Notice for the attention of the persons, groups and entities listed in Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/332 updating the list of persons, groups and entities covered by Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and in Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/329 implementing Article 2(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism
Date: 2024-01-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, terrorism








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C/2024/995


17.1.2024






Notice for the attention of the persons, groups and entities listed in Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/332 updating the list of persons, groups and entities covered by Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and in Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/329 implementing Article 2(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism
(C/2024/995)

The following information is brought to the attention of the above-mentioned persons, groups and entities listed in Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/332 (1) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/329 (2) of 16 January 2024.
The Council of the European Union has determined that the reasons for including them on the above-mentioned list of persons, groups and entities covered by the measures in Articles 2 and 3 of Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (3) of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and in Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 (4) of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism, are still valid. Consequently, the Council has decided to maintain those persons, groups and entities on the list. The Council has also decided to include Yahia SINOUAR in the list of persons, groups and entities covered by Common Position 2001/931/CFSP and Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001.
Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 provides for a freezing of all funds, other financial assets and economic resources belonging to the persons, groups and entities concerned and that no funds, other financial assets and economic resources may be made available to them, whether directly or indirectly.
The attention of the persons, groups and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as listed in the Annex to the Regulation in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments, in accordance with Article 5(2) of that Regulation.
The persons, groups and entities concerned may submit a request to obtain the Council's statement of reasons for including or maintaining them on the above-mentioned list (unless the statement of reasons has already been communicated to them). Any such request should be sent to the following address:





Council of the European Union (Attn: COMET designations)




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu
The persons, groups and entities concerned may at any time submit a request to the Council, together with any supporting documentation, that the decision to include and maintain them on the list should be reconsidered, to the address provided above. Such requests will be considered when they are received. In this regard, the attention of the persons, groups and entities concerned is drawn to the regular review by the Council of the list according to Article 1(6) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP. In order for requests to be considered at the next review, they should be submitted by 27 February 2024.
The attention of the persons, groups and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging their designation before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 263(4) and (6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  
            OJ L, 2024/332, 16.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/332/oj.

(2)  
            OJ L, 2024/329, 16.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/329/oj.

(3)  
            OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93.

(4)  
            OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 70.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/995/oj
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