On 3 March 2015, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution (UNSCR) 2206 (2015), in view of its grave alarm and concern regarding the conflict between the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and opposition forces since December 2013, its concern over the resulting great human suffering and its strong condemnation of past and ongoing human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law, as well as over the large-scale displacement of persons and the deepening humanitarian crisis. The Security Council stressed the responsibility borne by all parties to the conflict for the suffering of the people of South Sudan. It also determined that the situation in South Sudan constitutes a threat to international peace and security in the region.

Paragraphs 9 and 12 of UNSCR 2206 (2015) provide for restrictive measures in the form of travel restrictions and asset freezes that may be applied in relation to persons and entities designated by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to paragraph 16 of UNSCR 2206 (2015) (‘the Committee’). Paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 of UNSCR 2206 (2015) also provide for criteria for designating persons and entities to be subject to the restrictive measures set out in paragraphs 9 and 12 of that Resolution.

For the sake of clarity, the restrictive measures imposed by Decision 2014/449/CFSP and the restrictive measures provided for by UNSCR 2206 (2015) should be integrated into a single legal instrument.

Decision 2014/449/CFSP should therefore be repealed accordingly.

Further Union action is needed to implement certain measures,