# Official Journal C 61/2013

| | ISSN 1977-091X
  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.061.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 61 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 562 March 2013 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.061.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 61

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 562 March 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 061/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6831 — General Motors Company/Parts of Ally Financial) (
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  ) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2013/C 061/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6831 — General Motors Company/Parts of Ally Financial) (
  1
  )

1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2013/C 061/02 | Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,75 % on 1 March 2013 — Euro exchange rates | 2 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2013/C 061/02

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,75 % on 1 March 2013 — Euro exchange rates

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2013/C 061/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6837 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Exception Group Limited) (
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  ) | 3 |
| 2013/C 061/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6829 — Investindustrial/Aston Martin) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 4 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2013/C 061/05 | Notice for the attention of Abderrahmane Ould El Amar, Hamada Ould Mohamed El Khairy and Iyad ag Ghali who are added to the list referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network, by virtue of Commission Regulation (EU) No 180/2013 | 5 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2013/C 061/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6837 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Exception Group Limited) (
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  )

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3

2013/C 061/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6829 — Investindustrial/Aston Martin) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

4

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2013/C 061/05

Notice for the attention of Abderrahmane Ould El Amar, Hamada Ould Mohamed El Khairy and Iyad ag Ghali who are added to the list referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network, by virtue of Commission Regulation (EU) No 180/2013

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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2.3.2013

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6831 — General Motors Company/Parts of Ally Financial)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 61/01

On 22 February 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 English 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 32013M6831. 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 32013M6831. 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

European Commission

| 2.3.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 61/2 |
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2.3.2013

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

0,75 % on 1 March 2013

Euro exchange rates (2)

1 March 2013

2013/C 61/02

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3000 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 120,53 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4562 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,86470 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,3660 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2245 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,4855 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,677 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 295,23 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7006 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1477 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,3640 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,3457 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,2741 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3437 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,0829 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5759 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6120 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 415,56 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 11,8092 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,0908 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5912 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 601,05 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,0262 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 52,867 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 39,9750 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,727 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,5825 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,7042 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 71,3880 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3000

JPY

Japanese yen

120,53

DKK

Danish krone

7,4562

GBP

Pound sterling

0,86470

SEK

Swedish krona

8,3660

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2245

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,4855

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,677

HUF

Hungarian forint

295,23

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7006

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1477

RON

Romanian leu

4,3640

TRY

Turkish lira

2,3457

AUD

Australian dollar

1,2741

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3437

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,0829

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5759

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6120

KRW

South Korean won

1 415,56

ZAR

South African rand

11,8092

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,0908

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5912

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 601,05

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,0262

PHP

Philippine peso

52,867

RUB

Russian rouble

39,9750

THB

Thai baht

38,727

BRL

Brazilian real

2,5825

MXN

Mexican peso

16,7042

INR

Indian rupee

71,3880

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(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

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

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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2.3.2013

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6837 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Exception Group Limited)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 61/03

| 1. | On 18 February 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA) and TPG LundyCo, L.P. (‘TPG Lundy’, Cayman Islands), ultimately controlled by the TPG Group (USA), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of Exception Group Limited (‘Exception’, UK), from Lloyds Banking Group, UK by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 18 February 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA) and TPG LundyCo, L.P. (‘TPG Lundy’, Cayman Islands), ultimately controlled by the TPG Group (USA), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of Exception Group Limited (‘Exception’, UK), from Lloyds Banking Group, UK by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Goldman Sachs: the provision of financial services as a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Goldman Sachs: the provision of financial services as a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm,

| — | TPG Group: a global private investment firm that manages a family of funds that invest in a variety of companies through acquisitions and corporate restructurings, |
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TPG Group: a global private investment firm that manages a family of funds that invest in a variety of companies through acquisitions and corporate restructurings,

| — | Exception: active in the manufacturing and supply of printed circuit boards (‘PCB’), and in the provision of PCB assembly and testing services. |
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Exception: active in the manufacturing and supply of printed circuit boards (‘PCB’), and in the provision of PCB assembly and testing services.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6837 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Exception Group Limited, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6837 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Exception Group Limited, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6829 — Investindustrial/Aston Martin)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 61/04

| 1. | On 19 February 2013 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Prestige Motor Holdings SA (‘PMH’, Luxembourg, controlled by Investindustrial V LP, United Kingdom, which in turn is controlled by BI-Invest Holdings SA, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Aston Martin Holdings (UK) Limited (‘Aston Martin’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 19 February 2013 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Prestige Motor Holdings SA (‘PMH’, Luxembourg, controlled by Investindustrial V LP, United Kingdom, which in turn is controlled by BI-Invest Holdings SA, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Aston Martin Holdings (UK) Limited (‘Aston Martin’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for PMH: investment in companies with a focus on the automotive industry, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for PMH: investment in companies with a focus on the automotive industry,

| — | for Aston Martin: manufacture and worldwide distribution of luxury performance motor cars. |
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for Aston Martin: manufacture and worldwide distribution of luxury performance motor cars.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6829 — Investindustrial/Aston Martin, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6829 — Investindustrial/Aston Martin, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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OTHER ACTS

European Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Notice for the attention of Abderrahmane Ould El Amar, Hamada Ould Mohamed El Khairy and Iyad ag Ghali who are added to the list referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network, by virtue of Commission Regulation (EU) No 180/2013

2013/C 61/05

| 1. | Common Position 2002/402/CFSP (1) calls upon the Union to freeze the funds and economic resources of the members of the Al-Qaida organisation and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, as referred to in the list drawn up pursuant to UNSCR 1267(1999) and 1333(2000) to be updated regularly by the UN Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1267(1999).
  The list drawn up by this UN Committee comprises:






  — | Al Qaida, |
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Common Position 2002/402/CFSP (1) calls upon the Union to freeze the funds and economic resources of the members of the Al-Qaida organisation and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, as referred to in the list drawn up pursuant to UNSCR 1267(1999) and 1333(2000) to be updated regularly by the UN Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1267(1999).

The list drawn up by this UN Committee comprises:

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Al Qaida,

| — | natural or legal persons, entities, bodies and groups associated with Al Qaida, and |
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natural or legal persons, entities, bodies and groups associated with Al Qaida, and

| — | legal persons, entities and bodies owned or controlled by, or otherwise supporting, any of these associated persons, entities, bodies and groups. |
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legal persons, entities and bodies owned or controlled by, or otherwise supporting, any of these associated persons, entities, bodies and groups.

Acts or activities indicating that an individual, group, undertaking, or entity is ‘associated with’ Al-Qaida include:

| (a) | participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of Al Qaida, or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof; |
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(a)

participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of Al Qaida, or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;

| (b) | supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to any of them; |
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(b)

supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to any of them;

| (c) | recruiting for any of them; or |
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(c)

recruiting for any of them; or

| (d) | otherwise supporting acts or activities of any of them. |
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(d)

otherwise supporting acts or activities of any of them.

| 2. | The UN Committee decided on 21 February 2013 to add Abderrahmane Ould El Amar and Hamada Ould Mohamed El Khairy to the relevant list. Furthermore, the UN Committee decided on 22 February 2013 to add Iyad ag Ghali to the list. They may submit at any time a request to the UN Ombudsperson, 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 — Office of the Ombudsperson |
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| Room TB-08041D |
| New York, NY 10017 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tel. +1 2129632671 |
| Fax +1 2129631300/3778 |
| E-mail: ombudsperson@un.org |

2.

The UN Committee decided on 21 February 2013 to add Abderrahmane Ould El Amar and Hamada Ould Mohamed El Khairy to the relevant list. Furthermore, the UN Committee decided on 22 February 2013 to add Iyad ag Ghali to the list. They may submit at any time a request to the UN Ombudsperson, 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 — Office of the Ombudsperson

Room TB-08041D

New York, NY 10017

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tel. +1 2129632671

Fax +1 2129631300/3778

E-mail: ombudsperson@un.org

See for more information at http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/delisting.shtml

| 3. | Further to the UN decision referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission has adopted Regulation (EU) No 180/2013 (2), which amends Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network (3). The amendment, made pursuant to Articles 7(1)(a) and 7a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, adds Abderrahmane Ould El Amar, Hamada Ould Mohamed El Khairy and Iyad ag Ghali to the list in Annex I of that Regulation (‘Annex I’).
  The following measures of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 apply to the individuals and entities included in Annex I:






  1. | the freezing of all funds and economic resources belonging to the individuals and entities concerned, or owned or held by them, and the prohibition (on everyone) on making funds and economic resources available to any of the individuals and entities concerned or for their benefit, whether directly or indirectly (Articles 2 and 2a (4)); and |
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Further to the UN decision referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission has adopted Regulation (EU) No 180/2013 (2), which amends Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network (3). The amendment, made pursuant to Articles 7(1)(a) and 7a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, adds Abderrahmane Ould El Amar, Hamada Ould Mohamed El Khairy and Iyad ag Ghali to the list in Annex I of that Regulation (‘Annex I’).

The following measures of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 apply to the individuals and entities included in Annex I:

1.

the freezing of all funds and economic resources belonging to the individuals and entities concerned, or owned or held by them, and the prohibition (on everyone) on making funds and economic resources available to any of the individuals and entities concerned or for their benefit, whether directly or indirectly (Articles 2 and 2a (4)); and

| 2. | the prohibition on granting, selling, supplying or transferring technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities to any of the individuals and entities concerned, whether directly or indirectly (Article 3). |
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the prohibition on granting, selling, supplying or transferring technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities to any of the individuals and entities concerned, whether directly or indirectly (Article 3).

| 4. | Article 7a of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 (5) provides for a review process where observations on the grounds for listing are submitted by those listed. Individuals and entities added to Annex I by Regulation (EU) No 180/2013 may make a request for the grounds for their listing to the Commission. This request should be sent to:





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

4.

Article 7a of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 (5) provides for a review process where observations on the grounds for listing are submitted by those listed. Individuals and entities added to Annex I by Regulation (EU) No 180/2013 may make a request for the grounds for their listing to the Commission. This request should be sent to:

European Commission

‘Restrictive measures’

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

| 5. | The attention of the individuals and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging Regulation (EU) No 180/2013 before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the fourth and sixth paragraphs of Article 263 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. |
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5.

The attention of the individuals and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging Regulation (EU) No 180/2013 before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the fourth and sixth paragraphs of Article 263 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

| 6. | For good order, the attention of the individuals and entities included in Annex I is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities in the relevant Member State(s), as listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds and economic resources for essential needs or specific payments in accordance with Article 2a of that Regulation. |
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For good order, the attention of the individuals and entities included in Annex I is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities in the relevant Member State(s), as listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds and economic resources for essential needs or specific payments in accordance with Article 2a of that Regulation.

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(1)  OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 4.

(2)  OJ L 59, 2.3.2013, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.

(4)  Article 2a was inserted by Council Regulation (EC) No 561/2003 (OJ L 82, 29.3.2003, p. 1).

(5)  Article 7a was inserted by Council Regulation (EU) No 1286/2009 (OJ L 346, 23.12.2009, p. 42).

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