THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 15 October 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/642/CFSP(1).
(2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2012/642/CFSP, the restrictive measures against Belarus should be extended until 29 February 2016.
(3) The information relating to certain persons and entities on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP should be updated.
(4) Following the judgment of the General Court of 6 October 2015 in Case T-276/12, Y. Chyzh and others v Council (2), there are no longer grounds for keeping four entities on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP.
(5) Furthermore, the Council considers that the restrictive measures imposed on certain persons and entities designated under Decision 2012/642/CFSP should be suspended until 29 February 2016.
(6) Decision 2012/642/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (OJ L 285, 17.10.2012, p. 1).
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 6 October 2015. Yury Aleksandrovich Chyzh v Council, T-276/12, ECLI:EU:T:2015:748 (not yet published in the Reports of Cases).