Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/357 of 5 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine

• Published date: 06 March 2015
• Subject Matter: Common foreign and security policy
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 62, 6 March 2015

6.3.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 62/1

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COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/357

of 5 March 2015

implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 of 5 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (1), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 5 March 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 208/2014.

(2) On the basis of a review by the Council, the entries for 18 persons should be amended.

(3) Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 is replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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, 5 March 2015.

For the Council

The President

D. REIZNIECE-OZOLA

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(1) OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, p. 1.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 2

	Name	Identifying information	Statement of reasons	Date of listing
1.	Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych (Віктор Федорович Янукович), Viktor Fedorovich Yanukovich (Виктор Фёдорович Янукович)	born on 9 July 1950 in Yenakiieve (Donetsk oblast), former President of Ukraine	Person subject to criminal proceedings by the Ukrainian authorities for the misappropriation of public funds or assets.	6.3.2014
2.	Vitalii Yuriyovych Zakharchenko (Віталій Юрійович Захарченко), Vitaliy Yurievich Zakharchenko (Виталий Юрьевич Захарченко)	born on 20 January 1963 in Kostiantynivka (Donetsk oblast), former Minister of Internal Affairs	Person subject to criminal proceedings by the Ukrainian authorities for the misappropriation of public funds or assets.	6.3.2014
3.	Viktor Pavlovych Pshonka (Віктор Павлович Пшонка)	born on 6 February 1954 in Serhiyivka (Donetsk oblast), former Prosecutor General of Ukraine	Person subject to criminal proceedings by the Ukrainian authorities for the misappropriation of public funds or assets.	6.3.2014
4.	Olena Leonidivna Lukash (Олена Леонідівна Лукаш), Elena Leonidovna Lukash (Елена Леонидовна Лукаш)	born on 12 November 1976 in Rîbnița (Moldova), former Minister of Justice	Person subject to investigations by the Ukrainian authorities for the abuse of office as a public office-holder in order to procure an unjustified advantage for herself or for a third party and thereby causing a loss to Ukrainian public funds.	6.3.2014
5.	Andrii Petrovych Kliuiev (Андрій Петрович Клюєв), Andriy Petrovych Klyuyev	born on 12 August 1964 in Donetsk, former Head of Administration of President of Ukraine	Person subject to criminal proceedings by the Ukrainian authorities for the

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