THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 the Al-Qaida network,(1) and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and Article 7a(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) 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.
(2) On 26 August 2014, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to remove one person from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply after considering the de-listing request submitted by this person and the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1904(2009).
(3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
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, 1 September 2014.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 the following entry under the heading ‘Natural persons’ is deleted:
‘Wa'el Hamza Abd Al-Fatah Julaidan (alias (a) Wa'il Hamza Julaidan, (b) Wa'el Hamza Jalaidan, (c) Wa'il Hamza Jalaidan, (d) Wa'el Hamza Jaladin, (e) Wa'il Hamza Jaladin, (f) Wail H.A. Jlidan, (g) Abu Al-Hasan Al Madani). Date of birth: (a) 22.1.1958, (b) 20.1.1958. Place of birth: Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Nationality: Saudi. Passport No.: (a) A-992535 (Saudi Arabian passport number), (b) B 524420 (issued on 15.7.1998, expired on 22.5.2003). Other information: Executive director of Rabita Trust. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 11.9.2002.’