EN Official Journal of the European Union L 340/100

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 December 2007

implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2007/445/EC

(2007/868/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 28 June 2007, the Council adopted Decision 2007/445/EC implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (2), and establishing an updated list of persons and entities to which that Regulation applies.

(2) The Council has provided all the persons, groups and entities for which this was practically possible with statements of reasons explaining the reasons why they have been listed in Decision 2007/445/EC.

(3) By way of a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 29 June 2007 (3), the Council informed the persons, groups and entities listed in Decision 2007/445/EC that it had decided to maintain them on the list. The Council also informed the persons, groups and entities concerned that it was possible to request the Council’s statement of reasons for including them on the list (where this had not already been communicated to them).

(4) The Council has carried out a complete review of the list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies, as required by Article 2(3) of that Regulation. In this regard, it has taken account of observations submitted to the Council by those concerned.

(5) Following this review, the Council has concluded that the persons, groups and entities listed in the Annex to this Decision have been involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of Article 1(2) and (3) of Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (4), that a decision has been taken with respect to them by a competent authority within the meaning of Article 1(4) of that Common Position, and that they should continue to be subject to the specific restrictive measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001.

(6) The list of the persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies should be updated accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The list provided for in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 shall be replaced by the list contained in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

Decision 2007/445/EC is hereby repealed.

Article 3

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007. For the Council The President F. NUNES CORREIA

(1) OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 70. Regulation as last amended by Decision 2007/445/EC (OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 58).

(2) OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 58.

(3) OJ C 144, 29.6.2007, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93.