Date: 2023-12-07Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2765 of 7 December 2023 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism
**Summary:**
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2765 of 7 December 2023 amends Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 concerning specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism. This regulation, published in the Official Journal of the European Union L series (2023/2765) on 7 December 2023, updates the list of individuals subject to restrictive measures as outlined in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001. The Council determined that competent authorities have made decisions regarding two individuals involved in terrorist acts, warranting the application of measures specified in Articles 2 and 3 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP. Specifically, Mohammed Deif (a.k.a. ALDAYF Muhammad; ALMASRI Mohammed, born 12.8.1965 in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip) and Marwan Issa (born 1965, Gaza Strip) are added to the list. The regulation entered into force on 7 December 2023 and is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. The legal basis for this regulation includes the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001, and a proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. It builds upon previous implementing regulations, notably Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1505.
Key Entities Referenced
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION EU 2023/2765: A European Union regulation implementing Article 23 of Regulation EC No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures against terrorism.
Regulation EC No 2580/2001: Council Regulation on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: A foundational treaty of the European Union.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: The chief representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy.
Implementing Regulation EU 2023/1505: Council Implementing Regulation establishing an updated list of persons, groups and entities subject to Regulation EC No 2580/2001.
Common Position 2001/931/CFSP: Council Common Position on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism.
DEIF Mohammed: Individual added to the list of persons subject to specific restrictive measures.
ISSA Marwan: Individual added to the list of persons subject to specific restrictive measures.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2765 7.12.2023
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2765
of 7 December 2023
implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed
against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001on specific restrictive measures directed
against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism(1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 20 July 2023, the Council adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1505(2)by establishing an updated list
of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies.
(2) The Council has determined that a competent authority within the meaning of Article 1(4) of Common
Position 2001/931/CFSP(3) 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.
(3) The list of the persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies should be amended
accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The persons listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be added to the list provided for in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC)
No 2580/2001.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(1) OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 70.
(2) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1505 of 20 July 2023 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on
specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism, and repealing
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/420 (OJ L 184, 21.7.2023, p. 1).
(3) 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).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2765/oj 1/3EN
OJ L, 7.12.2023
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 December 2023.
For the Council
The President
J. HEREU BOHER
2/3 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2765/ojEN
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.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2765/oj 3/3