EN Official Journal of the European Union C 320/3

Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/798/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2016/1446, and Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1442 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic

(2016/C 320/05)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons listed in the Annex to Council Decision 2013/798/CFSP (1), as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2016/1446 (2), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1442 (4) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic.

On 23 August 2016, the Sanctions Committee established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2127 (2013) added two persons to the list of persons and entities subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 30 and 32 of Resolution 2134 (2014).

The persons concerned may submit at any time a request to the UN Committee established pursuant to Resolution 2127 (2013), together with any supporting documentation, for the decisions to include them in the UN list to be reconsidered. Any such request should be sent to the following address:

Focal Point for De-listing Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch Room DC2 0853B United Nations New York, N.Y. 10017 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel. +1 9173679448 Fax +1 2129631300 Email: delisting@un.org

For further information, see: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/2127/

Further to the UN decision, the Council of the European Union has determined that the persons designated by the UN should be included in the lists of persons and entities which are subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2013/798/CFSP and Regulation (EU) No 224/2014. The grounds for listing of the persons concerned appear in the relevant entries in the Annex to the Council Decision and in Annex I to the Council Regulation.

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 indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 224/2014, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 7 of the Regulation).

The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned lists should be reconsidered, to the following address:

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

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.

(1) OJ L 352, 24.12.2013, p. 51.

(2) OJ L 235, 1.9.2016, p. 13.

(3) OJ L 70, 11.3.2014, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 235, 1.9.2016, p. 1.