# Council Decision 2012/36/CFSP of 23 January 2012 amending Decision 2010/639/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus, Article 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Decision 2010/639/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1) in Article 1(1), the following points are added:
(e) ‘for serious violations of human rights or the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus, as listed in Annex V;
(f) and persons or entities benefiting from or supporting the Lukashenka regime as listed in Annex V.’;
(2) in Article 2(1), the following points are inserted:
(c) ‘for serious violations of human rights or the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus, as listed in Annex V;
(d) and persons or entities benefiting from or supporting the Lukashenka regime, as listed in Annex V;’;
(3) in Article 2, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2. No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of such persons listed in Annexes IIIA, IV and V.’;
(4) in Article 3(1), point (a) is replaced by the following:
(a) ‘necessary to satisfy the basic needs of the persons listed in Annexes IIIA, IV and V and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;’.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/36/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-36/article-1
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