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Document 32015D0739
Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/739 of 7 May 2015 amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic
Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/739 of 7 May 2015 amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic
Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/739 of 7 May 2015 amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic
OJ L 117, 8.5.2015, p. 49–51
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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8.5.2015 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 117/49 |
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2015/739
of 7 May 2015
amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
On 23 December 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/798/CFSP (1) following the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2127 (2013). |
(2) |
On 22 January 2015, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2196 (2015). |
(3) |
UNSCR 2196 (2015) provides for certain amendments to the criteria for restrictions on admission and the freezing of funds and economic resources for persons or entities designated by the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 57 of UNSCR 2127 (2013). |
(4) |
Further Union action is needed in order to implement certain amendments. |
(5) |
Decision 2013/798/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2013/798/CFSP shall be amended as follows:
(1) |
the following Article is inserted: ‘Article 1a Member States shall, upon discovery, seize, register and dispose of (such as through destruction, rendering inoperable, storage or transferring to a State other than the originating or destination States for disposal) items the supply, sale, transfer or export of which is prohibited under Article 1.’ |
(2) |
in Article 2(1), point (a) is replaced by the following:
; |
(3) |
in Article 2a, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of the persons designated by the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 57 of UNSCR 2127 (2013) (“the Committee”) as persons engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR, including acts that threaten or violate transitional agreements, or that threaten or impede the political transition process, including a transition towards free and fair democratic elections, or that fuel violence, including persons:
as listed in the Annex to this Decision.’ |
(4) |
in Article 2b, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. All funds and economic resources owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the persons or entities designated by the Committee as engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR, including acts that threaten or violate transitional agreements, or that threaten or impede the political transition process, including a transition towards free and fair democratic elections, or that fuel violence, including persons and entities:
shall be frozen. The persons and entities referred to in this paragraph are listed in the Annex.’ |
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 7 May 2015.
For the Council
The President
E. RINKĒVIČS
(1) Council Decision 2013/798/CFSP of 23 December 2013 concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic (OJ L 352, 24.12.2013, p. 51).