Commission Regulation (EC) No 678/2008 of 16 July 2008 amending for the 97th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban
| Published date | 17 July 2008 |
| Subject Matter | Common foreign and security policy |
| Official Gazette Publication | Official Journal of the European Union, L 189, 17 July 2008 |
| 17.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 189/23 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 678/2008
of 16 July 2008
amending for the 97th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,
Whereas:
| (1) | Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation. |
| (2) | On 1 and on 3 July 2008, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly. |
| (3) | In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 July 2008.
For the Commission
Eneko LANDÁBURU
Director-General for External Relations
(1) OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2008 (OJ L 161, 20.6.2008, p. 25).
ANNEX
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:
| (1) | The following entries shall be added under the heading ‘Natural persons’:
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