COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/275
of 19 February 2015
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (1), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 lists the persons and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2)
Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP (2) identifies the natural and legal persons to whom restrictions are to apply as provided for in Article 5 of that Decision, and Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 gives effect to that Decision to the extent that action at Union level is required.
(3)
On 19 February 2015, the Council decided to remove the names of five deceased persons to whom the restrictions should apply. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should be amended to ensure consistency with that decision of the Council.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 is amended in accordance with 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, 19 February 2015.