Commission Regulation (EC) No 601/2009
of 9 July 2009
amending for the 109th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan,1 and in particular the first indent of Article 7(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
On 29 June 2009, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of natural and legal persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply, adding three natural persons to the list given the information related to their association with Al-Qaida. The Sanctions Committee has provided the statements of reasons for these listing decisions.
Annex I should be amended accordingly.
In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately.
Where the addresses of the natural persons concerned are included in the UN list, the Commission will communicate the grounds on which this Regulation is based to the persons concerned, provide them with the opportunity to comment on these grounds and review this Regulation in view of the comments and possible available additional information. Since the UN list does not in this case provide the current addresses for some of the natural persons concerned, a notice should be published in the Official Journal so that the persons concerned can contact the Commission and that the Commission can subsequently communicate the grounds on which this Regulation is based to the natural person concerned,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: