# C_2018374EN.01000801.xml

| 16.10.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 374/8 |
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16.10.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 374/8

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Notice for the attention of the persons subject to restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1540, and Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1539 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them

(2018/C 374/02)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons appearing in the Annex to Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1540 (2), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1539 (4) concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them.

The Council of the European Union has decided that those persons should be included on the list of persons, groups, undertakings and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 and in Regulation (EU) 2016/1686.

The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for essential needs or specific payments in accordance with Article 5 of that Regulation.

The persons concerned may submit a request to obtain the Council's statement of reasons for including them on the above-mentioned list. Any such request should be sent to the following address:

| Council of the European Union |
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| General Secretariat |
| DG RELEX 1C |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu |

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

DG RELEX 1C

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

The persons concerned may at any time submit a request to the Council, together with any supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the list should be reconsidered, to the address provided above. In this regard, the attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the regular review by the Council of the list according to Article 6(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 and Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1686. In order for requests to be considered at the next review, they should be submitted by 20 August 2019.

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

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(1)  OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 25.

(2)  OJ L I 257, 15.10.2018, p. 3.

(3)  OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L I 257, 15.10.2018, p. 1.

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