Introductory text
United Kingdom
Council Decision 2011/666/CFSP
of 10 October 2011
amending Decision 2010/639/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 25 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/639/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against certain officials of Belarusf1.
(2)
On the basis of a review of Decision 2010/639/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be extended until 31 October 2012.
(3)
In view of the gravity of the situation in Belarus, additional persons should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex IIIA to Decision 2010/639/CFSP.
(4)
Furthermore, the information relating to certain persons and to an entity listed in Annex IIIA to that Decision should be updated.
(5)
It is necessary to include a derogation to the asset freeze in Decision 2010/639/CFSP in order to ensure that EU companies are not prohibited from recovering funds owed to them by the listed entities under contracts entered into prior to the listing of those entities.
(6)
Decision 2010/639/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: