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(Non-legislative acts) 
REGUL ATIONS 
COUNCIL REGUL ATION (EU) 2017/1419 
of 4 August 2017 
amending Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concer ning restr ictiv e measures in view of the situation in 
Liby a 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUR OPEAN UNION, 
Having regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof, 
Having regar d to Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1427 of 4 August 2017 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 
concer ning restr ictive measures in view of the situation in Liby a (1), 
Having regard to the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affai rs and Secur ity Policy and 
of the European Commission, 
Whereas: 
(1)  Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 (2) gives effect to measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 
2015/1333 (3). 
(2)  On 29 June 2017, the United Nations Secur ity Council adopt ed Resolution (UNSCR) 2362 (2017) exte nding the 
application of measures to vessels loading, transpor ting or disc harging petroleum, including crude oil and refined 
petroleum products, illicitly expor ted or attem pted to be expor ted from Libya and further specifying the listing 
criteria. 
(3)  On 4 August 2017, the Council adop ted Decision (CFSP) 2017/1427 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333. 
(4)  Regulat ory action at the level of the Union is necessar y in order to implement these measures, in particular with 
a view to ensur ing their unif orm application by economic operat ors in all Member States. 
(5)  Regulation (EU) 2016/44 should theref ore be amended according ly, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EU) 2016/44 is amended as follows:  
(1) in Article 6, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 
‘1. Annex II shall include the natural or legal persons, entities and bodies designat ed by the Secur ity Council or 
by the Sanctions Committ ee in accordance with paragraph 22 of UNSCR 1970 (2011), paragraph 19, 22 or 23 of 
UNSCR 1973 (2011), paragraph 4 of UNSCR 2174 (2014), paragraph 11 of UNSCR 2213 (2015) or paragraph 11 
of UNSCR 2362(2017).’; 5.8.2017 L 204/1 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)See page 99 of this Offi cial Jour nal. 
(2)Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 Januar y 2016 concer ning restr ictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing 
Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (OJ L 12, 19.1.2016, p. 1). 
(3)Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concer ning restr ictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, and repealing 
Decision 2011/137/CFSP (OJ L 206, 1.8.2015. p. 34). 
(2) Article 15 is amended as follows: 
(a)  paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 
‘1. It shall be prohibited to load, transpor t or discharg e petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum 
products from Libya on designate d vessels flying the flag of a Member State unless author ised by the compet ent 
author ity of that Member State after consultation with the Government of Liby a focal point.’; 
(b)  paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: 
‘6. Financial transactions including the sale, the use as credit and the taking out of transpor t insurance, with 
respect to petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products aboard designated vessels, shall be 
prohibit ed, if the Sanctions Committee has so specified. Such prohibition shall not apply to the acceptance of 
port fees in the cases referred to in paragraph 3.’. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the Europ ean 
Union. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member State s. 
Done at Brussels, 4 August 2017. 
For the Council 
The President 
M. MAASIKAS  5.8.2017 L 204/2 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN