Date: 2015-04-11Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/576 of 10 April 2015 amending for the 229th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaeda network
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/576 amends Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, which imposes restrictive measures against individuals and entities associated with Al-Qaeda. The amendment updates Annex I of Regulation EC No 881/2002 following decisions by the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee. This regulation entered into force on April 11, 2015.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Annex I of Regulation EC No 881/2002:
* **Additions:** The regulation adds Maulana Fazlullah to the list of natural persons subject to fund freezing and economic resource restrictions. He is identified as the commander of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since November 7, 2013. The date of designation is April 7, 2015.
* **Deletions:** Abd Al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar Ali, along with his aliases and identifying information, is removed from the list of natural persons subject to the restrictive measures.
Impact Analysis:
Member States:
* Impact: Member states are directly bound to apply the updated sanctions regime, including freezing the funds and economic resources of the newly listed individual and ceasing to apply restrictive measures to the delisted individual.
* Action Required: Member states must immediately implement the changes to the sanctions list by updating their national regulations and taking necessary actions to freeze assets and prevent economic resources from being made available to the listed individual.
European Commission:
* Impact: The Commission is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the regulation and ensuring its effectiveness across all member states.
* Action Required: The Commission must monitor the implementation of the regulation by member states and address any issues or inconsistencies that may arise.
Listed Individuals:
* Impact: Maulana Fazlullah is now subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources. Abd Al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar Ali is no longer subject to these restrictions.
* Action Required: Maulana Fazlullah is prohibited from accessing funds and economic resources. Abd Al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar Ali has his funds and economic resources unfrozen.
Financial Institutions:
* Impact: Financial institutions within the EU must ensure compliance with the updated sanctions list.
* Action Required: Financial institutions must screen their customer databases against the updated list, freeze any assets held by the newly listed individual, and release any assets held by the delisted individual.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Council Regulation EC No 881/2002: A Council Regulation imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaeda network.
Al-Qaeda: A multinational extremist Sunni militant organization.
United Nations Security Council (UNSC): A principal organ of the United Nations responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security.
Maulana Fazlullah: Commander of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Added to the list of sanctioned individuals.
Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP): A terrorist organization operating in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan: A province of Pakistan, where Maulana Fazlullah was born.
Abd Al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar Ali: A Bahrain-based financier and facilitator for Al-Qaeda. Removed from the list of sanctioned individuals.
11.4.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 96/7
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/576
of 10 April 2015
amending for the 229th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific
restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaeda
network
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-Qaeda network (1), and in particular Article 7(1)(a)
and Article 7a(1) and (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 31 March 2015, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to remove
one natural person from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic
resources should apply. On 7 April 2015 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council
approved the addition of one natural person to its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of
funds and economic resources should apply.
(3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.
(4) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force
immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 10 April 2015.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
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ANNEX
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:
(1) the following entry shall be added under the heading ‘Natural persons’:
‘Maulana Fazlullah (alias (a) Mullah Fazlullah; (b) Fazal Hayat; (c) Mullah Radio). Date of birth: 1974. Place of birth:
Kuza Bandai village, Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Province, Pakistan. Address: Afghanistan/Pakistan border
region. Other information: Commander of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since 7.11.2013. Date of designation
referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 7.4.2015.’;
(2) the following entry under the heading ‘Natural persons’ is deleted:
‘Abd Al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar Ali (alias (a) Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffir; (b) Abd al-Rahman Muhammad
Jafir Ali; (c) Abd al-Rahman Jaffir Ali; (d) Abdul Rahman Mohamed Jaffer Ali; (e) Abdulrahman Mohammad Jaffar;
(f) Ali Al-Khal; (g) Abu Muhammad Al-Khal). Date of birth: 15.1.1968. Place of birth: Muharraq, Bahrain.
Nationality: Bahraini. Other information: (a) Bahrain-based financier and facilitator for Al-Qaeda. (b) In January
2008, convicted by the Bahraini High Criminal Court for financing terrorism, undergoing terrorist training,
facilitating the travel of others to receive terrorist training abroad, and for membership in a terrorist organisation.
Released after Court verdict and completion of his sentence. (c) Located in Bahrain (May 2008).’.