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| 14.10.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 268/1 |
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14.10.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 268/1

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022/1934

of 13 October 2022

amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1720 of 14 October 2019 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua (1),

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

Whereas:

| (1) | On 14 October 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/1720 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua. |
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(1)

On 14 October 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/1720 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua.

| (2) | In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2019/1716, the Commission should be empowered to amend Annex II, containing the websites for information on the competent authorities and the address for notifications to the Commission. |
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(2)

In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2019/1716, the Commission should be empowered to amend Annex II, containing the websites for information on the competent authorities and the address for notifications to the Commission.

| (3) | Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 should be replaced. |
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(3)

Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 should be replaced.

| (4) | Those amendments fall within the scope of the Treaty and therefore regulatory action at the Union level is necessary in order to implement them, in particular with a view to ensure uniform application in all Member States. |
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(4)

Those amendments fall within the scope of the Treaty and therefore regulatory action at the Union level is necessary in order to implement them, in particular with a view to ensure uniform application in all Member States.

| (5) | Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(5)

Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 is amended as follows:

| (1) | in Article 17, the following paragraph is added:

  ‘4.   The Commission shall be empowered to amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States.’; |
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(1)

in Article 17, the following paragraph is added:

‘4.   The Commission shall be empowered to amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States.’;

| (2) | Annex II is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. |
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(2)

Annex II is replaced by 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 Luxembourg, 13 October 2022.

For the Council

The President

P. BLAŽEK

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(1)  
  OJ L 262, 15.10.2019, p. 58.

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(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 of 14 October 2019 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua (OJ L 262, 15.10.2019. p. 1).

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ANNEX

Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 is replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX II

Websites for information on the competent authorities and address for notifications to the Commission

BELGIUM

https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/policy-areas/peace-and-security/sanctions/belgian-authorities-in-charge-implementation-restrictive-measures-eu

BULGARIA

https://www.mfa.bg/en/EU-sanctions

CZECHIA

www.financnianalytickyurad.cz/mezinarodni-sankce.html

DENMARK

http://um.dk/da/Udenrigspolitik/folkeretten/sanktioner/

GERMANY

https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Artikel/Aussenwirtschaft/embargos-aussenwirtschaftsrecht.html

ESTONIA

https://vm.ee/sanktsioonid-ekspordi-ja-relvastuskontroll/rahvusvahelised-sanktsioonid

IRELAND

https://www.dfa.ie/our-role-policies/ireland-in-the-eu/eu-restrictive-measures/

GREECE

http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html

SPAIN

https://www.exteriores.gob.es/es/PoliticaExterior/Paginas/SancionesInternacionales.aspx

FRANCE

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/autorites-sanctions/

CROATIA

https://mvep.gov.hr/vanjska-politika/medjunarodne-mjere-ogranicavanja/22955

ITALY

https://www.esteri.it/it/politica-estera-e-cooperazione-allo-sviluppo/

CYPRUS

https://mfa.gov.cy/themes/

LATVIA

http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539

LITHUANIA

http://www.urm.lt/sanctions

LUXEMBOURG

https://maee.gouvernement.lu/fr/directions-du-ministere/affaires-europeennes/organisations-economiques-int/mesures-restrictives.html

HUNGARY

https://kormany.hu/kulgazdasagi-es-kulugyminiszterium/ensz-eu-szankcios-tajekoztato

MALTA

https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Government/SMB/Pages/SMB-Home.aspx

NETHERLANDS

https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-sancties

AUSTRIA

https://www.bmeia.gv.at/themen/aussenpolitik/europa/eu-sanktionen-nationale-behoerden/

POLAND

https://www.gov.pl/web/dyplomacja/sankcje-miedzynarodowe

https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/international-sanctions

PORTUGAL

https://portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/politica-externa/medidas-restritivas

ROMANIA

http://www.mae.ro/node/1548

SLOVENIA

http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/omejevalni_ukrepi

SLOVAKIA

https://www.mzv.sk/europske_zalezitosti/europske_politiky-sankcie_eu

FINLAND

https://um.fi/pakotteet

SWEDEN

https://www.regeringen.se/sanktioner

Address for notifications to the European Commission:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA) |
| Rue de Spa 2 |
| B-1049 Brussels, Belgium |
| E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA)

Rue de Spa 2

B-1049 Brussels, Belgium

E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu

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