Joint Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic
Date: 2015-03-06
Institutions: European Commission, Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Subjects: Central African Republic, arms control, arms trade, economic sanctions, international sanctions, trade restriction

EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 

HIGH REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE UNION FOR
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND
SECURITY POLICY

Brussels, 6.3.2015  
JOIN(2015) 7 final 

2015/0064 (NLE) 

Joint Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view 
of the situation in the Central African Republic 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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(2) 

(3) 

On  23  December  2013,  the  Council  adopted  Decision  2013/798/CFSP  concerning 
restrictive measures against the Central African Republic providing for arms embargo, 
in  accordance  with  the  United  Nations  Security  Council  Resolution  (UNSCR)  2127 
(2013) of 5 December 2013. 

On  22  January  2015  the  United  Nations  Security  Council  adopted  Resolution  2196 
(2015) clarifying the scope of the arms embargo and amending the criteria for the asset 
freeze. The Council is preparing a decision amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP to give 
effect to UNSCR 2196 (2015).  

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the 
Commission  should  therefore  make  a  new  proposal  for  a  Regulation  concerning 
restrictive  measures  in  view  of  the  situation  in  the  Central  African  Republic. 

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2015/0064 (NLE) 

Joint Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view 
of the situation in the Central African Republic 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 215 thereof, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Decision  2013/798/CFSP  of  23  December  2013  concerning 
restrictive measures in against the Central African Republic1, 

Having  regard  to  the  joint  proposal  of  the  High  Representative  of  the  Union  for  Foreign 
Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Council Regulation (EU) No 224/20142 gives effect to certain measures provided for 
in Decision 2013/798/CFSP. 

The  United  Nations  Security  Council  Resolution  (UNSCR)  2127  (2013)  of  5 
December  2013,  UNSCR  2134  (2014)  of  28  January  2014,  and  Council  Decision 
2013/798/CFSP,  provide  for  an  arms  embargo  against  the  Central  African  Republic 
and  the  freezing  of  funds  and  economic  resources  of  certain  persons  engaging  in  or 
providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the Central 
African Republic. 

On 22 January 2015 the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 
2196 (2015) extending the scope of the arms embargo and the asset freeze. In Council 
Decision  2015/…/CFSP  the  Council  decided  to  extend  the  scope  of  the  criteria 
accordingly.  

These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European 
Union  and,  therefore,  notably  with  a  view  to  ensuring  their  uniform  application  by 
economic operators in all Member States, regulatory action at the level of the Union is 
necessary in order to implement them. 

(5) 

Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 should therefore be amended, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 is amended as follows:  

Article 1 

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OJ L 352, 24.12.2013, p. 51. 
Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 of 10 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the 
situation in the Central African Republic (OJ L 70, 11.3.2014, p. 1). 

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(1) point (e) is replaced by the following: 

“(e) 

providing  support  for  armed  groups  or  criminal  networks  through  the  illicit 
exploitation or trade of natural resources, including diamonds, gold and wildlife, and 
wildlife products, in or from the Central African Republic;”  

(2) point (h) is replaced by the following: 

“(h)   being leaders of an entity designated by the Sanctions Committee, or having provided 
support to, or having acted for or on behalf of or at the direction of, a person or entity 
designated by the Sanctions Committee;” 

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

Article 2 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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