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Council Regulation (EU) No 488/2013 of 27 May 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in            view of the situation in Libya         

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# Council Regulation (EU) No 488/2013                     

# of 27 May 2013

# amending Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP of 28 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation                           in Libya(1),                        

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

Whereas:

(1)Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 of 2 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya(2) gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision 2011/137/CFSP.

(2)Council Decision 2013/45/CFSP of 22 January 2013(3) amends Decision 2011/137/CFSP in order to permit the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources where they are                              required to respond to a judicial or administrative decision delivered in the Union, or a judicial decision enforceable in                              a Member State.

(3)Council Decision 2013/182/CFSP of 22 April 2013(4) amends Decision 2011/137/CFSP in accordance with Resolution 2095 (2013) of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) which                              amends the exemptions to the arms embargo set out in paragraph 9(a) of Resolution 1970 (2011) of the UNSC and paragraph 13(a)                              of Resolution 2009(2011) of the UNSC.

(4)Certain of those measures fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and regulatory action                              at Union level is therefore necessary in order to implement them, in particular with a view to ensuring their uniform application                              by economic operators in all Member States.

(5)Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

# Article 1U.K.

Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 is amended as follows:

Article 3 is replaced by the following:

# “Article 3

1.It shall be prohibited:                           

(a)to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance related to the goods and technology listed in the Common Military                                    List of the European Union(5) (Common Military List) or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of goods included in that list, to any                                    person, entity or body in Libya or for use in Libya;                           

(b)to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services related to equipment which might be used for                                    internal repression as listed in Annex I, to any person, entity or body in Libya or for use in Libya;                           

(c)to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology listed in the Common                                    Military List or in Annex I, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer                                    or export of such items, or for any provision of related technical assistance to any person, entity or body in Libya or for                                    use in Libya;                           

(d)to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, financing or financial assistance, brokering services or transport                                    services related to the provision of armed mercenary personnel in Libya or for use in Libya;                           

(e)to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions                                    referred to in points (a) to (d).                           

2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the prohibitions laid down therein shall not apply to:                           

(a)the provision of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to non-lethal military equipment intended                                    solely for humanitarian purposes or protective use as approved in advance by the competent authorities in the Member States,                                    as listed in Annex IV;                           

(b)the provision of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to other sales and supply of arms and related                                    material, as approved in advance by the Sanctions Committee;                           

(c)the provision of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance intended solely for security or disarmament assistance                                    to the Libyan goverment;                           

(d)protective clothing, including flak jackets and helmets, temporarily exported to Libya by United Nations personnel, personnel                                    of the Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel                                    for their personal use only.                           

3.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities in the Member States, as listed in Annex IV, may authorise                                    the provision of technical assistance, financing and financial assistance related to equipment which might be used for internal                                    repression, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, if they determine that such equipment is intended solely for humanitarian                                    or protective use.”;                           

Article 8 is replaced by the following:

# “Article 8

1.By way of derogation from Article 5, with regard to persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex II, the competent authorities                                    in the Member States, as listed in Annex IV, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, if the                                    following conditions are met:                           

(a)the funds or economic resources in question are the subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien established prior                                    to the date on which the person, entity or body referred to in Article 5 was included in Annex II, or was referred to in Article                                    5(4), or of a judicial, administrative or arbitral judgment rendered prior to that date;                           

(b)the funds or economic resources in question will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a lien or recognised                                    as valid in such a judgment, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having                                    such claims;                           

(c)the lien or judgment is not for the benefit of a person, entity or body listed in Annex II or III, or referred to in Article                                    5(4);                           

(d)recognising the lien or judgment is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned; and                           

(e)the Sanctions Committee has been notified by the Member State of the lien or judgment.                           

2.By way of derogation from Article 5, with regard to persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex III, the competent authorities                                    in the Member States, as listed in Annex IV, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, if the                                    following conditions are met:                           

(a)the funds or economic resources in question are the subject of an arbitral decision rendered prior to the date on which the                                    natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in Article 5 was included in Annex III, or of a judicial or administrative                                    decision rendered in the Union, or a judicial decision enforceable in the Member State concerned, prior to or after that date;                           

(b)the funds or economic resources in question will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a decision or recognised                                    as valid in such a decision, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having                                    such claims;                           

(c)the decision is not for the benefit of a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex II or III, or referred to                                    in Article 5(4); and                           

(d)recognising the decision is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.                           

3.The relevant Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this                                    Article.”;                           

In Article 9(1), the following points are added:

payments due under judicial, administrative or arbitral lien or judgment, as referred to in Article 8(1);                                    

payments due under judicial, administrative or arbitral decisions rendered in the Union, or enforceable in the Member State                                          concerned, as referred to in Article 8(2),”;                                    

In Article 13, the following paragraph is added:

“3.Paragraph 2 shall not prevent Member States from sharing that information, in accordance with their national law, with the                                    relevant authorities of Libya and other Member States where necessary for the purpose of assisting the recovery of misappropriated                                    assets.”.                           

# Article 2U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union*.                  

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 May 2013.

*For the Council*                            

*The President*                            

C. Ashton                            

1

OL L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 53.                           

2

OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 1.                           

3

OJ L 20, 23.1.2013, p. 60.                           

4

OJ L 111, 23.4.2013, p. 50.                           

5

OJ C 69, 18.3.2010, p. 19.";