Date: 2023-12-07Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2764 of 7 December 2023 amending the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism
**Policy Summary: Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2764**
This Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2764, dated December 7, 2023, amends the list of persons, groups, and entities subject to Common Position 2001/931/CFSP concerning specific measures to combat terrorism. The decision, made by the Council of the European Union, updates the Annex to Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1514 of July 20, 2023, which itself updated the list of individuals and entities subject to restrictive measures as outlined in Common Position 2001/931/CFSP. This amendment adds two individuals, DEIF Mohammed (various aliases, born August 12, 1965, in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip) and ISSA Marwan (born 1965, Gaza Strip), to the designated list. The legal basis for this decision is Article 29 of the Treaty on European Union, and it follows a proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The Council has determined that a competent authority has made decisions regarding these individuals' involvement in terrorist acts, thereby triggering the application of measures outlined in Articles 2 and 3 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP. This Decision entered into force on December 7, 2023, the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: The political and economic union of European countries.
Council Decision CFSP 2023/2764: A Council Decision of the European Union amending the list of persons, groups, and entities subject to Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on combating terrorism.
Common Position 2001/931/CFSP: A Common Position of the Council of the European Union on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: A position within the European Union responsible for foreign policy.
Council Decision CFSP 2023/1514: A Council Decision of the European Union updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision CFSP 2023/422.
Brussels: The city where the Council Decision was adopted.
DEIF Mohammed: A person listed in the Annex to the Decision, also known as ALDAYF Muhammad; ALMASRI Mohammed, born in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.
ISSA Marwan: A person listed in the Annex to the Decision, born in Gaza Strip.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2764 7.12.2023
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/2764
of 7 December 2023
amending the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the
application of specific measures to combat terrorism
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 from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 27 December 2001, the Council adopted Common Position 2001/931/CFSP(1).
(2) On 20 July 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/1514(2).
(3) The Council has determined that a competent authority within the meaning of Article 1(4) of Common
Position 2001/931/CFSP has adopted decisions in respect of two persons who have been involved in terrorist acts
within the meaning of Article 1(3) of that Common Position, and that the measures in Articles 2 and 3 of that
Common Position should be applied to those persons.
(4) The list of persons, groups and entities in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2023/1514 should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The persons listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list set out in the Annex to Decision
(CFSP) 2023/1514.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 7 December 2023.
For the Council
The President
J. HEREU BOHER
(1) Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism
(OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93).
(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1514 of 20 July 2023 updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of
Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision
(CFSP) 2023/422 (OJ L 184, 21.7.2023, p. 33).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2764/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 7.12.2023
ANNEX
List of persons, groups and entities referred to in Article 1
I. PERSONS
14. DEIF Mohammed (a.k.a AL-DAYF Muhammad; AL-MASRI Mohammed), born 12.8.1965 in Khan Younis, Gaza
Strip.
15. ISSA Marwan, born 1965, Gaza Strip.
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2764/oj