Article 1 U.K.

Decision 2010/639/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

(1)

in Article 1(1), the following points are added:

‘(e)

for serious violations of human rights or the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus, as listed in Annex V;

(f)

and persons or entities benefiting from or supporting the Lukashenka regime as listed in Annex V.’;

(2)

in Article 2(1), the following points are inserted:

‘(c)

for serious violations of human rights or the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus, as listed in Annex V;

(d)

and persons or entities benefiting from or supporting the Lukashenka regime, as listed in Annex V;’;

(3)

in Article 2, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2. No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of such persons listed in Annexes IIIA, IV and V.’;

(4)

in Article 3(1), point (a) is replaced by the following:

‘(a)

necessary to satisfy the basic needs of the persons listed in Annexes IIIA, IV and V and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;’.

Article 2 U.K.

The Annex to this Decision shall be added to Decision 2010/639/CFSP as Annex V.

Article 3 U.K.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 23 January 2012.

For the Council

The President

C. Ashton