# Official Journal L 40/2015

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 5816 February 2015 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 40

English edition

Legislation

Volume 5816 February 2015

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| Contents | | II   Non-legislative acts | page |
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| | | INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS |
| | * | Council Decision (EU) 2015/238 of 10 February 2015 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union | 1 |
| | * | Council Decision (EU) 2015/239 of 10 February 2015 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe | 4 |
| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/240 of 9 February 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine | 7 |
| | | DECISIONS |
| | * | Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/241 of 9 February 2015 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine | 14 |

Contents

II   Non-legislative acts

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

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Council Decision (EU) 2015/238 of 10 February 2015 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union

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Council Decision (EU) 2015/239 of 10 February 2015 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

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REGULATIONS

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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/240 of 9 February 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

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DECISIONS

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Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/241 of 9 February 2015 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

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| EN | Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.
  The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/238

of 10 February 2015

on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) and (7) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 11 July 2012, the European Council adopted Decision 2012/419/EU (1) amending, with effect from 1 January 2014, the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union. From that date, Mayotte ceased to be an overseas country or territory and became an outermost region of the Union within the meaning of Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). |
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(1)

On 11 July 2012, the European Council adopted Decision 2012/419/EU (1) amending, with effect from 1 January 2014, the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union. From that date, Mayotte ceased to be an overseas country or territory and became an outermost region of the Union within the meaning of Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

| (2) | The Council authorised the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, an agreement with the Republic of the Seychelles relating to the access, for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Republic of Seychelles, to waters and marine biological resources of the Union in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Mayotte. |
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(2)

The Council authorised the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, an agreement with the Republic of the Seychelles relating to the access, for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Republic of Seychelles, to waters and marine biological resources of the Union in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Mayotte.

| (3) | The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union ('Agreement') was signed in accordance with Council Decision 2014/331/EU (2) and is provisionally applied from 20 May 2014. |
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(3)

The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union ('Agreement') was signed in accordance with Council Decision 2014/331/EU (2) and is provisionally applied from 20 May 2014.

| (4) | The Agreement establishes a Joint Committee responsible for monitoring its application. Furthermore, in accordance with the Agreement, the Joint Committee may approve certain modifications to the Agreement. In order to facilitate the approval of such modifications, it is appropriate to empower the Commission, subject to specific conditions, to approve them under a simplified procedure. |
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(4)

The Agreement establishes a Joint Committee responsible for monitoring its application. Furthermore, in accordance with the Agreement, the Joint Committee may approve certain modifications to the Agreement. In order to facilitate the approval of such modifications, it is appropriate to empower the Commission, subject to specific conditions, to approve them under a simplified procedure.

| (5) | In order for the authorities in Mayotte to implement the rules of the common fisheries policy (CFP) from the date on which Mayotte becomes an outermost region, it is necessary to set up the appropriate administrative framework, control activities and physical infrastructure, and to provide the appropriate capacity building. This will be of assistance with regard to the requirement to comply with the international reporting obligations of the Union. |
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(5)

In order for the authorities in Mayotte to implement the rules of the common fisheries policy (CFP) from the date on which Mayotte becomes an outermost region, it is necessary to set up the appropriate administrative framework, control activities and physical infrastructure, and to provide the appropriate capacity building. This will be of assistance with regard to the requirement to comply with the international reporting obligations of the Union.

| (6) | The necessary financial means should be provided to the fisheries authorities in Mayotte through the use of the shipowners' fees to be paid directly to Mayotte. Such a solution is even more appropriate in view of the strong relationship that has developed between the Seychelles fleet and the local community of the French outermost region of Mayotte. The fishing fleet flagged in the Seychelles has been operating in the Mayotte waters for several years through an arrangement between Mayotte and the vessel shipowners, whereby the shipowners pay a licence fee to Mayotte to fish in its waters. In order to maintain the continuity of fishing operations and subsequent benefits to Mayotte, it is appropriate that all payments related to authorisations and catches under this agreement benefit directly the local community in Mayotte. |
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(6)

The necessary financial means should be provided to the fisheries authorities in Mayotte through the use of the shipowners' fees to be paid directly to Mayotte. Such a solution is even more appropriate in view of the strong relationship that has developed between the Seychelles fleet and the local community of the French outermost region of Mayotte. The fishing fleet flagged in the Seychelles has been operating in the Mayotte waters for several years through an arrangement between Mayotte and the vessel shipowners, whereby the shipowners pay a licence fee to Mayotte to fish in its waters. In order to maintain the continuity of fishing operations and subsequent benefits to Mayotte, it is appropriate that all payments related to authorisations and catches under this agreement benefit directly the local community in Mayotte.

| (7) | The Agreement should be approved, |
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(7)

The Agreement should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (3).

Article 2

1.   France shall be authorised to collect, for the account of its outermost region Mayotte, the payments related to authorisations and catches and other fees due by operators of fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles in consideration of the granting of access to waters and marine biological resources within Union waters off the coast of Mayotte in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III, Section 1, paragraphs 8 and 9 and Section 2 of the Annex of the Agreement. Those revenues shall be used by France for the setting up of the appropriate administrative framework, control activities, physical infrastructure and for the provision of the appropriate capacity building in order for the administration in Mayotte to meet the requirements of the CFP.

2.   France shall provid details of that bank account to the Commission.

3.   At the end of each year of implementation of the Agreement, France shall send to the Commission a detailed report on the payments made by the vessels authorised to fish and on the utilisation of those payments.

Article 3

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 19 of the Agreement (4).

Article 4

Subject to the provisions and conditions set out in the Annex, the European Commission shall be empowered to approve, on behalf of the Union, modifications to the Agreement in the Joint Committee.

Article 5

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2015.

For the Council

The President

E. RINKĒVIČS

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(1)  European Council Decision of 11 July 2012 amending the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union (2012/419/EU) (OJ L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 131).

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(2)  Council Decision 2014/331/EU of 14 April 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union (OJ L 167, 6.6.2014, p. 1).

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(3)  The Agreement has been published in OJ L 167, 6.6.2014, p. 4, together with the decision on signature.

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(4)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.

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Official Journal of the European Union

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ANNEX

Scope of the empowerment and procedure for the establishment of the Union position in the Joint Committee

| 1. | The Commission shall be authorised to negotiate with the Republic of Seychelles and agree, where appropriate and subject to complying with paragraph 3 of this Annex, on modifications to the Agreement in respect of the following issues:






  (a) | reassessment and adjustment of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 9 of the Agreement; |
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The Commission shall be authorised to negotiate with the Republic of Seychelles and agree, where appropriate and subject to complying with paragraph 3 of this Annex, on modifications to the Agreement in respect of the following issues:

(a)

reassessment and adjustment of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 9 of the Agreement;

| (b) | revision of the technical provisions of the Agreement and the Annex, including a review of the technical rules on VMS in accordance with point 10 of Appendix 6 of the Annex to the Agreement. |
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revision of the technical provisions of the Agreement and the Annex, including a review of the technical rules on VMS in accordance with point 10 of Appendix 6 of the Annex to the Agreement.

| 2. | In the Joint Committee set up under Article 8 of the Agreement, the Commission shall:






  (a) | act in accordance with the objectives pursued by the Union within the framework of the CFP; |
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In the Joint Committee set up under Article 8 of the Agreement, the Commission shall:

(a)

act in accordance with the objectives pursued by the Union within the framework of the CFP;

| (b) | be in line with the Council Conclusions of 19 March 2012 on a Communication from the Commission on the External dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy; |
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(b)

be in line with the Council Conclusions of 19 March 2012 on a Communication from the Commission on the External dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy;

| (c) | promote positions that are consistent with the relevant rules adopted by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations. |
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(c)

promote positions that are consistent with the relevant rules adopted by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations.

| 3. | When a decision on modifications to the Agreement referred to in paragraph 1 is foreseen to be adopted during a Joint Committee Meeting, the necessary steps shall be taken so that the position to be expressed on behalf of the Union takes account of the latest statistical, biological and other relevant information transmitted to the Commission.
  To this effect and based on that information, a preparatory document setting out the particulars of the envisaged Union position shall be transmitted by the Commission services, in sufficient time before the relevant Joint Committee Meeting, to the Council or to its preparatory bodies for consideration and approval.
  If, in the course of further meetings, including on the spot, it is impossible to reach an agreement in order for the Union position to take account of new elements, the matter shall be referred to the Council or its preparatory bodies.
  The Commission is invited to take, in due time, any steps necessary as a follow-up to the decision of the Joint Committee, including, where appropriate, a publication of the relevant decision in the Official Journal of the European Union and a submission of any proposal necessary for the implementation of that decision. |
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When a decision on modifications to the Agreement referred to in paragraph 1 is foreseen to be adopted during a Joint Committee Meeting, the necessary steps shall be taken so that the position to be expressed on behalf of the Union takes account of the latest statistical, biological and other relevant information transmitted to the Commission.

To this effect and based on that information, a preparatory document setting out the particulars of the envisaged Union position shall be transmitted by the Commission services, in sufficient time before the relevant Joint Committee Meeting, to the Council or to its preparatory bodies for consideration and approval.

If, in the course of further meetings, including on the spot, it is impossible to reach an agreement in order for the Union position to take account of new elements, the matter shall be referred to the Council or its preparatory bodies.

The Commission is invited to take, in due time, any steps necessary as a follow-up to the decision of the Joint Committee, including, where appropriate, a publication of the relevant decision in the Official Journal of the European Union and a submission of any proposal necessary for the implementation of that decision.

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/239

of 10 February 2015

on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), and Article 218(7) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 23 July 2007, the Council approved the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community (the ‘Partnership Agreement’) by adopting Regulation (EC) No 894/2007 (1). |
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(1)

On 23 July 2007, the Council approved the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community (the ‘Partnership Agreement’) by adopting Regulation (EC) No 894/2007 (1).

| (2) | The application of the latest Protocol (2) setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Partnership Agreement expired on 12 May 2014. |
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(2)

The application of the latest Protocol (2) setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Partnership Agreement expired on 12 May 2014.

| (3) | The Union has negotiated with São Tomé and Príncipe a new Protocol, for a period of four years, granting Union vessels fishing opportunities in the waters over which the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe has sovereignty or jurisdiction in respect of fisheries. |
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(3)

The Union has negotiated with São Tomé and Príncipe a new Protocol, for a period of four years, granting Union vessels fishing opportunities in the waters over which the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe has sovereignty or jurisdiction in respect of fisheries.

| (4) | That new Protocol was signed in accordance with Decision 2014/334/EU (3) and will apply on a provisional basis from the date of its signature. |
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(4)

That new Protocol was signed in accordance with Decision 2014/334/EU (3) and will apply on a provisional basis from the date of its signature.

| (5) | The new Protocol should be approved. |
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(5)

The new Protocol should be approved.

| (6) | The Partnership Agreement establishes a Joint Committee responsible for monitoring the implementation of this Agreement. Furthermore, in accordance with the Protocol, the Joint Committee may approve certain modifications to the Protocol. In order to facilitate the approval of such modifications, it is appropriate to empower the Commission, subject to specific conditions, to approve them under a simplified procedure, |
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(6)

The Partnership Agreement establishes a Joint Committee responsible for monitoring the implementation of this Agreement. Furthermore, in accordance with the Protocol, the Joint Committee may approve certain modifications to the Protocol. In order to facilitate the approval of such modifications, it is appropriate to empower the Commission, subject to specific conditions, to approve them under a simplified procedure,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (the ‘Protocol’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (4).

Article 2

The President of the Council shall give, on behalf of the Union, the notification provided for in Article 15 of the Protocol (5).

Article 3

Subject to the provisions and conditions laid down in the Annex, the Commission is empowered to approve, on behalf of the Union, the amendments made to the Protocol in the Joint Committee.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2015.

For the Council

The President

E. RINKĒVIČS

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(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 894/2007 of 23 July 2007 on the conclusion of a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community (OJ L 205, 7.8.2007, p. 35).

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(2)  Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (OJ L 136, 24.5.2011, p. 5).

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(3)  Council Decision 2014/334/EU of 19 May 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (OJ L 168, 7.6.2014, p. 1).

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(4)  The Protocol has been published in OJ L 168, 7.6.2014, p. 3, together with the decision on signature.

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(5)  The date of entry into force of the Protocol will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.

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Official Journal of the European Union

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ANNEX

Scope of the empowerment and procedure for establishing the Union position in the Joint Committee

| (1) | The Commission shall be authorised to negotiate with the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and, where appropriate and subject to complying with paragraph 3 of this Annex, agree on modifications to the Protocol in respect of the following issues:






  (a) | decision on the modalities of the sectoral support in accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol; |
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(1)

The Commission shall be authorised to negotiate with the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and, where appropriate and subject to complying with paragraph 3 of this Annex, agree on modifications to the Protocol in respect of the following issues:

(a)

decision on the modalities of the sectoral support in accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol;

| (b) | adaptation of the provisions on the pursuit of fishing activities and the rules for implementing the Protocol and its annexes, in accordance with Article 5(2) of the Protocol. |
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(b)

adaptation of the provisions on the pursuit of fishing activities and the rules for implementing the Protocol and its annexes, in accordance with Article 5(2) of the Protocol.

| (2) | In the Joint Committee set up under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement, the Union shall:






  (a) | act in accordance with the objectives pursued by the Union within the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy; |
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(2)

In the Joint Committee set up under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement, the Union shall:

(a)

act in accordance with the objectives pursued by the Union within the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy;

| (b) | be in line with the Council conclusions of 19 March 2012 on a Communication on the External dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy; |
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(b)

be in line with the Council conclusions of 19 March 2012 on a Communication on the External dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy;

| (c) | promote positions that are consistent with the relevant rules adopted by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations. |
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(c)

promote positions that are consistent with the relevant rules adopted by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations.

| (3) | When a decision on modifications to the Protocol referred to in paragraph 1 is foreseen to be adopted during a Joint Committee meeting, the necessary steps shall be taken so that the position to be expressed on behalf of the Union takes account of the latest statistical, biological and other relevant information transmitted to the Commission
  To this effect, and based on that information, a preparatory document setting out the particulars of the envisaged Union position shall be transmitted by the Commission services, in sufficient time before the relevant Joint Committee meeting, to the Council or to its preparatory bodies for consideration and approval.
  The Union position envisaged in the preparatory document shall be deemed to be agreed, unless a number of Member States equivalent to a blocking minority objects during a meeting of the Council's preparatory body or within 20 days from receipt of the preparatory document, whichever occurs earlier. In case of such objection, the matter shall be referred to the Council.
  If, in the course of further meetings, including on the spot, it is impossible to reach an agreement in order for the Union position to take account of new elements, the matter shall be referred to the Council or its preparatory bodies.
  The Commission is invited to take, in due time, any steps necessary as a follow-up to the decision of the Joint Committee, including, where appropriate, a publication of the relevant decision in the Official Journal of the European Union and a submission of any proposal necessary for the implementation of that decision. |
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(3)

When a decision on modifications to the Protocol referred to in paragraph 1 is foreseen to be adopted during a Joint Committee meeting, the necessary steps shall be taken so that the position to be expressed on behalf of the Union takes account of the latest statistical, biological and other relevant information transmitted to the Commission

To this effect, and based on that information, a preparatory document setting out the particulars of the envisaged Union position shall be transmitted by the Commission services, in sufficient time before the relevant Joint Committee meeting, to the Council or to its preparatory bodies for consideration and approval.

The Union position envisaged in the preparatory document shall be deemed to be agreed, unless a number of Member States equivalent to a blocking minority objects during a meeting of the Council's preparatory body or within 20 days from receipt of the preparatory document, whichever occurs earlier. In case of such objection, the matter shall be referred to the Council.

If, in the course of further meetings, including on the spot, it is impossible to reach an agreement in order for the Union position to take account of new elements, the matter shall be referred to the Council or its preparatory bodies.

The Commission is invited to take, in due time, any steps necessary as a follow-up to the decision of the Joint Committee, including, where appropriate, a publication of the relevant decision in the Official Journal of the European Union and a submission of any proposal necessary for the implementation of that decision.

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REGULATIONS

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COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/240

of 9 February 2015

implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of 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 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (1), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 269/2014. |
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(1)

On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

| (2) | In view of the continued gravity of the situation on the ground in Ukraine, the Council considers that additional persons and entities should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014. |
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(2)

In view of the continued gravity of the situation on the ground in Ukraine, the Council considers that additional persons and entities should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

| (3) | Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(3)

Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The persons and entities listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be added to the list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February 2015.

It shall be published 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, 9 February 2015.

For the Council

The President

F. MOGHERINI

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(1)  OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6.

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ANNEX

List of persons and entities referred to in Article 1

I.   Persons

| | Name | Identifying information | Statement of reasons | Date of Listing |
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| 133. | Pavel DREMOV aka Batya
  Павел ДРЁМОВ | Born in 1976, Stakhanov | Commander of the ‘First Cossack Regiment’, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
  In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 134. | Alexey MILCHAKOV aka Fritz, Serbian
  Алексей МИЛЬЧАКОВ | Born in 1991, St. Petersburg | Commander of the ‘Rusich’ unit, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
  In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 135. | Arseny PAVLOV aka Motorola
  Арсéний Сергéевич ПÁВЛОВ (aka Моторóла) | Born on 2.2.1983, Ukhta, Komi | Commander of the ‘Sparta Battalion’, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
  In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 136. | Mikhail TOLSTYKH aka Givi
  Михаил Толстых | Born in 1980, Ilovaisk | Commander of the ‘Somali’ battalion, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
  In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 137. | Eduard BASURIN | | So called ‘Deputy Commander’ of the Ministry of Defense of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 138. | Alexandr SHUBIN
  Александр Васильевич ШУБИН | | So called ‘Minister of Justice’, of the illegal so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country. | 16.2.2015 |
| 139. | Sergey LITVIN
  Сергей Анатольевич ЛИТВИН | | So called Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 140. | Sergey IGNATOV
  Сергей Юрьевич ИГНАТОВ | | So called Commander in Chief of the People's Militia of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country. | 16.2.2015 |
| 141. | Ekaterina FILIPPOVA
  Екатерина Владимировна ФИЛИППОВА | Born on 20.11.1988 in Krasnoarmëisk | So called ‘Minister of Justice’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 142. | Aleksandr TIMOFEEV
  Александр ТИМОФЕЕВ | Born on 27.1.1974 | So called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country. | 16.2.2015 |
| 143. | Evgeny MANUILOV
  Евгений Владимирович МАНУЙЛОВ | | So called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 144. | Viktor YATSENKO
  Виктор ЯЦЕНКО | Born on 22.4.1985 in Kherson | So called ‘Minister of Communications’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 145. | Olga BESEDINA
  Ольга Игорева БЕСЕДИНА | | So called ‘Minister of Economic Development and Trade’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 146. | Zaur ISMAILOV
  Заур Исмаилов | Born in 1975, Krasny Luch, Voroshilovgrad Luhansk | So called ‘Acting General Prosecutor’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 147. | Anatoly Ivanovich ANTONOV
  Анатолий Иванович Антонов | Born on 15.5.1955 in Omsk | Deputy Minister of Defence, and in that capacity, involved in supporting the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine.
  According to the present Russian Ministry of Defence structure, in that capacity, he participates in shaping and implementing the policy of the Russian Government. These policies threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 148. | Arkady Viktorovich BAKHIN
  Аркадий Викторович Бахин | Born on 8.5.1956 in Kaunas, Lithuania | First Deputy Minister of Defence, and in that capacity, involved in supporting the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine.
  According to the present Russian Ministry of Defence structure, in that capacity, he participates in shaping and implementing the policy of the Russian Government. These policies threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 149. | Andrei Valeryevich KARTAPOLOV
  Андрей Валерьевич Картaполов | Born on 9.11.1963 in DDR | Director of the Main Operations Department and deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In both capacities he is actively involved in shaping and implementing the military campaign of the Russian forces in Ukraine.
  According to the stated activities of the general staff, by exercising operational control over the armed forces, he is actively involved in shaping and implementing the Russian government policy threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 150. | Iosif (Joseph) Davydovich KOBZON
  Иосиф Дaвыдович Кобзон | Born on 11.9.1937 in Tchassov Yar, Ukraine | Member of the State Duma.
  He visited the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and during his visit made statements supporting separatists. He was also appointed Honorary Consul of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ in the Russian Federation.
  On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects- the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’. | 16.2.2015 |
| 151. | Valery Fedorovich RASHKIN
  Валерий Фёдорович Рашкин | Born on 14.3.1955 in the Kaliningrad Oblast, USSR. | First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Ethnicity issues.
  He is the founder of the civil movement ‘Krassnaya Moskva- Red Moscow -Patriotic Front Aid’ which organised public demonstrations supporting separatists, thereby supporting policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
  On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects- the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’. | 16.2.2015 |

Name

Identifying information

Statement of reasons

Date of Listing

133.

Pavel DREMOV aka Batya

Павел ДРЁМОВ

Born in 1976, Stakhanov

Commander of the ‘First Cossack Regiment’, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

134.

Alexey MILCHAKOV aka Fritz, Serbian

Алексей МИЛЬЧАКОВ

Born in 1991, St. Petersburg

Commander of the ‘Rusich’ unit, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

135.

Arseny PAVLOV aka Motorola

Арсéний Сергéевич ПÁВЛОВ (aka Моторóла)

Born on 2.2.1983, Ukhta, Komi

Commander of the ‘Sparta Battalion’, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

136.

Mikhail TOLSTYKH aka Givi

Михаил Толстых

Born in 1980, Ilovaisk

Commander of the ‘Somali’ battalion, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

137.

Eduard BASURIN

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So called ‘Deputy Commander’ of the Ministry of Defense of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

138.

Alexandr SHUBIN

Александр Васильевич ШУБИН

So called ‘Minister of Justice’, of the illegal so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country.

16.2.2015

139.

Sergey LITVIN

Сергей Анатольевич ЛИТВИН

So called Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

140.

Sergey IGNATOV

Сергей Юрьевич ИГНАТОВ

So called Commander in Chief of the People's Militia of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country.

16.2.2015

141.

Ekaterina FILIPPOVA

Екатерина Владимировна ФИЛИППОВА

Born on 20.11.1988 in Krasnoarmëisk

So called ‘Minister of Justice’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

142.

Aleksandr TIMOFEEV

Александр ТИМОФЕЕВ

Born on 27.1.1974

So called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country.

16.2.2015

143.

Evgeny MANUILOV

Евгений Владимирович МАНУЙЛОВ

So called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

144.

Viktor YATSENKO

Виктор ЯЦЕНКО

Born on 22.4.1985 in Kherson

So called ‘Minister of Communications’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

145.

Olga BESEDINA

Ольга Игорева БЕСЕДИНА

So called ‘Minister of Economic Development and Trade’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

146.

Zaur ISMAILOV

Заур Исмаилов

Born in 1975, Krasny Luch, Voroshilovgrad Luhansk

So called ‘Acting General Prosecutor’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

147.

Anatoly Ivanovich ANTONOV

Анатолий Иванович Антонов

Born on 15.5.1955 in Omsk

Deputy Minister of Defence, and in that capacity, involved in supporting the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine.

According to the present Russian Ministry of Defence structure, in that capacity, he participates in shaping and implementing the policy of the Russian Government. These policies threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

16.2.2015

148.

Arkady Viktorovich BAKHIN

Аркадий Викторович Бахин

Born on 8.5.1956 in Kaunas, Lithuania

First Deputy Minister of Defence, and in that capacity, involved in supporting the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine.

According to the present Russian Ministry of Defence structure, in that capacity, he participates in shaping and implementing the policy of the Russian Government. These policies threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

16.2.2015

149.

Andrei Valeryevich KARTAPOLOV

Андрей Валерьевич Картaполов

Born on 9.11.1963 in DDR

Director of the Main Operations Department and deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In both capacities he is actively involved in shaping and implementing the military campaign of the Russian forces in Ukraine.

According to the stated activities of the general staff, by exercising operational control over the armed forces, he is actively involved in shaping and implementing the Russian government policy threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

16.2.2015

150.

Iosif (Joseph) Davydovich KOBZON

Иосиф Дaвыдович Кобзон

Born on 11.9.1937 in Tchassov Yar, Ukraine

Member of the State Duma.

He visited the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and during his visit made statements supporting separatists. He was also appointed Honorary Consul of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ in the Russian Federation.

On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects- the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’.

16.2.2015

151.

Valery Fedorovich RASHKIN

Валерий Фёдорович Рашкин

Born on 14.3.1955 in the Kaliningrad Oblast, USSR.

First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Ethnicity issues.

He is the founder of the civil movement ‘Krassnaya Moskva- Red Moscow -Patriotic Front Aid’ which organised public demonstrations supporting separatists, thereby supporting policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects- the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’.

16.2.2015

II.   Entities

| | Name | Identifying information | Statement of reasons | Date of Listing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 29. | Cossack National Guard
  Казачья Национальная Гвардия | | Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.
  Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Nikolay KOZITSYN. | 16.2.2015 |
| 30. | Sparta battalion
  Батальон ‘Спарта’ | | Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.
  Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Arseny PAVLOV. | 16.2.2015 |
| 31. | Somali battalion
  Батальон ‘Сомали’ | | Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.
  Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Mikhail TOLSTYKH aka Givi. | 16.2.2015 |
| 32. | Zarya battalion
  Батальон ‘Заря’ | | Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 33. | Prizrak brigade
  Бригада ‘Призрак’ | | Armed separatist which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.
  Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Oleksiy MOZGOVY. | 16.2.2015 |
| 34. | Oplot battalion
  Батальон ‘Оплот’ | Social media:
  http://vk.com/oplot_info | Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 35. | Kalmius battalion
  Батальон ‘Кальмиус’ | | Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 36. | Death battalion
  Батальон ‘Смерть’ | | Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 37. | Public Movement ‘NOVOROSSIYA’
  Движение Новороссия | | The Public Movement ‘Novorossiya’/‘New Russia’ was established in November 2014 in Russia and is headed by Russian officer Igor Strelkov (identified as a staff member of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU)).
  According to its stated objectives, it aims at providing all-round, effective assistance to ‘Novorossiya’, including by helping militia fighting in Eastern Ukraine, thereby supporting policies undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
  Associated with a person listed for undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |

Name

Identifying information

Statement of reasons

Date of Listing

29.

Cossack National Guard

Казачья Национальная Гвардия

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Nikolay KOZITSYN.

16.2.2015

30.

Sparta battalion

Батальон ‘Спарта’

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Arseny PAVLOV.

16.2.2015

31.

Somali battalion

Батальон ‘Сомали’

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Mikhail TOLSTYKH aka Givi.

16.2.2015

32.

Zarya battalion

Батальон ‘Заря’

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

33.

Prizrak brigade

Бригада ‘Призрак’

Armed separatist which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Oleksiy MOZGOVY.

16.2.2015

34.

Oplot battalion

Батальон ‘Оплот’

Social media:

http://vk.com/oplot_info

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

35.

Kalmius battalion

Батальон ‘Кальмиус’

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

36.

Death battalion

Батальон ‘Смерть’

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

37.

Public Movement ‘NOVOROSSIYA’

Движение Новороссия

The Public Movement ‘Novorossiya’/‘New Russia’ was established in November 2014 in Russia and is headed by Russian officer Igor Strelkov (identified as a staff member of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU)).

According to its stated objectives, it aims at providing all-round, effective assistance to ‘Novorossiya’, including by helping militia fighting in Eastern Ukraine, thereby supporting policies undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Associated with a person listed for undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

16.2.2015

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DECISIONS

| 16.2.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 40/14 |
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16.2.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 40/14

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2015/241

of 9 February 2015

amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP.

| (2) | In view of the continued gravity of the situation on the ground in Ukraine, the Council considers that additional persons and entities should be added to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

In view of the continued gravity of the situation on the ground in Ukraine, the Council considers that additional persons and entities should be added to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP.

| (3) | The Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP should be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(3)

The Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The persons and entities listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 16 February 2015.

It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 9 February 2015.

For the Council

The President

F. MOGHERINI

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(1)  OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 16.

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ANNEX

List of persons and entities referred to in Article 1

I.   Persons

| | Name | Identifying information | Statement of reasons | Date of Listing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 133. | Pavel DREMOV aka Batya
  Павел ДРЁМОВ | Born in 1976, Stakhanov | Commander of the ‘First Cossack Regiment’, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
  In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 134. | Alexey MILCHAKOV aka Fritz, Serbian
  Алексей МИЛЬЧАКОВ | Born in 1991, St. Petersburg | Commander of the ‘Rusich’ unit, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
  In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 135. | Arseny PAVLOV aka Motorola
  Арсéний Сергéевич ПÁВЛОВ (aka Моторóла) | Born on 2.2.1983, Ukhta, Komi | Commander of the ‘Sparta Battalion’, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
  In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 136. | Mikhail TOLSTYKH aka Givi
  Михаил Толстых | Born in 1980, Ilovaisk | Commander of the ‘Somali’ battalion, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
  In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 137. | Eduard BASURIN | | So called ‘Deputy Commander’ of the Ministry of Defense of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 138. | Alexandr SHUBIN
  Александр Васильевич ШУБИН | | So called ‘Minister of Justice’, of the illegal so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country. | 16.2.2015 |
| 139. | Sergey LITVIN
  Сергей Анатольевич ЛИТВИН | | So called Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 140. | Sergey IGNATOV
  Сергей Юрьевич ИГНАТОВ | | So called Commander in Chief of the People's Militia of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country. | 16.2.2015 |
| 141. | Ekaterina FILIPPOVA
  Екатерина Владимировна ФИЛИППОВА | Born on 20.11.1988 in Krasnoarmëisk | So called ‘Minister of Justice’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 142. | Aleksandr TIMOFEEV
  Александр ТИМОФЕЕВ | Born on 27.1.1974 | So called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country. | 16.2.2015 |
| 143. | Evgeny MANUILOV
  Евгений Владимирович МАНУЙЛОВ | | So called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 144. | Viktor YATSENKO
  Виктор ЯЦЕНКО | Born on 22.4.1985 in Kherson | So called ‘Minister of Communications’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 145. | Olga BESEDINA
  Ольга Игорева БЕСЕДИНА | | So called ‘Minister of Economic Development and Trade’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 146. | Zaur ISMAILOV
  Заур Исмаилов | Born in 1975, Krasny Luch, Voroshilovgrad Luhansk | So called ‘Acting General Prosecutor’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 147. | Anatoly Ivanovich ANTONOV
  Анатолий Иванович Антонов | Born on 15.5.1955 in Omsk | Deputy Minister of Defence, and in that capacity, involved in supporting the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine.
  According to the present Russian Ministry of Defence structure, in that capacity, he participates in shaping and implementing the policy of the Russian Government. These policies threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 148. | Arkady Viktorovich BAKHIN
  Аркадий Викторович Бахин | Born on 8.5.1956 in Kaunas, Lithuania | First Deputy Minister of Defence, and in that capacity, involved in supporting the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine.
  According to the present Russian Ministry of Defence structure, in that capacity, he participates in shaping and implementing the policy of the Russian Government. These policies threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 149. | Andrei Valeryevich KARTAPOLOV
  Андрей Валерьевич Картaполов | Born on 9.11.1963 in DDR | Director of the Main Operations Department and deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In both capacities he is actively involved in shaping and implementing the military campaign of the Russian forces in Ukraine.
  According to the stated activities of the general staff, by exercising operational control over the armed forces, he is actively involved in shaping and implementing the Russian government policy threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 150. | Iosif (Joseph) Davydovich KOBZON
  Иосиф Дaвыдович Кобзон | Born on 11.9.1937 in Tchassov Yar, Ukraine | Member of the State Duma.
  He visited the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and during his visit made statements supporting separatists. He was also appointed Honorary Consul of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ in the Russian Federation.
  On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects- the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’. | 16.2.2015 |
| 151. | Valery Fedorovich RASHKIN
  Валерий Фёдорович Рашкин | Born on 14.3.1955 in the Kaliningrad Oblast, USSR. | First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Ethnicity issues.
  He is the founder of the civil movement ‘Krassnaya Moskva- Red Moscow -Patriotic Front Aid’ which organised public demonstrations supporting separatists, thereby supporting policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
  On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects- the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’. | 16.2.2015 |

Name

Identifying information

Statement of reasons

Date of Listing

133.

Pavel DREMOV aka Batya

Павел ДРЁМОВ

Born in 1976, Stakhanov

Commander of the ‘First Cossack Regiment’, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

134.

Alexey MILCHAKOV aka Fritz, Serbian

Алексей МИЛЬЧАКОВ

Born in 1991, St. Petersburg

Commander of the ‘Rusich’ unit, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

135.

Arseny PAVLOV aka Motorola

Арсéний Сергéевич ПÁВЛОВ (aka Моторóла)

Born on 2.2.1983, Ukhta, Komi

Commander of the ‘Sparta Battalion’, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

136.

Mikhail TOLSTYKH aka Givi

Михаил Толстых

Born in 1980, Ilovaisk

Commander of the ‘Somali’ battalion, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

137.

Eduard BASURIN

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So called ‘Deputy Commander’ of the Ministry of Defense of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

138.

Alexandr SHUBIN

Александр Васильевич ШУБИН

So called ‘Minister of Justice’, of the illegal so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country.

16.2.2015

139.

Sergey LITVIN

Сергей Анатольевич ЛИТВИН

So called Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

140.

Sergey IGNATOV

Сергей Юрьевич ИГНАТОВ

So called Commander in Chief of the People's Militia of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country.

16.2.2015

141.

Ekaterina FILIPPOVA

Екатерина Владимировна ФИЛИППОВА

Born on 20.11.1988 in Krasnoarmëisk

So called ‘Minister of Justice’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

142.

Aleksandr TIMOFEEV

Александр ТИМОФЕЕВ

Born on 27.1.1974

So called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country.

16.2.2015

143.

Evgeny MANUILOV

Евгений Владимирович МАНУЙЛОВ

So called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

144.

Viktor YATSENKO

Виктор ЯЦЕНКО

Born on 22.4.1985 in Kherson

So called ‘Minister of Communications’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

145.

Olga BESEDINA

Ольга Игорева БЕСЕДИНА

So called ‘Minister of Economic Development and Trade’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

146.

Zaur ISMAILOV

Заур Исмаилов

Born in 1975, Krasny Luch, Voroshilovgrad Luhansk

So called ‘Acting General Prosecutor’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

147.

Anatoly Ivanovich ANTONOV

Анатолий Иванович Антонов

Born on 15.5.1955 in Omsk

Deputy Minister of Defence, and in that capacity, involved in supporting the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine.

According to the present Russian Ministry of Defence structure, in that capacity, he participates in shaping and implementing the policy of the Russian Government. These policies threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

16.2.2015

148.

Arkady Viktorovich BAKHIN

Аркадий Викторович Бахин

Born on 8.5.1956 in Kaunas, Lithuania

First Deputy Minister of Defence, and in that capacity, involved in supporting the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine.

According to the present Russian Ministry of Defence structure, in that capacity, he participates in shaping and implementing the policy of the Russian Government. These policies threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

16.2.2015

149.

Andrei Valeryevich KARTAPOLOV

Андрей Валерьевич Картaполов

Born on 9.11.1963 in DDR

Director of the Main Operations Department and deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In both capacities he is actively involved in shaping and implementing the military campaign of the Russian forces in Ukraine.

According to the stated activities of the general staff, by exercising operational control over the armed forces, he is actively involved in shaping and implementing the Russian government policy threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

16.2.2015

150.

Iosif (Joseph) Davydovich KOBZON

Иосиф Дaвыдович Кобзон

Born on 11.9.1937 in Tchassov Yar, Ukraine

Member of the State Duma.

He visited the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and during his visit made statements supporting separatists. He was also appointed Honorary Consul of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ in the Russian Federation.

On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects- the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’.

16.2.2015

151.

Valery Fedorovich RASHKIN

Валерий Фёдорович Рашкин

Born on 14.3.1955 in the Kaliningrad Oblast, USSR.

First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Ethnicity issues.

He is the founder of the civil movement ‘Krassnaya Moskva- Red Moscow -Patriotic Front Aid’ which organised public demonstrations supporting separatists, thereby supporting policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects- the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’.

16.2.2015

II.   Entities

| | Name | Identifying information | Statement of reasons | Date of Listing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 29. | Cossack National Guard
  Казачья Национальная Гвардия | | Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.
  Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Nikolay KOZITSYN. | 16.2.2015 |
| 30. | Sparta battalion
  Батальон ‘Спарта’ | | Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.
  Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Arseny PAVLOV. | 16.2.2015 |
| 31. | Somali battalion
  Батальон ‘Сомали’ | | Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.
  Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Mikhail TOLSTYKH aka Givi. | 16.2.2015 |
| 32. | Zarya battalion
  Батальон ‘Заря’ | | Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 33. | Prizrak brigade
  Бригада ‘Призрак’ | | Armed separatist which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.
  Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Oleksiy MOZGOVY. | 16.2.2015 |
| 34. | Oplot battalion
  Батальон ‘Оплот’ | Social media:
  http://vk.com/oplot_info | Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 35. | Kalmius battalion
  Батальон ‘Кальмиус’ | | Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 36. | Death battalion
  Батальон ‘Смерть’ | | Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| 37. | Public Movement ‘NOVOROSSIYA’
  Движение Новороссия | | The Public Movement ‘Novorossiya’/‘New Russia’ was established in November 2014 in Russia and is headed by Russian officer Igor Strelkov (identified as a staff member of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU)).
  According to its stated objectives, it aims at providing all-round, effective assistance to ‘Novorossiya’, including by helping militia fighting in Eastern Ukraine, thereby supporting policies undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
  Associated with a person listed for undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |

Name

Identifying information

Statement of reasons

Date of Listing

29.

Cossack National Guard

Казачья Национальная Гвардия

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Nikolay KOZITSYN.

16.2.2015

30.

Sparta battalion

Батальон ‘Спарта’

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Arseny PAVLOV.

16.2.2015

31.

Somali battalion

Батальон ‘Сомали’

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Mikhail TOLSTYKH aka Givi.

16.2.2015

32.

Zarya battalion

Батальон ‘Заря’

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

33.

Prizrak brigade

Бригада ‘Призрак’

Armed separatist which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Oleksiy MOZGOVY.

16.2.2015

34.

Oplot battalion

Батальон ‘Оплот’

Social media:

http://vk.com/oplot_info

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

35.

Kalmius battalion

Батальон ‘Кальмиус’

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

36.

Death battalion

Батальон ‘Смерть’

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

37.

Public Movement ‘NOVOROSSIYA’

Движение Новороссия

The Public Movement ‘Novorossiya’/‘New Russia’ was established in November 2014 in Russia and is headed by Russian officer Igor Strelkov (identified as a staff member of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU)).

According to its stated objectives, it aims at providing all-round, effective assistance to ‘Novorossiya’, including by helping militia fighting in Eastern Ukraine, thereby supporting policies undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Associated with a person listed for undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

16.2.2015

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