Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 14 April 2015

1. Judicial proceedingsIntroduction of new pleas during the proceedingsInadequate statement of reasonsPlea which may be invoked at any stage of the proceedings (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 48(2)) (see para. 44)

2. Judicial proceedingsIntroduction of new pleas during the proceedingsAmplification of a plea made earlierAdmissibility (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 48(2)) (see para. 45)

3. European UnionJudicial review of the legality of the acts of the institutionsRegulation imposing restrictive measures taken against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda network and the TalibanAmbit of the review (Council Regulation No 881/2002, Annex I; Commission Regulation No 954/2009) (see paras 62-71)

Re:

APPLICATION for annulment of Commission Regulation (EC) No 954/2009 of 13 October 2009 amending for the 114th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban (OJ 2009 L 269, p. 20), in so far as that act concerns the applicant.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Annuls Commission Regulation (EC) No 954/2009 of 13 October 2009 amending for the 114th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, in so far as that measure concerns Mr Chafiq Ayadi;

2. Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay both the costs incurred by Mr Ayadi and the sums advanced by the General Court by way of legal aid;

3. Orders Ireland and the Council of the European Union to bear their own costs.