Action brought on 14 March 2011 -Yoro v Council of the European Union

(Case T-146/11)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Claude Yoro (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) (represented by: G. Collard, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Forms of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

declare that, concerning the applicant, Mr Claude YORO, Council Regulation (EU) No 25/2011 of 14 January 2011 and Council Decision 2011/18/CFSP of 14 January 2011, published on 15 January 2011 in the Official Journal of the European Union, have no factual basis,

consequently,

annul Council Regulation (EU) No 25/2011 of 14 January 2011 and Council Decision 2011/18/CFSP of 14 January 2011;

in the alterntive, order that the name of Mr Claude YORO be removed from the lists annexed to the aforementioned Regulation and the aforementioned Decision.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and principal arguments raised by the applicant are, in essence, identical or similar to those raised in Case T-137/11 Guiai Bi Poin v Council.

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