Order of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 July 2011 – Boni-Claverie v Council

(Case T-350/11)

Common Foreign and Security Policy – Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire – Action for annulment – Time-limit for bringing an action – Out of time – Clear inadmissibility

1.                     Actions for annulment – Time-limits – Matter of public policy – Examination by the EU judicature of its own motion (Art. 263, sixth para., TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 102(1) and (2)) (see paras 11-12)

2.                     Actions for annulment – Time-limits – Starting point – Publication date of the measure in question (Arts 263, fourth and sixth paras, TFEU and 275, second para., TFEU; Council Regulation No 560/2005; Council Decision 2010/656) (see para. 16)

Re:

APPLICATION for annulment, first, of Council Decision 2011/18/CFSP of 14 January 2011 amending Decision 2010/656 renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire (OJ 2011 L 11, p. 36), and, secondly, of Council Regulation (EU) No 25/2011 of 14 January 2011 amending 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 (OJ 2011 L 11, p. 1) and of Council Regulation (EU) No 330/2011 of 6 April 2011 amending Regulation No 560/2005 (OJ 2011 L 93, p. 10), in so far as they concern the applicant.

Operative part

1. The action is dismissed.

2. Mrs Akisi Danièle Boni-Claverie is ordered to bear her own costs.

3. There is no need to adjudicate on the applications for accelerated procedure and priority judgment.