CELEX: 32021R0251
Language: en
Date: 2021-02-18 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (CFSP) 2021/251 of 18 February 2021 amending Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe

19.2.2021   
               
               
                  EN
               
               
                  Official Journal of the European Union
               
               
                  L 58/9
               
            
         COUNCIL REGULATION (CFSP) 2021/251
         of 18 February 2021
         amending Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe
         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 (CFSP) 2021/258 of 18 February 2021 amending Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe (1),
         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)
                  
                  
                     Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 (2) gives effect to several measures provided for by Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP (3), including the freezing of funds and economic resources of designated persons and entities in view of the situation in Zimbabwe.
                  
               
                     (2)
                  
                  
                     On 18 February 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CSFP) 2021/258, removing one person from, and amending the entries for two persons on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in, respectively, Annexes I and II to Decision 2011/101/CFSP.
                  
               
                     (3)
                  
                  
                     On 17 February 2021, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/253 (4) amended Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 accordingly. The removal of a person from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures also requires the removal of the person from Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004, listing persons and entities suspended from restrictive measures pursuant to Article 6(4) of that Regulation.
                  
               
                     (4)
                  
                  
                     Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should be amended accordingly,
                  
               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
         
            Article 1
            Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
         
         
            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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, 18 February 2021.
            
               
                  For the Council
               
               
                  The President
               
               A. P. ZACARIAS
            
         
         
            (1)  See page 51 of this Official Journal.
         
            (2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (OJ L 55, 24.2.2004, p. 1).
         
            (3)  Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP of 15 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (OJ L 42, 16.2.2011, p. 6).
         
            (4)  See page 15 of this Official Journal.
      
      
         
            ANNEX
            In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004, the following entry is deleted:
            
                        ‘4.
                     
                     
                        Shiri, Perence (a.k.a Bigboy) Samson Chikerema’.