# Council Regulation (EU) No 432/2013 of 13 May 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, in view of the situation in Somalia, Introduction: Introductory text

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Council Regulation (EU) No 432/2013
of 13 May 2013
amending Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, in view of the situation in Somalia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2010/231/CFSP of 26 April 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Somalia,
Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 imposes restrictive measures against the persons entities and bodies identified in Annex I to that Regulation, as provided for in United Nations’ Security Council Resolution 1844 (2008).
(2)
On 6 March 2013, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2093 (2013) updating the designation criteria applied by the Security Council Sanctions Committee established pursuant to Resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia.
(3)
On 25 April 2013 the Council adopted Decision 2013/201/CFSP, which amends Decision 2010/231/CFSP and updates it with respect to UNSCR 2093 (2013).
(4)
This measure falls within the scope of the Treaty and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement it, in particular with a view to ensuring its uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.
(5)
Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/432/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-432/introduction
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