COUNCIL DECISION 2012/97/CFSP
of 17 February 2012
amending Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 15 February 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (1).
(2)
On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/101/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 20 February 2013.
(3)
However, 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 2011/101/CFSP apply.
(4)
In order to facilitate further the dialogue between the EU and the Government of Zimbabwe, the travel ban imposed on the two members of the re-engagement team of the Zimbabwe Government listed under Decision 2011/101/CFSP should be suspended.
(5)
The information relating to certain persons and entities included on the list in the Annex to Decision 2011/101/CFSP should be updated,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1)
Article 10 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 10
1. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
2. This Decision shall apply until 20 February 2013.
3. The measures referred to in Article 4(1), in so far as they apply to persons listed in Annex II, shall be suspended until 20 February 2013.
4. This Decision shall be kept under constant review and shall be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’;
(2)
the Annex shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Decision and the term ‘Annex’ shall be replaced by ‘Annex I’ throughout Decision 2011/101/CFSP;
(3)
Annex II to this Decision shall be added as Annex II to Decision 2011/101/CFSP.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 17 February 2012.