Date: 2018-10-26Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1605 of 25 October 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi
**Summary:**
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1605 of 25 October 2018 amends Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi. The amendment concerns additional identifying information for one natural person already subject to restrictive measures. Specifically, entry 3 in Annex I, pertaining to Mathias-Joseph Niyonzima (also known as Kazungu), is updated with corrected and additional identifying information, including two dates of birth (6.3.1956 and 2.1.1967), place of birth (Kanyosha Commune, Mubimbi, Bujumbura-Rural Province, Burundi), registration number (SNR: O00064), Burundian nationality, and passport number (OP0053090). Niyonzima is designated as an Officer of the National Intelligence Service, responsible for obstructing the search for a political solution in Burundi and for training, coordinating, and arming Imbonerakure paramilitary militias. This regulation entered into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: An international organization consisting of European countries.
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1605: A European Union regulation implementing restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi.
Regulation (EU) 2015/1755: A European Union regulation concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi.
Burundi: A country in East Africa, the subject of the restrictive measures.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: A position within the European Union responsible for foreign policy.
Mathias-Joseph NIYONZIMA: Officer of the National Intelligence Service of Burundi, subject to restrictive measures.
Kanyosha Commune, Mubimbi, Bujumbura Rural Province: Place of birth of Mathias-Joseph NIYONZIMA
Imbonerakure: Paramilitary militias in Burundi.
L 268/18 EN Official Journal of the European Union 26.10.2018
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1605
of 25 October 2018
implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation
in Burundi
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 of 1 October 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the
situation in Burundi, and in particular Article 13(4) thereof (1),
Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 1 October 2015, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 concerning restrictive measures in view of
the situation in Burundi.
(2) Additional identifying information concerning one natural person is available.
(3) Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 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 Brussels, 25 October 2018.
For the Council
The President
J. BOGNER-STRAUSS
(1) OJ L 257, 2.10.2015, p. 1.26.10.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 268/19
ANNEX
In Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/1755, entry 3 under the heading ‘List of natural and legal persons, entities and
bodies referred to in Article 2’ is replaced by the following:
Name Identifying Information Grounds for designation
‘3. Mathias/Joseph DOB: 6.3.1956; 2.1.1967 Officer of the National Intelligence Service. Respon
NIYONZIMA sible for obstructing the search for a political
POB: Kanyosha Commune, Mubimbi,
alias KAZUNGU Bujumbura-Rural Province, Burundi solution in Burundi by inciting violence and acts of
repression during the demonstrations that started
Registration number (SNR): O/00064 on 26 April 2015 following the announcement of
Burundian nationality. the presidential candidacy of President Nkurunziza.
Responsible for helping to train, coordinate and arm
Passport number: OP0053090
the Imbonerakure paramilitary militias, including
outside Burundi, who are responsible for acts of
violence, repression and serious human rights
abuses in Burundi.’