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<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>24.1.2023&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 22/18</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/159
of 23 January 2023
amending Decision 2011/72/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia
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:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>On 31&#160;January 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/72/CFSP&#160;<a>(<span>1</span>)</a> concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/72/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be extended until 31&#160;January 2024. In addition, in the Annex to that Decision, the statements of reasons and the identifying information should be amended for five persons and the identifying information should be updated for four other persons.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>Decision 2011/72/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2011/72/CFSP is amended as follows:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>Article&#160;5 is replaced by the following:</p><div><p>&#8216;Article&#160;5</p><div><p>1.&#160;&#160;&#160;This Decision shall apply until 31&#160;January 2024.</p></div><div><p>2.&#160;&#160;&#160;This Decision shall be kept under constant review. It may be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.&#8217;</p></div></div>;</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>the Annex is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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, 23 January 2023.
For the Council
The President
J. BORRELL FONTELLES
( 1 ) Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP of 31 January 2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia ( OJ L 28, 2.2.2011, p. 62 ).
ANNEX
In the Annex to Decision 2011/72/CFSP, the following entries in section ‘A. List of persons and entities referred to in Article 1’, are replaced by the entries below:
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Identifying information</p></td><td><p>Grounds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#8216;3.</p></td><td><p>Moncef Ben Mohamed Ben Rhouma TRABELSI</p></td><td><p>Nationality: Tunisian</p><p>POB: Tunis, Tunisia</p><p>DOB: 4&#160;March 1944</p><p>ID no: 05000799</p><p>Issuing country: Tunisia</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Other information: deceased, managing director, son of Saida DHERIF, married to Yamina SOUIEI</p></td><td><p>Person (deceased) whose activities are subject to judicial proceedings, or an asset recovery process following a final court ruling, by the Tunisian authorities for complicity in the misappropriation of public monies by a public office-holder, complicity in the misuse of office by a public office-holder to procure an unjustified advantage for a third party and to cause a loss to the administration, exerting wrongful influence over a public office-holder with a view to obtaining directly or indirectly an advantage for another person.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9.</p></td><td><p>Mohamed Naceur Ben Mohamed Ben Rhouma TRABELSI</p></td><td><p>Nationality: Tunisian</p><p>POB: Tunis, Tunisia</p><p>DOB: 24&#160;June 1948</p><p>Last known address: 20 rue El Achfat &#8211; Carthage &#8211; Tunis, Tunisia</p><p>ID no: 00104253</p><p>Issuing country: Tunisia</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Other information: deceased, acting manager of an agricultural undertaking, son of Saida DHERIF, married to Nadia MAKNI</p></td><td><p>Person (deceased) whose activities are subject to judicial proceedings, or an asset recovery process following a final court ruling, by the Tunisian authorities for complicity in the misappropriation of public monies by a public office-holder, complicity in the misuse of office by a public office-holder to procure an unjustified advantage for a third party and to cause a loss to the administration, and exerting wrongful influence over a public office-holder with a view to obtaining directly or indirectly an advantage for another person.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12.</p></td><td><p>Mohamed Adel Ben Mohamed Ben Rehouma TRABELSI</p></td><td><p>Nationality: Tunisian</p><p>POB: Tunis, Tunisia</p><p>DOB: 26&#160;April 1950</p><p>ID no: 00178522</p><p>Issuing country: Tunisia</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Other information: deceased, managing director, son of Saida DHERIF, married to Souad BEN JEMIA</p></td><td><p>Person (deceased) whose activities are subject to judicial proceedings, or an asset recovery process following a final court ruling, by the Tunisian authorities for complicity in the misappropriation of public monies by a public office-holder, complicity in the misuse of office by a public office-holder to procure an unjustified advantage for a third party and to cause a loss to the administration, and exerting wrongful influence over a public office-holder with a view to obtaining directly or indirectly an advantage for another person.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13.</p></td><td><p>Mohamed Mourad Ben Mohamed Ben Rehouma TRABELSI</p></td><td><p>Nationality: Tunisian</p><p>POB: Tunis, Tunisia</p><p>DOB: 25&#160;September 1955</p><p>Last known address: 20 rue Ibn Chabat &#8211; Salammb&#244; &#8211; Carthage &#8211; Tunis, Tunisia</p><p>ID no: 05150331</p><p>Issuing country: Tunisia</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Other information: deceased, CEO, son of Saida DHERIF, married to Hela BELHAJ</p></td><td><p>Person (deceased) whose activities are subject to judicial proceedings, or an asset recovery process following a final court ruling, by the Tunisian authorities for complicity in the misappropriation of public monies by a public office-holder, complicity in the misuse of office by a public office-holder to procure an unjustified advantage for a third party and to cause a loss to the administration, and exerting wrongful influence over a public office-holder with a view to obtaining directly or indirectly an advantage for another person.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21.</p></td><td><p>Houssem Ben Mohamed Naceur Ben Mohamed TRABELSI</p></td><td><p>Nationality: Tunisian</p><p>DOB: 18&#160;September 1976</p><p>ID no: 05412560</p><p>Issuing country: Tunisia</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Other information: CEO, son of Najia JERIDI</p></td><td><p>Person subject to judicial proceedings, or an asset recovery process following a final court ruling, by the Tunisian authorities for complicity in the misappropriation of public monies by a public office-holder, complicity in the misuse of office by a public office-holder to procure an unjustified advantage for a third party and to cause a loss to the administration, and exerting wrongful influence over a public office-holder with a view to obtaining directly or indirectly an advantage for another person.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35.</p></td><td><p>Slaheddine Ben Haj Hamda Ben Haj Hassen BEN ALI</p></td><td><p>Nationality: Tunisian</p><p>DOB: 28&#160;October 1938</p><p>ID no: 02810614</p><p>Issuing country: Tunisia</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Other information: deceased, son of Selma HASSEN, widower of Selma MANSOUR</p></td><td><p>Person (deceased) whose activities are subject to judicial proceedings, or an asset recovery process following a final court ruling, by the Tunisian authorities for complicity in the misappropriation of public monies by a public office-holder, complicity in the misuse of office by a public office-holder to procure an unjustified advantage for a third party and to cause a loss to the administration, and exerting wrongful influence over a public office-holder with a view to obtaining directly or indirectly an advantage for another person.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>42.</p></td><td><p>Ghazoua Bent Hamed Ben Taher BOUAOUINA</p></td><td><p>Nationality: Tunisian</p><p>POB: Monastir</p><p>DOB: 30&#160;August 1982</p><p>ID no: 08434380</p><p>Issuing country: Tunisia</p><p>Gender: female</p><p>Other information: daughter of Hayet BEN ALI, married to Badreddine BENNOUR</p></td><td><p>Person subject to judicial proceedings, or an asset recovery process following a final court ruling, by the Tunisian authorities for complicity in the misappropriation of public monies by a public office-holder, complicity in the misuse of office by a public office-holder to procure an unjustified advantage for a third party and to cause a loss to the administration, and exerting wrongful influence over a public office-holder with a view to obtaining directly or indirectly an advantage for another person, and associated with Hayet Ben Ali (No&#160;33).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>46.</p></td><td><p>Mehdi Ben Tijani Ben Haj Hamda Ben Haj Hassen BEN ALI</p></td><td><p>Nationality: Tunisian, French</p><p>POB: Paris, France</p><p>DOB: 27&#160;October 1966</p><p>ID no: 05515496</p><p>Issuing country: Tunisia</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Other information: deceased, company director, son of Paulette HAZAT</p></td><td><p>Person (deceased) whose activities are subject to judicial proceedings, or an asset recovery process following a final court ruling, by the Tunisian authorities for complicity in the misappropriation of public monies by a public office-holder, complicity in the misuse of office by a public office-holder (ex-President Ben Ali) to procure an unjustified advantage for a third party and to cause a loss to the administration, and exerting wrongful influence over a public office-holder with a view to obtaining directly or indirectly an advantage for another person.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>48.</p></td><td><p>Sofiene Ben Habib Ben Haj Hamda BEN ALI</p></td><td><p>Nationality: Tunisian</p><p>POB: Tunis, Tunisia</p><p>DOB: 28&#160;August 1974</p><p>Last known address: 23 rue Ali Zlitni, El&#160;Manar&#160;2 &#8211; Tunis, Tunisia</p><p>ID no: 04622472</p><p>Issuing country: Tunisia</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Other information: deceased, sales director, son of Leila DEROUICHE</p></td><td><p>Person (deceased) whose activities are subject to judicial proceedings, or an asset recovery process following a final court ruling, by the Tunisian authorities for complicity in the misappropriation of public monies by a public office-holder, complicity in the misuse of office by a public office-holder to procure an unjustified advantage for a third party and to cause a loss to the administration, and exerting wrongful influence over a public office-holder with a view to obtaining directly or indirectly an advantage for another person.&#8217;</p></td></tr></tbody></table>