Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 3 February 2021

Évariste Boshab v Council of the European Union

Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – Freezing of funds – Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons covered – Obligation to state reasons – Right to be heard – Proof that inclusion and retention on the lists is well founded – Manifest error of assessment – Continuation of the factual and legal circumstances which led to the adoption of the restrictive measures – Right to private and family life – Right to property – Presumption of innocence – Proportionality – Plea of illegality

Case T-111/19



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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
05/03/2021 Boshab v Council
External relations
- Common foreign and security policy
  • External relations
  • - Common foreign and security policy
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2021:54		 03/02/2021 Boshab v Council
External relations
- Common foreign and security policy
  • External relations
  • - Common foreign and security policy
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EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Information)
ECLI:EU:T:2021:54		 03/02/2021 Boshab v Council
External relations
- Common foreign and security policy
  • External relations
  • - Common foreign and security policy
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
29/03/2019 Boshab v Council
External relations
- Common foreign and security policy
  • External relations
  • - Common foreign and security policy
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

Not yet published (General Report - Section 'Information on unpublished decisions')

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.05 Legal acts of the European Union
    2.05.06 Statement of reasons
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.08 Statement of reasons
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.05 Legal acts of the European Union
    2.05.06 Statement of reasons
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.08 Statement of reasons
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.01 Sources of EU law
    1.01.02 General principles of law
      1.01.02.05 Rights of the defence and procedural guarantees
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.41 Right to good administration
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.07 Rights of the defence
        6.01.01.07.01 Disclosure of inculpatory evidence
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.07 Rights of the defence
        6.01.01.07.01 Disclosure of inculpatory evidence
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.10 Judicial review
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.10 Judicial review
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.03 Scope
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.07 Respect for private and family life
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.17 Right to property
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.09 Restriction(s) on the right to property
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.48 Presumption of innocence and right of defence
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.00 General
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.01 Sources of EU law
    1.01.02 General principles of law
      1.01.02.04 Legal certainty
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.10 Judicial review
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.01 Sources of EU law
    1.01.02 General principles of law
      1.01.02.06 Principle of proportionality
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6 External policy
  6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
    6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
      6.01.01.10 Judicial review


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 20/02/2019

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

03/02/2021


References

Publication in the Official Journal

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Name of the parties

Boshab v Council

Notes on Academic Writings

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Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • External relations
  • - Common foreign and security policy

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

septième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

da Silva Passos

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • French

Language(s) of the Opinion

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