Council Regulation (EU) No 521/2013Show full title

Article 1 U.K.

Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 is amended as follows:

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The following Article is inserted:

“Article 2a

1. Annex I shall include the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies designated by the Sanctions Committee or the United Nations Security Council as:

(a) persons or entities acting in violation of the arms embargo and related measures as laid down in Article 1 of Decision 2010/788/ CFSP and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 of 13 June 2005 imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of the Democratic Republic of Congo(1),

(b) political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who impede the disarmament and the voluntary repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups,

(c) political and military leaders of Congolese militias receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration processes,

(d) political and military leaders operating in the DRC and recruiting or using children in armed conflict contrary to applicable international law,

(e) individuals or entities operating in the DRC and committing serious violations involving the targeting of children or women in situations of armed conflict, including killing and maiming, sexual violence, abduction, and forced displacement,

(f) individuals or entities obstructing the access to or the distribution of humanitarian assistance in the eastern part of the DRC,

(g) individuals or entities illegally supporting armed groups in the eastern part of the DRC through illicit trade of natural resources, including gold,

(h) individuals or entities acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated individual or entity owned or controlled by a designated individual,

(i) individuals or entities who plan, sponsor or participate in attacks against peacekeepers of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO).

2. Annex I shall include the grounds for listing natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, as provided by the UN Security Council or by the Sanctions Committee.

3. Annex I shall also include, where available, information necessary to identify the natural or legal persons, entities and bodies concerned, as provided by the UN Security Council or by the Sanctions Committee. With regard to natural persons, such information may include names, including aliases, date and place of birth, nationality, passport and identity 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. Annex I shall also include the date of designation by the UN Security Council or by the Sanctions Committee.”

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Article 9 is replaced by the following:

“Article 9

1. Where the UN Security Council or the Sanctions Committee designates a natural or legal person, entity or body, the Council shall include such natural or legal person, entity or body in Annex I.

2. The Council shall communicate its decision, including the grounds for 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. Where the UN Security Council or the Sanctions Committee decides to delist a natural or legal person, entity or body, or to amend the identification data for a listed natural or legal person, entity or body, the Council shall amend Annex I accordingly.

5. The Commission shall be empowered to amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member Sates.”

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OJ L 152, 15.6.2005, p. 1."