Introductory text

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

On 5 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/119/CFSP^f1.

On 5 March 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/364^f2, which provided that the restrictive measures set out in Decision 2014/119/CFSP should apply until 6 March 2016 in respect of fourteen persons and until 6 June 2015 in respect of four persons.

On 5 June 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/876^f3, which, inter alia, provided that, in respect of two of those four persons, the application of the restrictive measures should be extended until 6 March 2016, and for one of those persons until 6 October 2015. On 5 October 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1781^f4, which provided in respect of that person that the application of the restrictive measures should be extended until 6 March 2016.

The restrictive measures set out in Decision 2014/119/CFSP apply until 6 March 2016 in respect of all persons. On the basis of a review of that Decision, the application of those restrictive measures should be extended until 6 March 2017 in respect of 16 persons, the entry for one person should be deleted and the statements of reasons relating to three persons should be updated.

Decision 2014/119/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: