THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP of 28 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya,
Having regard to the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision 2011/137/CFSP.
(2)
On 27 March 2015, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution UNSCR 2213 (2015) providing, inter alia, for certain amendments to the criteria for listing in relation to travel restrictions and the asset freeze measures.
(3)
The Security Council Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1970 (2011) updated the list of persons and entities subject to travel restrictions and asset freeze measures, inter alia by specifying the information concerning the entities whose funds, frozen on 16 September 2011, are to remain frozen.
(4)
On 26 May 2015, Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP was amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/818 to give effect to the measures adopted by UNSCR 2213 (2015) and to provide for the application of asset freeze measures as set out in UNSCR 2213 (2015) to other persons and entities not covered by Annexes I, III or VII to Decision 2011/137/CFSP. Moreover, the Council also amended the criteria for the application of the travel restrictions and asset freeze measures to persons, entities and bodies listed in Annexes II and IV to Decision 2011/137/CFSP, in line with the clarifications provided in recitals 7-12 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/818.
(5)
This measure falls within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and, therefore, notably with a view to ensuring its uniform application by economic operators in all Member States, regulatory action at the level of the Union is necessary in order to implement it.
(6)
Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: