# Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1889 of 11 November 2019 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela, Introduction: Introductory text

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

Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1889
of 11 November 2019
amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela
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 (CFSP) 2017/2074 of 13 November 2017 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela,
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) 2017/2063 gives effect to several restrictive measures provided for in Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074.
(2)
On 11 November 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/1893, which amended Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 by introducing an article on the processing of personal data by the Council and the High Representative.
(3)
For the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/2063, and in order to ensure maximum legal certainty within the Union, the names of and other relevant data concerning natural and legal persons, entities and bodies whose funds and economic resources are frozen in accordance with that Regulation should be made public. Any processing of personal data must comply with Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(4)
Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1889/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1889/introduction
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.