COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1017/2012
of 6 November 2012
implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (1), and in particular Article 8a(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 18 May 2006, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus.
(2)
On the basis of a review of Council Decision 2010/639/CFSP of 25 October 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (2), the Council decided that the restrictive measures should be extended until 31 October 2013 and that information relating to listed persons and entities should be updated.
(3)
For the sake of clarity, the measures imposed by Decision 2010/639/CFSP have been integrated into Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (3) which replaces Decision 2010/639/CFSP. Decision 2012/642/CFSP also consolidates the lists of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures into a single annex.
(4)
The lists of natural or legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annexes I, IA and IB to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 have been consolidated into a single Annex I. The information relating to listed natural or legal persons, entities and bodies should be updated.
(5)
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The text set out in Annexes I, IA and IB to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 November 2012.