Council Regulation (EU) 2017/488
of 21 March 2017
amending Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
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 the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,
Whereas:
Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 conferred powers on the Council to amend Annex VI of that Regulation following a decision by the United Nations Security Council or Sanctions Committee. However, no such conferral was included in Regulation (EU) 2016/44.
Regulation (EU) 2016/44 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: