Date: 2021-02-19Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Regulation (CFSP) 2021/251 of 18 February 2021 amending Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe
**Summary:**
Council Regulation (CFSP) 2021/251, enacted on February 18, 2021, amends Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe. This amendment follows Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/258 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/253. The key change involves Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004, which lists individuals and entities suspended from restrictive measures. Specifically, the entry for Perence Shiri, also known as Bigboy Samson Chikerema, is removed from Annex IV. This adjustment is a consequence of broader revisions to the lists of individuals and entities subject to restrictive measures as outlined in Annexes I and II to Decision 2011/101/CFSP. The regulation entered into force on February 19, 2021, the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, and is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. The legal basis for this regulation is Article 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Council Regulation CFSP 2021/251: A regulation of the Council of the European Union amending Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe.
Regulation EC No 314/2004: Council Regulation concerning restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe: A landlocked country located in Southern Africa, which is the subject of restrictive measures by the European Union.
Council Decision CFSP 2021/258: A decision of the Council of the European Union amending Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe.
Decision 2011/101/CFSP: Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, jointly proposing measures with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Brussels: The location where the regulation was adopted.
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REGULATIONS
COUNCIL REGULATION (CFSP) 2021/251
of 18 February 2021
amending Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in
Zimbabwe
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/258 of 18 February 2021 amending Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning
restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe(1),
Having regard to the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of
the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004(2) gives effect to several measures provided for by Council Decision
2011/101/CFSP(3), including the freezing of funds and economic resources of designated persons and entities in
view of the situation in Zimbabwe.
(2) On 18 February 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CSFP) 2021/258, removing one person from, and amending
the entries for two persons on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in,
respectively, Annexes I and II to Decision 2011/101/CFSP.
(3) On 17 February 2021, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/253(4) amended Annex III to Regulation
(EC) No 314/2004 accordingly. The removal of a person from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive
measures also requires the removal of the person from Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004, listing persons
and entities suspended from restrictive measures pursuant to Article 6(4) of that Regulation.
(4) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(1) See page 51 of this Official Journal.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (OJ L 55,
24.2.2004, p. 1).
(3) Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP of 15 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (OJ L 42, 16.2.2011, p. 6).
(4) See page 15 of this Official Journal.L 58/10 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union 19.2.2021
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, 18 February 2021.
For the Council
The President
A. P. ZACARIAS19.2.2021 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union L 58/11
ANNEX
In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004, the following entry is deleted:
‘4. Shiri, Perence (a.k.a Bigboy) Samson Chikerema’.