Action brought on 31 March 2011 - Ahoua-N'Guetta and Others v Council

(Case T-193/11)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicants: Timothée Ahoua-N'Guetta (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire), Jacques André Monoko Daligou (Abidjan), Bruno Walé Ekpo (Abidjan), Félix Tano Kouakou (Abidjan), Hortense Sess (Abidjan); and Joséphine Suzanne Ebah (Abidjan) (represented by: J.-C. Tchikaya, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Forms of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:

-    Annul Council Decision 2011/18/CFSP of 14 January 2011 amending Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d'Ivoire, and 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, in so far as they concern the applicants;

order the Council to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments relied on by the applicants are essentially identical or similar to those submitted in Case T-118/11 Attey v Council

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