COUNCIL DECISION 2014/750/CFSP
of 30 October 2014
amending Council 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).
(2)
On the basis of a review of Decision 2012/642/CFSP, the restrictive measures against Belarus should be extended until 31 October 2015.
(3)
The Council considers that there are no longer grounds for keeping certain persons and entities on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP.
(4)
Furthermore, the information relating to certain persons and entities on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP should be updated.
(5)
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 2015. It shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’
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(2)
The Annex is hereby amended as 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, 30 October 2014.