Council Common Position 2008/959/CFSP of 16 December 2008 amending Common Position 2008/586/CFSP updating Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism
Date: 2008-12-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: common foreign and security policy, international sanctions, natural person, restriction of liberty, terrorism

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COUNCIL COMMON POSITION 2008/959/CFSP

of 16 December 2008

amending Common Position 2008/586/CFSP updating Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the
application of specific measures to combat terrorism

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Article 2

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Articles 15 and 34 thereof,

In the Annex to Common Position 2008/586/CFSP, point 2,
heading 13 shall be replaced by the following:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

On 27 December 2001, the Council adopted Common
Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific
measures to combat terrorism (1).

On 15 July 2008,
Position
2008/586/CFSP
Position 2001/931/CFSP (2).

the Council adopted Common
Common

updating

The Council has noted that a number of other persons
were involved in acts of terrorism within the meaning of
Common Position 2001/931/CFSP and should therefore
be added to the list of persons, groups and entities to
which that Common Position applies (hereinafter the list)
in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 1(4)
of that Common Position.

entries
The Council has
concerning a group in the list should be supplemented.

also concluded that

the

(5)

The list should be updated accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

Article 1

The persons named in the Annex shall be added to the list of
persons,
Common
entities
Position 2001/931/CFSP applies.

groups

which

and

to

“Ekin”,

‘13. Euskadi Ta Askatasuna/Tierra Vasca y Libertad/Basque
Fatherland and Liberty (E.T.A.) (the following organis­
the terrorist group “E.T.A”:“K.a.s.”,
ations are part of
“Xaki”;
pro-
amnistía”,
(a.k.a. Herri
Batasuna, a.k.a. Euskal Herritarrok), “Acción Nacionalista
Vasca”/“Euskal Abertzale Ekintza” (ANV/EAE), “Partido
Comunista de las Tierras Vascas”/“Euskal Herrialdeetako
Alderdi Komunista” (PCTV/EHAK)).’.

“Jarrai-Haika-Segi”,

“Askatasuna”,

“Batasuna”

“Gestoras

Article 3

This Common Position shall
adoption.

take effect on the date of

its

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2008.

For the Council
The President

R. BACHELOT-NARQUIN

(1) OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93.
(2) OJ L 188, 16.7.2008, p. 71.

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ANNEX

List of persons referred to in Article 1

1. PERSONS

1. * ALEGRÍA LOINAZ, Xavier, born 26 November 1958 in San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa),

15.239.620 — ‘E.T.A.’ activist, member of ‘K.a.s.’/‘Ekin’

identity card No

2. * ASPIAZU RUBINA, Miguel de Garikoitz, born 6 July 1973 in Bilbao (Vizcaya), identity card No 14.257.455 —

‘E.T.A.’ activist

3. * BELOQUI RESA, María Elena, born 12 June 1961 in Areta (Álava), identity card No 14.956.327 — ‘E.T.A.’

activist, member of ‘Xaki’

4. * CAMPOS ALONSO, Miriam, born 2 September 1971 in Bilbao (Vizcaya),

‘E.T.A.’ activist, member of ‘Xaki’

identity card No 30.652.316 —

5. * CORTA CARRION, Mikel, born 15 May 1959 in Villafranca de Ordicia (Guipúzcoa),

08.902.967 — ‘E.T.A.’ activist, member of ‘Xaki’

6. * EGUIBAR MICHELENA, Mikel, born 14 November 1963 in San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa),

44.151.825 — ‘E.T.A.’ activist, member of ‘Xaki’

identity card No

identity card No

7. * IRIONDO YARZA, Aitzol, born 8 March 1977 in San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa), identity card No 72.467.565 —

‘E.T.A.’ activist

8. * MARTITEGUI LIZASO, Jurdan, born 10 May 1980 in Durango (Vizcaya),

‘E.T.A.’ activist

identity card No 45.626.584 —

9. * OLANO OLANO, Juan Mariá, born 25 March 1955 in Gainza (Guipúzcoa), identity card No 15.919.168 —

‘E.T.A.’ activist, member of ‘Gestoras Pro-amnistía’/‘Askatasuna’

10. * OLARRA AGUIRIANO, José María, born 27 July 1957 in Tolosa (Guipúzcoa), identity card No 72.428.996 —

‘E.T.A.’ activist, member of ‘Xaki’

11. * RETA DE FRUTOS, José Ignacio, born 3 July 1959 in Elorrio (Vizcaya), identity card No 72.253.056 — ‘E.T.A.’

activist, member of ‘Gestoras Pro-amnistía’/‘Askatasuna’

12. * TXAPARTEGI NIEVES, Nekane, born 8 January 1973 in Asteasu (Guipúzcoa), identity card No 44.140.578 —

‘E.T.A.’ activist, member of ‘Xaki’

13. * URRUTICOECHEA BENGOECHEA, José Antonio, born 24 December 1950 in Miravalles (Vizcaya), identity card

No 14.884.849 — ‘E.T.A.’ activist