Order of the General Court of 13 December 2023 – LAICO v Council

(Case T-629/22) ¹

(Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures taken against Libya – List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Removal of the applicant’s name from the list of persons concerned – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Libyan African Investment Company (LAICO) (Tripoli, Libya) (represented by: A. Bahrami and N. Korogiannakis, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M.-C. Cadilhac, acting as Agent, and by B. Maingain, lawyer)

Re:

By its application under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment, first, of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/1315 of 26 July 2022 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (OJ 2022 L 198, p. 19), in so far as it maintains the applicant’s name on the list of entities set out in Annex IV to Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, and repealing Decision 2011/137/CFSP (OJ 2015 L 206, p. 34), and, secondly, of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1308 of 26 July 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (OJ 2022 L 198, p. 1), in so far as that regulation maintains the applicant’s name on the list of entities set out in Annex III to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 January 2016 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (OJ 2016 L 12, p. 1).

Operative part of the order

1.    There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.

2.    The Council of the European Union shall pay the costs.

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¹     OJ C 451, 28.11.2022.