Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 July 2006 - Chafiq Ayadi v Council
(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda network and the Taliban - Competence of the Community - Freezing of funds - Fundamental rights - Jus cogens - Review by the Court - Action for annulment)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Chafiq Ayadi (Dublin, Ireland) (represented by: initially by A. Lyon, H. Miller and M. Willis-Stewart, Solicitors, and S. Cox, Barrister, and subsequently by A. Lyon, H. Miller and S. Cox)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Vitsentzatos and M. Bishop, Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented: initially by J. Collins, and subsequently by R. Caudwell, Agents, and by S. Moore, Barrister) and Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. Brown and M. Wilderspin, Agents)
Re:
The partial annulment of Council Regulation No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (OJ 2002 L 139, p. 9)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders the applicant to bear, in addition to his own costs, those of the Council;
Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Commission to bear their own costs.
____________1 - OJ C 289, 23.11.2002.