Introductory text
United Kingdom
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/197
of 9 February 2018
implementing Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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 1183/2005 of 18 July 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of Congof1, and in particular Article 9,
Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1)
On 18 July 2005, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005.
(2)
On 1 February 2018, the United Nations Security Council Committee, established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1533 (2004), added four persons to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures. Those persons should therefore be added to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005. Since two of those persons were already designated under Annex Ia to that Regulation, they should be removed from Annex Ia to that Regulation to be now designated under Annex I to that Regulation.
(3)
Annexes I and Ia to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: