Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/478 of 31 March 2016 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

• Published date: 01 April 2016
• Subject Matter: Common foreign and security policy
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 85, 1 April 2016

2016D0478 — EN — 01.04.2016 — 000.002

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►B COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2016/478 of 31 March 2016 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (OJ L 085 1.4.2016, p. 48)

Corrected by:

►C1	Corrigendum, OJ L 098, 14.4.2016, p. 6 (2016/478)
►C2	Corrigendum, OJ L 243, 10.9.2016, p. 16 (2016/478)

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2016/478

of 31 March 2016

amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

Article 1

Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 is amended as follows:

(1) the persons listed in the Annex to this Decision are added to the list set out in Annexes II and IV;

(2) in Article 17, the following paragraphs are added:

‘3. The measures referred to in Article 8(2) shall apply with regard to entry numbers 16, 17 and 18 in Annex II until 2 October 2016.

4. The measures referred to in Article 9(2) shall apply with regard to entry numbers 21, 22 and 23 in Annex IV until 2 October 2016.’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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ANNEX

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‘ANNEX II

List of persons and entities referred to in Article 8(2)

A. PERSONS

	Name	Identifying information	Reasons	Date of listing
16.	SALEH ISSA GWAIDER, Agila	d.o.b. 1944 (unconfirmed)	Agila Saleh has been President of the Libyan Council of Deputies in the House of Representatives since 5 August 2014. On 17 December 2015 Saleh stated his opposition to the Libya Political Agreement signed on 17 December 2015. As President of the Council of Deputies Saleh has obstructed and undermined the Libyan political transition, including by refusing to hold a vote in the House of Representatives on 23 February 2016 on the Government of National Accord (“GNA”). On 23 February 2016 Saleh decided to create a committee which is expected to meet other members of the “Libyan-Libyan process” which is opposed to the Libya Political Agreement.	►C2 1.4.2016 ◄
17.	GHWELL, Khalifa a.k.a. AL GHWEIL, Khalifa AL-GHAWAIL, Khalifa	d.o.b. 1964 Misratah	Khalifa Ghwell is the so-called “Prime Minister and Defence Minister” of the internationally unrecognised General National Congress (“GNC”) (also known as the “National Salvation Government”), and as such is responsible for their activities. On 7 July 2015 Khalifa Ghwell showed his support for the Steadfastness Front (Alsomood), a new military force of 7 brigades to prevent a unity government from forming in Tripoli, by attending the signing ceremony to inaugurate the force

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