Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2008 of 5 December 2008 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia
Date: 2008-12-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Liberia, economic resources, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person

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Official Journal of the European Union

6.12.2008

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1216/2008

of 5 December 2008

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation
to Liberia

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups
funds and
and entities
economic
should
resources
therefore be amended accordingly,

should apply. Annex I

to whom the

freezing of

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004
concerning
to
in
Liberia (1), and in particular Article 11(a) thereof,

restrictive measures

relation

further

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 lists the natural
and legal persons, bodies and entities covered by the
freezing of
funds and economic resources under that
Regulation.

On 2 and 24 October and on 10 November 2008, the
the United Nations Security
Sanctions Committee of

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 is hereby amended as
set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 December 2008.

For the Commission

Eneko LANDÁBURU
Director-General for External Relations

(1) OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 32.

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ANNEX

Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 is amended as follows:

(1) The following natural person shall be removed:

‘Charles R. Bright. Date of birth: 29.8.1948. Other information: former Minister of Finance.’

(2) The entry ‘Ali Kleilat. Date of birth: 10.7.1970. Place of birth: Beirut. Nationality: Lebanese’ shall be replaced by:

‘Ali Kleilat (alias (a) Ali Qoleilat, (b) Ali Koleilat Delbi). Date of birth: 10.7.1970. Place of birth: Beirut. Nationality:
Lebanese. Passport No: 0508734. National Registry No: 2016, Mazraa. Other information: Businessman, involved in
arms delivery to Charles Taylor in 2003. Still, in relation with former Liberian President Charles Taylor.’

(3) The entry ‘Agnes Reeves Taylor (alias Agnes Reeves-Taylor). Date of birth: 27.9.1965. Nationality: Liberian. Other
information: former wife of former President Charles Taylor. Former Permanent Representative of Liberia to the
International Maritime Organisation. Former senior member of the Liberian Government’ shall be replaced by:

‘Agnes Reeves Taylor (alias Agnes Reeves-Taylor). Date of birth: 27.9.1965. Nationality: Liberian. Other infor­
(b) Former Permanent
mation:
Representative of Liberia to the International Maritime Organisation; Former Senior Member of
the Liberian
Government. (c) Currently resident in the United Kingdom.’

former President Charles Taylor with ongoing ties to him;

(a) Former wife of

(4) The entry ‘Charles Ghankay Taylor (alias Charles MacArthur Taylor). Date of birth: (a) 1.9.1947, (b) 28.1.1948. Other

information: former President of Liberia’ shall be replaced by:

‘Charles Ghankay Taylor (alias (a) Charles MacArthur Taylor, (b) Jean-Paul Some, (c) Jean-Paul Sone). Date of birth:
(a) 1.9.1947, (b) 28.1.1948. Other information: (a) Former President of Liberia, (b) Currently on trial in The Hague.’

(5) The entry ‘Charles “Chuckie” Taylor (Junior). Other information: son of former President Charles Taylor’ shall be

replaced by:

‘Charles Taylor (Junior) (alias (a) Chuckie Taylor (b) Charles McArthur Emmanuel Roy M. Belfast, (c) Junior Charles
Taylor II). Other information: (a) Associate, adviser and son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor with ongoing
ties to him, (b) Currently on trial in the United States of America).’