Council Decision 2012/724/CFSP of 26 November 2012 amending Decision 2011/72/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia

27.11.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 327/45
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/724/CFSP
of 26 November 2012
amending Decision 2011/72/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 31 January 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/72/CFSP (1).
(2) To facilitate the return of misappropriated funds to the Tunisian State, the derogations under Decision 2011/72/CFSP should be amended to permit the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources where they are required to satisfy a judicial or administrative decision rendered in the Union, or a judicial decision enforceable in a Member State, prior to or after the date of designation of the natural or legal persons, entities and bodies concerned.
(3) Decision 2011/72/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,