Commission Regulation (EC) No 574/2009 of 30 June 2009 amending for the 108th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban
Date: 2009-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, restriction of liberty, terrorism








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Official Journal of the European Union


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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 574/2009
of 30 June 2009
         
amending for the 108th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban


THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan, (1) and in particular the first indent of Article 7(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.












(2)


On 18 June 2009, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of natural and legal persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply, adding one natural person to the list given the information related to their association with Al-Qaida. The Sanctions Committee provided the statement of reasons for this listing decision.












(3)


Annex I should be amended accordingly.












(4)


In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately.












(5)


The Commission will communicate the grounds on which this Regulation is based to the natural person concerned, provide him with the opportunity to comment on these grounds and review this Regulation in view of the comments and possible available additional information,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 June 2009.


For the Commission

Eneko LANDÁBURU
            

Director-General for External Relations






(1)  
            OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.




ANNEX
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:
The following entry shall be added under the heading ‘Natural persons’:


            ‘Atilla Selek (alias Muaz). Address: Kauteräckerweg 5, 89077 Ulm, Germany. Date of birth: 28.2.1985. Place of birth: Ulm, Germany. Nationality: German. Passport No: 7020142921 (German passport issued in Ulm, Germany, valid until 3.12.2011). National identification No: 702092811 (German national identity card (Bundespersonalausweis), issued in Ulm, Germany, valid until 6.4.2010). Other information: In prison in Germany since 20.11.2008 (as at May 2009). Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 18.6.2009.’