CELEX: 62011CA0478
Language: en
Date: 2013-04-23 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases C-478/11 P to C-482/11 P: Judgments of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 23 April 2013 — Laurent Gbagbo (C-478/11 P), Katinan Justin Koné (C-479/11 P), Akissi Danièle Boni-Claverie (C-480/11 P), Alcide Djédjé (C-481/11 P), Affi Pascal N’Guessan (C-482/11 P) v Council of the European Union (Appeals — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted against persons and entities — Sixth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Force majeure — Armed conflict)

15.6.2013   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 171/7
            
         Judgments of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 23 April 2013 — Laurent Gbagbo (C-478/11 P), Katinan Justin Koné (C-479/11 P), Akissi Danièle Boni-Claverie (C-480/11 P), Alcide Djédjé (C-481/11 P), Affi Pascal N’Guessan (C-482/11 P) v Council of the European Union
   (Joined Cases C-478/11 P to C-482/11 P) (1)
   
   (Appeals - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted against persons and entities - Sixth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU - Period allowed for commencing proceedings - Force majeure - Armed conflict)
   2013/C 171/12
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellants: Laurent Gbagbo (C-478/11 P), Katinan Justin Koné (C-479/11 P), Akissi Danièle Boni-Claverie (C-480/11 P), Alcide Djédjé (C-481/11 P), Affi Pascal N’Guessan (C-482/11 P) (represented by: L. Bourthoumieux, lawyer)
   
      Other party to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: B. Driessen and M. M. Joséphidès, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Appeals against the orders of the General Court of the European Union of 13 July 2011 in Cases T-348/11 Gbagbo v Council, T-349/11 Koné v Council, T-350/11 Boni-Claverie v Council, T-351/11 Djédjé v Council and T-352/11 N’Guessan v Council by which it dismissed as manifestly inadmissible the appellants’ actions for the annulment of, first, Council Decisions 2011/17/CFSP of 11 January 2011 (OJ 2011 L 11, p. 31), 2011/18/CFSP of 14 January 2011 (OJ 2011 L 11, p. 36) and 2011/221/CFSP of 6 April 2011 (OJ 2011 L 93, p. 20), amending Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire, and, secondly, Council Regulations (EU) No 25/2011 of 14 January 2011 (OJ 2011 L 11, p. 1) and (EU) No 330/2011 of 6 April 2011 (OJ 2011 L 93, p. 10), amending Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire — No individual notification of the decision — Case of force majeure
   
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeals;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Mr Laurent Gbagbo, Mr Katinan Justin Koné, Ms Akissi Danièle Boni-Claverie, Mr Alcide Djédjé and Mr Affi Pascal N’Guessan to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 6, 7.1.2012.