Introductory text

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 of 12 April 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire^f1, and in particular Article 11a(5) and 11a(6) thereof,

Whereas:

On 12 April 2005, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.

The Council carried out a review of the list set out in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005, in accordance with Article 11a(6) of that Regulation.

The Council has determined that the restrictive measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 with regard to the persons listed in Annex IA should be maintained for five of the listed persons.

The General Court of the European Union, by its judgment on 14 January 2015 in Case T-406/13^f2, annulled Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 479/2014^f3 implementing Regulation (EC) No 560/2005, in so far as it concerned Mr Marcel Gossio. Following that annulment, the entry concerning Marcel Gossio should also be removed from Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.

On 26 February 2015, the Sanctions Committee established pursuant to United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Côte d'Ivoire removed one person from the list of persons subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 9 and 12 of that Resolution. The entry for that person should be deleted from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.

In addition, the Sanctions Committee updated other entries for the persons subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 9 and 12 of UN Security Council Resolution 1572 (2004)

The list of persons subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annexes I and IA to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: