# Official Journal C 19/2013

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  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.019.eng |
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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5623 January 2013 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.019.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 19

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5623 January 2013

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2013/C 019/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6747 — Energie Steiermark/Steweag Steg) (
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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2013/C 019/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6747 — Energie Steiermark/Steweag Steg) (
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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2013/C 019/02 | Notice for the attention of the persons to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP, as implemented by Council Decision 2013/46/CFSP, apply | 2 |
| | European Commission |
| 2013/C 019/03 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2013/C 019/04 | Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2013/C 019/02

Notice for the attention of the persons to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP, as implemented by Council Decision 2013/46/CFSP, apply

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European Commission

2013/C 019/03

Euro exchange rates

4

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2013/C 019/04

Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Commission |
| 2013/C 019/05 | Call for applications for the selection of experts as members of the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain | 6 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2013/C 019/06 | Notice for the attention of the persons and entities added to the list referred to in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by virtue of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 53/2013 | 10 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

2013/C 019/05

Call for applications for the selection of experts as members of the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain

6

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2013/C 019/06

Notice for the attention of the persons and entities added to the list referred to in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by virtue of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 53/2013

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6747 — Energie Steiermark/Steweag Steg)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 19/01

On 15 January 2013, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in German and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32013M6747. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32013M6747. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

| 23.1.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 19/2 |
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Notice for the attention of the persons to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP, as implemented by Council Decision 2013/46/CFSP, apply

2013/C 19/02

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision 2013/46/CFSP (1).

The United Nations Security Council has designated the persons that should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 13 and 15 of Resolution 1596 (2005), as renewed by paragraph 3 of resolution 1952 (2010).

The persons and entities concerned may submit at any time a request to the UN Committee established pursuant to paragraph 8 of UNSCR 1533 (2004), together with any supporting documentation, for the decisions to include them in the UN list to be reconsidered. Such request should be sent to the following address:

| United Nations — Focal point for delisting |
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| Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch |
| Room S-3055 E |
| New York, NY 10017 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |

United Nations — Focal point for delisting

Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch

Room S-3055 E

New York, NY 10017

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

See for more information at: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/751/comguide.shtml

Further to the UN decision, the Council of the European Union has determined that the persons that appear in the abovementioned Annex should be included in the list of persons and entities which are subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2010/788/CFSP as implemented by Decision 2013/46/CFSP. The grounds for designation of the persons concerned appear in the relevant entries in Annex to the Decision.

The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 3 of the Regulation).

The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned lists should be reconsidered, to the address provided below.

| Council of the European Union |
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| DG C — Coordination Unit |
| General Secretariat |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Council of the European Union

DG C — Coordination Unit

General Secretariat

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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(1)  OJ L 20, 23.1.2013, p. 65.

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European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

22 January 2013

2013/C 19/03

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3317 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 118,18 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4636 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,83965 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,6909 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2383 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,4420 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,613 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 294,32 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6978 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1737 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,3572 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,3593 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,2613 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3242 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,3244 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5837 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6344 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 416,26 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 11,7943 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,2840 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5833 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 823,79 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,0517 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 54,096 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 40,2588 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,605 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,7279 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,9153 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 71,5390 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3317

JPY

Japanese yen

118,18

DKK

Danish krone

7,4636

GBP

Pound sterling

0,83965

SEK

Swedish krona

8,6909

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2383

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,4420

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,613

HUF

Hungarian forint

294,32

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6978

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1737

RON

Romanian leu

4,3572

TRY

Turkish lira

2,3593

AUD

Australian dollar

1,2613

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3242

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,3244

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5837

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6344

KRW

South Korean won

1 416,26

ZAR

South African rand

11,7943

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,2840

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5833

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 823,79

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,0517

PHP

Philippine peso

54,096

RUB

Russian rouble

40,2588

THB

Thai baht

39,605

BRL

Brazilian real

2,7279

MXN

Mexican peso

16,9153

INR

Indian rupee

71,5390

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 23.1.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 19/5 |
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Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

2013/C 19/04

The Minister for Economic Affairs hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in an area known as Schiermonnikoog-Noord.

The area covered by the application is in the provinces of Friesland and Groningen and in the territorial waters of the Netherlands and is bounded by the straight lines joining the vertex pairs A-B, B-C, C-D, D-E, E-F and F-G and by the line defined in the annex to the Mining Act (Mijnbouwwet). The coordinates of the vertices are as follows:

| Vertex | X | Y |
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| A | Vertex L' as indicated on the map annexed to the Supplementary Agreement of 14 May 1962 under the Eems-Dollard Treaty | |
| B | 218438,00 | 621003,00 |
| C | 222165,90 | 616882,48 |
| D | 217545,00 | 613430,00 |
| E | 213140,41 | 613003,13 |
| F | 213050,00 | 613950,00 |
| G | 209901,27 | 618100,00 |

Vertex

X

Y

A

Vertex L' as indicated on the map annexed to the Supplementary Agreement of 14 May 1962 under the Eems-Dollard Treaty

B

218438,00

621003,00

C

222165,90

616882,48

D

217545,00

613430,00

E

213140,41

613003,13

F

213050,00

613950,00

G

209901,27

618100,00

The above coordinates are expressed in accordance with the National Triangulation System (RD, Rijksdriehoeksmeting) as set out in Article 1.2.2(1)(a) of the Mining Regulation (Mijnbouwregeling).

On the basis of this description of the boundaries, the surface area is 62,23 km2.

With reference to the Directive mentioned in the introduction and Article 15 of the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs hereby invites interested parties to submit a competing application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in the area bounded by the above vertices and coordinates.

The Minister for Economic Affairs is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations.

The criteria, conditions and requirements referred to in Article 5(1) and (2) and Article 6(2) of the abovementioned Directive are set out in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to:

| De Minister van Economische Zaken |
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| ter attentie van de heer P. Jongerius, directie Energiemarkt |
| Bezuidenhoutseweg 73 |
| Postbus 20401 |
| 2500 EC Den Haag |
| NEDERLAND |

De Minister van Economische Zaken

ter attentie van de heer P. Jongerius, directie Energiemarkt

Bezuidenhoutseweg 73

Postbus 20401

2500 EC Den Haag

NEDERLAND

Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than 12 months after this period has expired.

Further information can be obtained by calling Mr E. J. Hoppel on the following telephone number: +31 703797762.

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

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Call for applications for the selection of experts as members of the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain

2013/C 19/05

1.   Description of the group

On 30 July 2010, the Commission set up the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain (1). The task of this group is to assist the Commission with the development of industrial policy in the agro-food sector. For this purpose, it shall follow the recommendations of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry established by Commission Decision 2008/359/EC (2) on the one hand and, on the other hand, the implementation of the initiatives proposed by the Commission in its Communication ‘A better functioning food supply chain in Europe’ (3).

On 5 December 2012, the Forum reported on its work and recommended further action to be carried out in several specific areas (4). On 19 December 2012, the Commission decided to prolong the Forum's mandate by two years and to review its membership on the basis of a public call for application (5).

In accordance with Article 4(1) of the Decision of 30 July 2010 as modified by the Decision of 19 December 2012, the Forum shall comprise up to 50 organisations including national authorities from Member States. This call for application is open for the selection of members other than national authorities, which will be selected among:

| — | businesses actively involved in the agro-food industry, and in the trade and distribution of agro-food products in the EU, |
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businesses actively involved in the agro-food industry, and in the trade and distribution of agro-food products in the EU,

| — | associations and federations representing farmers, the agro-food industry and the trade and distribution of agri-food products in the EU, |
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associations and federations representing farmers, the agro-food industry and the trade and distribution of agri-food products in the EU,

| — | non-governmental organisations with expertise in matters relating to the food supply chain. |
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non-governmental organisations with expertise in matters relating to the food supply chain.

Current members who would look for a renewal of their mandate should respond to this call.

The Commission shall select members for a one year renewable mandate.

Members and their representatives shall respect the conditions of confidentiality mentioned in Article 5(6) of the Decision of 30 July 2010. They will receive no remuneration for their duties.

Most meetings will be held in English.

2.   Eligibility criteria

Candidates must, as of the closing date for applications:

| — | be a legal entity (6) registered in one of the Member States of the European Union, or in an acceding country or a European Economic Area country, |
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be a legal entity (6) registered in one of the Member States of the European Union, or in an acceding country or a European Economic Area country,

| — | be registered in the Union transparency register (7). |
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be registered in the Union transparency register (7).

3.   Selection criteria

The Commission will take the following criteria into account when assessing applications:

| — | extent of proven record of activity relevant to the tasks of the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain, |
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extent of proven record of activity relevant to the tasks of the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain,

| — | extent of proven operational capacity to take part in the work of the Forum, to be demonstrated by a description of the organisation, its experience, its resources and its achievements, |
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extent of proven operational capacity to take part in the work of the Forum, to be demonstrated by a description of the organisation, its experience, its resources and its achievements,

| — | extent of competence, experience and hierarchical level of the proposed representative(s) of the organisation, |
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extent of competence, experience and hierarchical level of the proposed representative(s) of the organisation,

| — | the need to strike a balance within the group of experts in terms of representativeness of applicants and of their respective geographical origin, interests, and relevant expertise. |
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the need to strike a balance within the group of experts in terms of representativeness of applicants and of their respective geographical origin, interests, and relevant expertise.

4.   Selection procedure

A panel of at least three Commission officials will be nominated by the Director-General for Enterprise and Industry. They will decide which applicants will be invited to become members of the Forum. The new members will be appointed as of 1 March 2013.

5.   Submission of applications

A letter of motivation, together with the application form (Annex), duly signed by an authorised representative of the applicant legal entity, must be sent to the e-mail address: entr-food-forum@ec.europa.eu, by 8 February 2013 at the latest, as attested by a delivery notification. Applications received after this date will not be evaluated.

All applying organisations must clearly indicate the type of interest they represent (i.e. consumers, environment, employees, SMEs, economic sector etc.), propose their representative(s) and their registration number in the Union transparency register.

Applications must be completed in one of the official languages of the European Union. However applications in English would facilitate the selection procedure.

The Commission reserves the right to ask for any supporting documents at a later stage, and to replace any member who has provided inaccurate or false declarations.

Personal data will be collected, processed and published in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 (8).

The list of members of the Forum shall be published in the register of Commission expert groups (9).

For any further information please send your query to: entr-food-forum@ec.europa.eu

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(1)  Commission Decision of 30 July 2010 establishing the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain (2010/C 210/03) (OJ C 210, 3.8.2010, p. 4).

(2)  Commission Decision 2008/359/EC of 28 April 2008 setting up the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry (OJ L 120, 7.5.2008, p. 15).

(3)  COM(2009) 591, 28.10.2009.

(4)  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/food/files/hlf-third-meeting-final-report-cover_en.pdf

(5)  Commission Decision of 19 December 2012 amending the Decision of 30 July 2010 as regards its applicability and the composition of the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain (2012/C 396/06) (OJ C 396, 21.12.2012, p. 17).

(6)  If no legal entity exists (e.g. for certain trade unions), the organisation should be represented by a natural person.

(7)  http://europa.eu/transparency-register/. Non-registered organisations may apply for registration online.

(8)  Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).

(9)  http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2510

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OTHER ACTS

European Commission

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Notice for the attention of the persons and entities added to the list referred to in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by virtue of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 53/2013

2013/C 19/06

| 1. | Common Position 2008/369/CFSP (1) calls upon the Union to freeze the funds and economic resources of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as referred to in the list drawn up pursuant to UNSR 1533 (2004), 1596 (2005), 1807 (2008) and 1857 (2008) to be updated regularly by the UN Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1533 (2004).
  The list drawn up by this UN Committee comprises:






  — | persons or entities acting in violation of the arms embargo and related measures as referred to in Article 1, |
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Common Position 2008/369/CFSP (1) calls upon the Union to freeze the funds and economic resources of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as referred to in the list drawn up pursuant to UNSR 1533 (2004), 1596 (2005), 1807 (2008) and 1857 (2008) to be updated regularly by the UN Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1533 (2004).

The list drawn up by this UN Committee comprises:

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persons or entities acting in violation of the arms embargo and related measures as referred to in Article 1,

| — | political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the DRC who impede the disarmament and the voluntary repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups, |
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political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the DRC who impede the disarmament and the voluntary repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups,

| — | political and military leaders of Congolese militias receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes, |
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political and military leaders of Congolese militias receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes,

| — | political and military leaders operating in the DRC and recruiting or using children in armed conflicts in violation of applicable international law, |
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political and military leaders operating in the DRC and recruiting or using children in armed conflicts in violation of applicable international law,

| — | individuals operating in the DRC and committing serious violations of international law involving the targeting of children or women in situations of armed conflict, including killing and maiming, sexual violence, abduction and forced displacement, |
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individuals operating in the DRC and committing serious violations of international law involving the targeting of children or women in situations of armed conflict, including killing and maiming, sexual violence, abduction and forced displacement,

| — | individuals obstructing the access to or the distribution of humanitarian assistance in the eastern part of the DRC, |
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individuals obstructing the access to or the distribution of humanitarian assistance in the eastern part of the DRC,

| — | individuals or entities supporting the illegal armed groups in the eastern part of the DRC through illicit trade of natural resources. |
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individuals or entities supporting the illegal armed groups in the eastern part of the DRC through illicit trade of natural resources.

| 2. | The UN Sanctions Committee decided on 31 December 2012 to add two natural persons and two entities to the relevant list. The natural persons and entities concerned may submit at any time a request to the UN Committee, together with any supporting documentation, for the decision to include them in the UN list referred to above, to be reconsidered. Such request should be sent to the following address:





  United Nations — Focal point for delisting |
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| Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch |
| Room S-3055 E |
| New York, NY 10017 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |

2.

The UN Sanctions Committee decided on 31 December 2012 to add two natural persons and two entities to the relevant list. The natural persons and entities concerned may submit at any time a request to the UN Committee, together with any supporting documentation, for the decision to include them in the UN list referred to above, to be reconsidered. Such request should be sent to the following address:

United Nations — Focal point for delisting

Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch

Room S-3055 E

New York, NY 10017

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

For more information, see: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/dfp.shtml

| 3. | Further to the UN decisions referred to at point 2, the Commission has adopted Regulation (EU) No 53/2013 (2), which amends Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (3).
  Therefore, the following measures of Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 apply to the natural persons and entities concerned:






  (a) | the freezing of funds and economic resources belonging to them, or owned or held by them, and prohibition to make funds and economic resources available to them or for their benefit, whether directly or indirectly (Article 2); and |
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Further to the UN decisions referred to at point 2, the Commission has adopted Regulation (EU) No 53/2013 (2), which amends Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (3).

Therefore, the following measures of Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 apply to the natural persons and entities concerned:

(a)

the freezing of funds and economic resources belonging to them, or owned or held by them, and prohibition to make funds and economic resources available to them or for their benefit, whether directly or indirectly (Article 2); and

| (b) | the prohibition to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the measures referred to at point (a) above. |
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(b)

the prohibition to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the measures referred to at point (a) above.

| 4. | The natural persons and entities added to Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005, by means of Regulation (EU) No 53/2013, and further to the UN decisions of 31 December 2012, may make their views on their listing known to the Commission. This communication should be sent to:





  European Commission |
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| ‘Restrictive measures’ |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

The natural persons and entities added to Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005, by means of Regulation (EU) No 53/2013, and further to the UN decisions of 31 December 2012, may make their views on their listing known to the Commission. This communication should be sent to:

European Commission

‘Restrictive measures’

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

| 5. | The attention of the natural persons and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging Regulation (EU) No 53/2013 before the General Court of the EU, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 263, paragraphs 4 and 6, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. |
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5.

The attention of the natural persons and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging Regulation (EU) No 53/2013 before the General Court of the EU, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 263, paragraphs 4 and 6, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

| 6. | Personal data of the natural persons concerned by the listings of Regulation (EU) No 53/2013 will be handled in accordance with the rules of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (4). Any request, for example for further information or in order to exercise the rights under Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 (e.g. access or rectification of personal data), should be sent to the Commission, under the same address mentioned under point 4 above. |
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6.

Personal data of the natural persons concerned by the listings of Regulation (EU) No 53/2013 will be handled in accordance with the rules of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (4). Any request, for example for further information or in order to exercise the rights under Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 (e.g. access or rectification of personal data), should be sent to the Commission, under the same address mentioned under point 4 above.

| 7. | For good order, the attention of the natural persons and entities listed in Annex I is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s), as listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds and economic resources for basic expenses or specific payments in accordance with Article 3 of that Regulation. |
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7.

For good order, the attention of the natural persons and entities listed in Annex I is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s), as listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds and economic resources for basic expenses or specific payments in accordance with Article 3 of that Regulation.

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(1)  OJ L 127, 15.5.2008, p. 84.

(2)  OJ L 20, 23.1.2013, p. 46.

(3)  OJ L 193, 23.7.2005, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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