REQUEST N° 2010-046 Pays/Territoire Côte d'Ivoire Type de cour Nationale - cour supérieure Date Oct 27, 2010 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal Supreme Court Siège de la cour Abidjan Numéro de référence N° 2010-046 Sujet Questions juridiques, Déchets et substances dangereuses Mot clé Responsabilité/indemnisation Accord international-texte Pollution marine (imputable aux navires) Pollution de la mer (immersion de déchets) Pollution par les hydrocarbures Infractions/sanctions Évaluation des ressources/des dommages Résumé In this case, the plaintiff is the captain of an oil tanker who is accused by the Antipollution Centre (CIAPOL), a unit of the Ministry of Environment in charge of fighting marine based pollution, to have spilled oil within the harbour and the surrounding of the port in Abidjan. As a result the CIAPOL requested the captain of the tanker to pay a 20 million CFA Franc penalty.The plaintiff challenges the penalty decision of the CIAPOL in front of the Supreme Court. The court considered that the decision taken by CIAPOL was a violation of the rule of procedure as the article 108 of the Environmental Code which provides that the administration can only settle a dispute outside of the tribunal but cannot take any unilateral decision. In that case, the court considered that the decision to fine the captain was a unilateral decision and not a dispute settlement and therefore was not in line with the Environmental Code. Consequently, the Court annulled the decision of the CIAPOL Texte intégral REQUETE N° 2010-046 REP DU 16 MARS 2010.pdf Site web www.consetat.ci