http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2011/577

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2011

of 16 June 2011

amending for the 149th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan1, and in particular Article 7(1)(a), and 7a(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.

(2)

On 26 May 2011 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove two natural persons from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply and on 12 May amended seventy entries on the list.

(3)

Additionally, a further deletion should be made following the Sanctions Committee’s decision of 20 April 2011 to amend three entries on its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. The Commission adopted Regulation (EU) No 480/20112 in order to give effect to the Sanctions Committee’s decision of 20 April 2011. However, the amendment of the entry ‘Benevolence International Foundation’ should be complemented by the deletion of an separate entry, ‘Stichting Benevolence International Nederland’, from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002.

(4)

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.

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