ruhorimbere (Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo) (represented by: T. Bontinck, P. De Wolf, A. Guillerme and T. Payan, lawyers) Defendant: Council of the European Union Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should annul Council decision (CFSP) 2021/2181 of 9 December 2021 1 in so far as the applicant remains at No 8 in the annex to that decision; annul Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2177 of 9 December 2021 1 in so far as the applicant remains at No 8 in Annex I to that regulation; order the Council to pay the costs. Pleas in law and main arguments In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law, which are, in essence, identical or similar to those relied on in Case T-90/22, Kande Mupompa v Council. ____________ 1 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). 1 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2181 of 9 December 2021 implementing Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of Congo (OJ 2021 L 443, p. 3).