Council Regulation (EU) No 84/2011Dangos y teitl llawn

Article 1 U.K.

Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is hereby amended as follows:

(1)

Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

1. All funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by the natural or legal persons, entities and bodies listed in Annex I or in Annex IA shall be frozen.

2. No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex I or in Annex IA.

3. The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be prohibited.

4. Annex I shall consist of the natural or legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 2(1)(a) of Council Decision 2010/639/CFSP as amended.

5. Annex IA shall consist of the natural or legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 2(1)(b) of Council Decision 2010/639/CFSP as amended.’.

(2)

The following Article is inserted:

‘Article 2b

1. Annexes I and IA shall include the grounds for the listing of listed persons, entities and bodies.

2. Annexes I and IA shall also include, where available, information necessary to identify the natural or legal persons, entities and bodies concerned. With regard to natural persons, such information may include names including aliases, date and place of birth, nationality, passport and ID card numbers, gender, address, if known, and function or profession. With regard to legal persons, entities and bodies, such information may include names, place and date of registration, registration number and place of business.’.

(3)

Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

1. By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities in the Member States, as indicated in the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources are:

(a) necessary to satisfy the basic needs of persons listed in Annex I or in Annex IA and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;

(b) intended exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services; or

(c) intended exclusively for payment of fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources.

2. By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities in the Member States, as indicated in the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources are necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the Member State concerned has notified the other Member States and the Commission of the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted, at least 2 weeks before the authorisation.

3. Member States shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 1 or 2.’.

(4)

Article 8 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 8

The Commission shall be empowered toamend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States.’.

(5)

The following Article is inserted:

‘Article 8a

1. Where the Council decides to subject a natural or legal person, entity or body to the measures referred to in Article 2(1), it shall amend Annexes I or IA accordingly.

2. The Council shall communicate its decision, including the grounds for the listing, to the natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 1, either directly, if the address is known, or through the publication of a notice, providing such natural or legal person, entity or body with an opportunity to present observations.

3. Where observations are submitted, or where substantial new evidence is presented, the Council shall review its decision and inform the natural or legal person, entity or body accordingly.

4. The lists in Annexes I and IA shall be reviewed in regular intervals and at least every 12 months.’.

(6)

The following Article is inserted:

‘Article 9b

Where there is, in this Regulation, a requirement to notify, inform or otherwise communicate with the Commission, the address and other contact details to be used for such communication shall be those indicated in Annex II.’.

(7)

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

(8)

The text set out in Annex II is inserted into Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 as Annex IA.

(9)

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is amended as set out in Annex III.