2008/343/EC: Council Decision of 29 April 2008 amending Decision 2007/868/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
Date: 2008-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, terrorism

30.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 116/25

COUNCIL DECISION

of 29 April 2008

amending Decision 2007/868/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

(2008/343/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

The Council therefore considers that Mr SISON should
continue
restrictive
measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001,

to the

specific

subject

to be

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,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

On 20 December 2007, the Council adopted Decision
2007/868/EC (2).

On 25 February 2008, the Council provided to Mr Jose
Maria SISON an updated statement of reasons for main-
taining him on the list of persons, groups and entities
subject to the restrictive measures provided for under
Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 and invited Mr SISON
to present his observations thereon within one month.
Mr SISON submitted observations to the Council by letter
dated 24 March 2008, which the Council has considered.

of

and

The Council has concluded that Mr SISON has been
acts within the meaning of
involved in terrorist
Article
Position
Common
(3)
1(2)
2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the appli-
cation of specific measures to combat terrorism (3) and
that decisions have been taken in respect of Mr SISON by
a competent national authority within the meaning of
Article 1(4) of that Common Position. The Council has
also concluded that the entries for Mr SISON and for the
Communist Party of
the Philippines on the list of
persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC)
No 2580/2001 applies should be amended so as to
reflect the updated statement of reasons.

In the Annex to Decision 2007/868/EC, the entry for Mr SISON,
Joma), shall be
Jose Maria (a.k.a. Armando Liwanag, a.k.a.
replaced by the following:

‘SISON, Jose Maria (a.k.a Armando Liwanag, a.k.a. Joma), born
8.2.1939 in Cabugao (Philippines) — person playing a
leading role in the “Communist Party of the Philippines”,
including the “NPA” ’.

Article 2

In the Annex to Decision 2007/868/EC the entry for the
Communist Party of the Philippines shall be replaced by the
following:

including the “New
‘ “Communist Party of the Philippines”,
People’s Army” — “NPA”, Philippines, linked to SISON, Jose
Maria (a.k.a Armando Liwanag, a.k.a.
Joma, who plays a
leading role in the “Communist Party of the Philippines”,
including the “NPA”)’.

Article 3

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 2008.

For the Council
The President

D. RUPEL

(1) OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 70. Regulation as last amended by

Decision 2007/868/EC (OJ L 340, 22.12.2007, p. 100).

(2) OJ L 340, 22.12.2007, p. 100.
(3) OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93. Common Position as last amended by
Common Position 2007/871/CFSP (OJ L 340, 22.12.2007, p. 109).