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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/276

of 25 February 2016

implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus(1), and in particular Article 8a(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1) On 18 May 2006, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 765/2006.

(2) On 25 February 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/280 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus(2), extending the application of the restrictive measures until 28 February 2017 and amending Annex I and deleting Annex II to that Decision.

(3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 February 2016.

For the Council

The President

K.H.D.M. Dijkhoff

ANNEX

“ANNEX I Persons referred to in Article 2(1)

	NamesTranscription of Belarusian spellingTranscription of Russian spelling	Names(Belarusian spelling)	Names(Russian spelling)	Identifying Information	Reasons for listing
1.	Navumau, Uladzimir Uladzimiravich Naumov, Vladimir Vladimirovich	НАВУМАЎ, Уладзiмiр Уладзiмiравiч	НАУМОВ, Владимир Владимирович	DOB: 7.2.1956 POB: Smolensk (Russia)	Failed to take action to investigate the case of the unresolved disappearances of Yuri Zakharenko, Viktor Gonchar, Anatoly Krasovski and Dmitri Zavadski in Belarus in 1999-2000. Former Minister of Interior and also former Head of the President's Security Service. As a Minister of Interior he was responsible for the repression of peaceful demonstrations until his retirement on 6 April 2009 for health reasons. Received a residence in the Drozdy nomenklatura district in Minsk from the Presidential Administration. In October 2014, was awarded the Order “For Merit” III degree by President Lukashenka.
2.	Paulichenka, Dzmitry Valerievich Pavlichenko, Dmitri Valerievich (Pavlichenko, Dmitriy Valeriyevich)	ПАЎЛIЧЭНКА, Дзмiтрый Валер'евiч	ПАВЛИЧЕНКО, Дмитрий Валериевич	DOB: 1966 POB: Vitebsk Белорусская ассоциация ветеранов спецподразделений войск МВД “Честь” 220028, Минск Маяковского, 111	Key person in the unresolved disappearances of Yuri Zakharenko, Viktor Gonchar, Anatoly Krasovski and Dmitri Zavadski in Belarus in 1999-2000. Former Head of the Special Response Group at the Ministry of Interior (SOBR). Businessman, Head of “Honour”, the Ministry of Interior's Association of the veterans from special forces from the Ministry of Interior.
3.	Sheiman, Viktar Uladzimiravich (Sheyman, Viktar Uladzimiravich) Sheiman, Viktor Vladimirovich (Sheyman, Viktor Vladimirovich)	ШЭЙМАН, Biктap Уладзiмiравiч	ШЕЙМАН, Виктор Владимирович	DOB: 26.5.1958 POB: Hrodna region Address: Управлениe Делами Президента ул. К.Маркса, 38 220016, г. Минск	Head of the Management Department of the President's Administration. Responsible for the unresolved disappearances of Yuri Zakharenko, Viktor Gonchar, Anatoly Krasovski and Dmitri Zavadski in Belarus in 1999-2000. Former Secretary of the Security Council. Sheiman remains a Special Assistant/Aid to the President.
4.	Sivakau, Iury Leanidavich (Sivakau, Yury Leanidavich) Sivakov, Iury (Yurij, Yuri) Leonidovich	СIВАКАЎ, Юрый Леанiдавiч	СИВАКОВ, Юрий Леонидович	DOB: 5.8.1946 POB: Onory, Sakhalin Region Address: Белорусская ассоциация ветеранов спецподразделений войск МВД “Честь” 220028, Минск Маяковского, 111	Orchestrated the unresolved disappearances of Yuri Zakharenko, Viktor Gonchar, Anatoly Krasovski and Dmitri Zavadski in Belarus in 1999-2000. Former Minister of Tourism and Sports, former Minister of Interior and former Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration.”

(1)

OJ L 134, 20.5.2006, p. 1.

(2)

Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/280 of 25 February 2016 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (see page 30 of this Official Journal).