COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2021/1014

of 21 June 2021

amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

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

Whereas:

(1) On 31 July 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 (1) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.

(2) On 16 April 2021, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2571 (2021). The UNSC recalled resolution 2174 (2014), which decided that the measures set out in resolution 1970 (2011) also apply to individuals and entities engaging in or providing support for acts other than those specified in UNSCR 1970 (2011), that threaten the peace, stability or security of Libya, or obstruct or undermine the successful completion of its political transition. It also underlined that such acts could include obstructing or undermining the elections planned for in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum roadmap.

(3) Following an assessment of the situation in Libya, including with regard to the elections planned for in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) Roadmap, the Council considers it necessary to clarify that the criteria for the imposition of restrictive measures also encompass natural or legal persons and entities obstructing or undermining those elections.

(4) Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 8, paragraph 2(c) is replaced by the following: ‘(c) engaged in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, stability or security of Libya, or obstructing or undermining the successful completion of its political transition, including by: (i) planning, directing, or committing acts that violate applicable international human rights law or international humanitarian law, or acts that constitute human rights abuses, in Libya; (ii) attacks against any air, land, or sea port in Libya, or against a Libyan State institution or installation, or against any foreign mission in Libya; (iii) providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation of crude oil or any other natural resources in Libya; (iv) threatening or coercing Libyan State financial institutions and the Libyan National Oil Company, or engaging in any action that may lead to or result in the misappropriation of Libyan State funds; (v) violating, or assisting in the evasion of, the provisions of the arms embargo in Libya established in UNSCR 1970 (2011) and Article 1 of this Decision; (vi) obstructing or undermining the elections planned for in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum Roadmap; (vii) acting for or on behalf of or at the direction of listed persons or entities;’; (2) in Article 9, paragraph 2(c) is replaced by the following; ‘(c) engaged in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, stability or security of Libya, or obstructing or undermining the successful completion of its political transition, including by: (i) planning, directing, or committing acts that violate applicable international human rights law or international humanitarian law, or acts that constitute human rights abuses, in Libya; (ii) attacks against any air, land, or sea port in Libya, or against a Libyan State institution or installation, or against any foreign mission in Libya; (iii) providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation of crude oil or any other natural resources in Libya; (iv) threatening or coercing Libyan State financial institutions and the Libyan National Oil Company, or engaging in any action that may lead to or result in the misappropriation of Libyan State funds; (v) violating, or assisting in the evasion of, the provisions of the arms embargo in Libya established in UNSCR 1970 (2011) and Article 1 of this Decision; (vi) obstructing or undermining the elections planned for in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum roadmap; (vii) acting for or on behalf of or at the direction of listed persons or entities;’.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Luxembourg, 21 June 2021. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, and repealing Decision 2011/137/CFSP (OJ L 206, 1.8.2015, p. 34).