Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1755 of 30 September 2016 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

• Published date: 01 October 2016
• Subject Matter: Common foreign and security policy
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 268, 1 October 2016

1.10.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 268/85

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2016/1755

of 30 September 2016

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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1) On 31 July 2015 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 (1).

(2) On 31 March 2016 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/478 (2) adding three persons for a period of 6 months to the list of persons subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annexes II and IV to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333.

(3) In view of the gravity of the situation the Council has decided that the restrictive measures should be maintained for a further period of 6 months and that the reasons for three persons should be amended.

(4) Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

(1) in Article 17, paragraphs 3 and 4 are replaced by the following: ‘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 April 2017. 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 April 2017.’;

(2) Annexes II and IV to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 are amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 30 September 2016.

For the Council

The President

M. LAJČÁK

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(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, and repealing Decision 2011/137/CFSP (OJ L 206, 1.8.2015, p. 34).

(2) 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 85, 1.4.2016, p. 48).

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ANNEX

The entries concerning the persons listed below, as set out in Annexes II and IV to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333, are replaced by the following entries:

‘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. 1 June 1942 Place of birth: Elgubba, Libya. Passport: D001001 (Libya), issued 22 January 2015. Agila Saleh has been the President of the Libyan 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 the President of the Council of Deputies, Saleh has obstructed and undermined the Libyan political transition, including by refusing several times to call a vote on the Government of National Accord (“GNA”). On 23 August 2016, Saleh addressed a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in which he criticised the United Nations' support to the GNA which he described as the imposition “of a group of ...