Council Regulation (EU) No 1014/2012 of 6 November 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus

7.11.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 307/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1014/2012
of 6 November 2012
amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus
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 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (1),
Having regard to the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (2) provides for a freezing of funds and economic resources of President Lukashenka and certain officials of Belarus as well as persons responsible for, inter alia, serious violations of human rights, the repression of civil society and democratic opposition, or violations of international electoral standards. It also provides for a freezing of funds and economic resources of persons and entities benefiting from, or supporting, the Lukashenka regime.
(2) By Decision 2012/642/CFSP, the Council decided to clarify the criteria for listing natural or legal persons, entities and bodies in the Annexes to Council Decision 2010/639/CFSP (3), and to consolidate those Annexes into a single Annex.
(3) This Regulation falls within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement it, in particular, with a view to ensuring its uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,