Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2020/1483 of 14 October 2020 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Date: 2020-10-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








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Official Journal of the European Union


L 341/16








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2020/1483
of 14 October 2020
         
implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, and repealing Decision 2011/137/CFSP (1), and in particular Article 12(2) thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 31 July 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333.












(2)


On 12 May 2020, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy issued a declaration, on behalf of the Union, which stated that the Union remains determined to see the UN arms embargo in Libya fully respected. It was also underlined that all efforts must be made to ensure the full and effective implementation of the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, also through the land and air borders with Libya.












(3)


On 21 September 2020, the Council adopted Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2020/1310 (2), which designated three entities involved in violating the UN arms embargo.












(4)


The Council remains gravely concerned about the situation in Libya and in particular about acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Libya, including violations of the UN arms embargo.












(5)


In that context, one person involved in such acts should be added to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annexes II and IV to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333.












(6)


Annexes II and IV to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annexes II and IV to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.


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




Done at Brussels, 14 October 2020.


For the Council


The President

M. ROTH
            





(1)  
            OJ L 206, 1.8.2015, p. 34.

(2)  Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2020/1310 of 21 September 2020 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (OJ L 305 I, 21.9.2020, p. 5).




ANNEX

(1)   
In Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333, under the heading ‘A. Persons’, the following entry is added:









 


Name


Identifying information


Reasons


Date of listing




‘19.


Yevgeniy Viktorovich PRIGOZHIN
(Евгений Викторович Пригожин)


Date of birth: 1 June 1961
Place of birth: Leningrad (St. Petersburg)
Nationality: Russian
Gender: male


Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin is a Russian businessman with close links, including financially, to the private military company Wagner Group.
In this way, Prigozhin is engaged in and providing support for Wagner Group’s activities in Libya, which threaten the country’s peace, stability and security.
In particular, Wagner Group is involved in multiple and repeated breaches of the arms embargo in Libya established in UNSCR 1970 (2011) and transposed in article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333, including delivery of arms as well as deployment of mercenaries into Libya in support of the Libya National Army. Wagner Group has participated in multiple military operations against the UN-endorsed Government of National Accord and has contributed to damaging the stability of Libya and undermining a peaceful process.’


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(2)   
In Annex IV to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333, under the heading ‘A. Persons’, the following entries are added:









 


Name


Identifying information


Reasons


Date of listing




‘24.


Yevgeniy Viktorovich PRIGOZHIN
(Евгений Викторович Пригожин)


Date of birth: 1 June 1961
Place of birth: Leningrad (St. Petersburg)
Nationality: Russian
Gender: male


Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin is a Russian businessman with close links, including financially, to the private military company Wagner Group.
In this way, Prigozhin is engaged in and providing support for Wagner Group’s activities in Libya, which threaten the country’s peace, stability and security.
In particular, Wagner Group is involved in multiple and repeated breaches of the arms embargo in Libya established in UNSCR 1970 (2011) and transposed in article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333, including delivery of arms as well as deployment of mercenaries into Libya in support of the Libya National Army. Wagner Group has participated in multiple military operations against the UN-endorsed Government of National Accord and has contributed to damaging the stability of Libya and undermining a peaceful process.’


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