Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1717

of 14 October 2019

implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 of 20 September 2016 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them1, and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1)

On 20 September 2016, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/1686.

(2)

One person should be removed from the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686.

(3)

Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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 Luxembourg, 14 October 2019.

For the Council

The President

F. MOGHERINI

ANNEX

The following person, and the related entry, are removed from the list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1686:

  1. 1.

    Fabien CLAIN (a.k.a. Omar).