COUNCIL DECISION 2013/534/CFSP
of 29 October 2013
amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 15 October 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/642/CFSP (1) which imposes restrictive measures against Belarus. Those measures apply until 31 October 2013.
(2)
On the basis of a review of Decision 2012/642/CFSP, those restrictive measures should be extended until 31 October 2014.
(3)
In view of the continuing gravity of the situation in Belarus, the Council considers that three persons should be added to the list of persons and entities to which the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2012/642/CFSP apply.
(4)
The Council also considers that there are no longer grounds for keeping certain persons and entities on the list of persons and entities to which the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2012/642/CFSP apply.
(5)
Furthermore, the information relating to certain persons and entities set out in the Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP should be updated.
(6)
Decision 2012/642/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2012/642/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1)
in Article 8, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
"2. This Decision shall apply until 31 October 2014. It shall be kept under constant review. It may be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.".
(2)
the Annex is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 29 October 2013.