Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

Chapter 1 - Export and import restrictions

Article 1

1.   The direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer of arms and related material of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment and spare parts for the aforementioned, as well as equipment which might be used for internal repression, to Libya by nationals of Member States or from or through the territories of Member States or using their flag vessels or aircraft, shall be prohibited whether originating or not in their territories.

2.   It shall be prohibited to:

(a) provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, training or other assistance, including the provision of armed mercenary personnel, related to military activities or to the provision, maintenance and use of items referred to in paragraph 1, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Libya;

(b) provide, directly or indirectly, financial assistance related to military activities or to the provision, maintenance and use of items referred to in paragraph 1, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Libya;

(c) participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in points (a) or (b).

Article 2

1.   Article 1 shall not apply to:

(a) the supply, sale or transfer of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, as well as the provision of related technical assistance or training.

(b) the supply, sale or transfer of protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Libya by UN personnel, personnel of the Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only.

(c) the supply, sale or transfer of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for security or disarmament assistance to the Libyan government, as well as the provision of related technical assistance, training or financial assistance.

2.   Article 1 shall not apply to:

(a) the supply, sale or transfer of arms and related materiel, as well as the provision of related technical assistance, training or financial assistance, including the provision of personnel;

(b) the supply, sale or transfer of arms and related materiel, intended solely for security or disarmament assistance to the Libyan government, as well as the provision of related technical assistance, training or financial assistance,

as approved in advance by the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 24 of UNSCR 1970 (2011) (‘the Committee’).

3.   Article 1 shall not apply to the supply, sale or transfer of small arms, light weapons and related materiel, temporarily exported to Libya for the sole use of UN personnel, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel, notified to the Committee in advance and in the absence of a negative decision by the Committee within five working days of such a notification.

4.   Article 1 shall not apply to the supply, sale or transfer of equipment which might be used for internal repression, intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, as well as the provision of related technical assistance, training or financial assistance.

Article 3

The procurement by nationals of Member States, either using their flag vessels or aircraft, of the items referred to in Article 1(1) from Libya shall be prohibited, whether or not originating in the territory of Libya.

Chapter 2 - Transport sector

Article 4

1.   Member States shall inspect in their territory, including their seaports and airports, in accordance with their national authorities and legislation and consistent with international law, in particular the law of the sea and relevant international civil aviation agreements, vessels and aircraft bound to or from Libya, if they have information that provides reasonable grounds to believe that the cargo of such vessels and aircraft contains items the supply, sale, transfer or export of which is prohibited under Article 1.

2.   Member States shall, upon discovery, seize and dispose of (such as through destruction, rendering inoperable, storage or transferring to a State other than the originating or destination States for disposal) items whose supply, sale, transfer or export is prohibited under Article 1.

3.   Member States shall cooperate, in accordance with their national legislation, with inspections and disposals undertaken pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2.

4.   Aircrafts and vessels transporting cargo to and from Libya shall be subject to the requirement of additional pre-arrival or pre-departure information for all goods brought into or out of a Member State.

Article 5

Member States shall deny permission to any aircraft to take off from, land in or overfly their territory, if they have information that provides reasonable grounds to believe that the aircraft contains items the supply, sale, transfer, or export of which is prohibited under this Decision, including the provision of armed mercenary personnel, except in the case of an emergency landing.

Article 5a

1.   In accordance with the relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions concerning Libya, notably UNSCR 1970(2011) and UNSCR 2292(2016), it shall be prohibited for vessels flying the flag of a third country, bound to or from Libya, to carry arms and related materiel, including goods and technology which are covered by the Union’s Common Military List, to or from Libya, directly or indirectly, on the high seas off the coast of Libya, in violation of the arms embargo established by UNSCR 1970 (2011).

2.   A Member State assisting EUNAVFOR MED IRINI in accordance with Article 2(5) of Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 shall take the necessary measures to dispose on behalf of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI of arms or related materiel, including goods and technology which are covered by the Union’s Common Military List, seized by EUNAVFOR MED IRINI on the high seas pursuant to Article 2(3) of that Decision.

3.   The disposal referred to in paragraph 2 may take place, notably, through destruction of those items, rendering them inoperable or by allowing their use, including by a third party, whilst preventing their subsequent transfer to Libya or to any other third country to which the transfer of arms or related materiel is prohibited.

Article 6

1.   Member States may, in accordance with paragraphs 5 to 9 of UNSCR 2146 (2014), paragraph 2 of UNSCR 2362 (2017) and paragraph 2 of UNSCR 2441 (2018), inspect on the high seas designated vessels, using all measures commensurate to the specific circumstances, in full compliance with international humanitarian law and international human rights law, as may be applicable, carry out such inspections and direct the vessel to take appropriate actions to return petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, with the consent of and in coordination with the Government of Libya, to Libya.

2.   Member States should, before undertaking an inspection as referred to in paragraph 1, first seek the consent of the vessel's flag State.

3.   Member States undertaking an inspection as referred to in paragraph 1 shall submit promptly a report on the inspection to the Committee containing relevant details, including efforts made to seek the consent of the vessel's flag State.

4.   Member States undertaking inspections as referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure that such inspections are carried out by warships and ships owned or operated by a State and used only on government non-commercial service.

5.   Paragraph 1 shall not affect the rights, obligations or responsibilities of Member States under international law, including rights or obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, including the general principle of exclusive jurisdiction of a flag State over its vessels on the high seas, with respect to non-designated vessels and in any other situation than the one referred to in that paragraph.

6.   Annex V to this Decision includes the vessels referred to in paragraph 1 designated by the Committee in accordance with paragraph 11 of UNSCR 2146 (2014).

Article 7

1.   A Member State that is the flag State of a designated vessel shall, if the designation by the Committee has so specified, direct the vessel not to load, transport, or discharge petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, illicitly exported from Libya aboard the vessel, in the absence of direction from the Government of Libya focal point, as referred to in paragraph 3 of UNSCR 2146 (2014).

2.   Member States shall, if the designation by the Committee has so specified, deny entry into their ports of designated vessels, unless such entry is required for the purpose of an inspection, in the case of an emergency, or in the case of return to Libya.

3.   The provision by nationals of Member States or from the territories of Member States of bunkering services, such as provision of fuel or supplies, or other servicing of vessels, to designated vessels shall, if the designation by the Committee has so specified, be prohibited.

4.   Paragraph 3 shall not apply where the competent authority in the relevant Member State determines that the provision of such services is necessary for humanitarian purposes, or that the vessel returns to Libya. The Member State concerned shall notify the Committee of any such authorisation.

5.   Financial transaction by nationals of Member States or entities under their jurisdiction or from the territories of Member States with respect to petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, illicitly exported from Libya aboard designated vessels, shall, if the designation by the Committee has so specified, be prohibited.

6.   Annex V includes the vessels referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 5 of this Article designated by the Committee in accordance with paragraph 11 of UNSCR 2146 (2014).

Chapter 3 - Restrictions on admission

Article 8

1.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of persons designated and subjected to travel restrictions by the Security Council or by the Committee in accordance with paragraph 22 of UNSCR 1970 (2011), paragraph 23 of UNSCR 1973 (2011), paragraph 4 of UNSCR 2174 (2014), paragraph 11 of UNSCR 2213 (2015), paragraph 11 of UNSCR 2362 (2017) and paragraph 11 of UNSCR 2441 (2018), as listed in Annex I.

2.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of persons:

(a) involved in or complicit in ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses against persons in Libya, including by being involved or complicit in planning, commanding, ordering or conducting attacks, in violation of international law, including aerial bombardments, on civilian populations and facilities, or persons acting for or on their behalf or at their direction;

(b) identified as having been involved in the repressive policies of the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi in Libya, or otherwise formerly associated with that regime, and who pose a continued risk to the peace, stability or security of Libya, or the successful completion of its political transition;

(c) engaged in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, stability or security of Libya, or obstructing or undermining the successful completion of its political transition, including by:

(i) planning, directing, or committing acts that violate applicable international human rights law or international humanitarian law, or acts that constitute human rights abuses, in Libya;

(ii) attacks against any air, land, or sea port in Libya, or against a Libyan State institution or installation, or against any foreign mission in Libya;

(iii) providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation of crude oil or any other natural resources in Libya;

(iv) threatening or coercing Libyan State financial institutions and the Libyan National Oil Company, or engaging in any action that may lead to or result in the misappropriation of Libyan State funds;

(v) violating, or assisting in the evasion of, the provisions of the arms embargo in Libya established in UNSCR 1970 (2011) and Article 1 of this Decision;

(vi) obstructing or undermining the elections planned for in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum Roadmap;

(vii) acting for or on behalf of or at the direction of listed persons or entities;

(d) that own or control Libyan State funds misappropriated during the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi in Libya which could be used to threaten the peace, stability or security of Libya, or to obstruct or undermine the successful completion of its political transition,

as listed in Annex II to this Decision.

3.   Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not oblige a Member State to refuse its own nationals entry into its territory.

4.   Paragraph 1 shall not apply where the Committee determines that:

(a) travel is justified on the grounds of humanitarian need, including religious obligation; or

(b) an exemption would further the objectives of peace and national reconciliation in Libya and stability in the region.

5.   Paragraph 1 shall not apply where:

(a) entry or transit is necessary for the fulfilment of a judicial process; or

(b) a Member State determines on a case-by-case basis that such entry or transit is required to advance peace and stability in Libya and the Member State subsequently notifies the Committee within 48 hours after making such a determination.

6.   Paragraph 2 shall be without prejudice to the cases where a Member State is bound by an obligation of international law, namely:

(a) as a host country to an international intergovernmental organisation;

(b) as a host country to an international conference convened by, or under the auspices of, the UN;

(c) under a multilateral agreement conferring privileges and immunities; or

(d) under the 1929 Treaty of Conciliation (Lateran Pact) concluded by the Holy See (Vatican City State) and Italy.

7.   Paragraph 6 shall be considered as applying also in cases where a Member State is host country to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

8.   The Council shall be duly informed in all cases where a Member State grants an exemption pursuant to paragraph 6 or 7.

9.   Member States may grant exemptions from the measures imposed under paragraph 2 where travel is justified on the grounds of urgent humanitarian need, or on grounds of attending intergovernmental meetings, including those promoted or hosted by the Union, or hosted by a Member State holding the Chairmanship-in-office of the OSCE, where political dialogue is conducted that directly promotes democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Libya.

10.   A Member State wishing to grant exemptions referred to in paragraph 9 shall so notify the Council in writing. The exemption shall be deemed to be granted unless one or more Council members raise an objection in writing within two working days of receiving notification of the proposed exemption. Should one or more Council members raise an objection, the Council, acting by qualified majority, may decide to grant the proposed exemption.

11.   Where, pursuant to paragraphs 6, 7, and 9, a Member State authorises the entry into, or transit through, its territory of persons listed in Annex I or II, the authorisation shall be limited to the purpose for which it is given and to the persons concerned thereby.

Chapter 4 - Freezing of funds and economic resources

Article 9

1.   All funds, other financial assets and economic resources, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by persons and entities designated and subjected to an asset freeze by the Security Council or by the Committee in accordance with paragraph 22 of UNSCR 1970 (2011), paragraphs 19 and 23 of UNSCR 1973 (2011), paragraph 4 of UNSCR 2174 (2014), paragraph 11 of UNSCR 2213 (2015), paragraph 11 of UNSCR 2362 (2017) and paragraph 11 of UNSCR 2441 (2018), as listed in Annex III, shall be frozen.

2.   All funds, other financial assets and economic resources, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by persons and entities:

(a) involved in or complicit in ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses against persons in Libya, including by being involved in or complicit in planning, commanding, ordering or conducting attacks, in violation of international law, including aerial bombardments, on civilian populations and facilities, or by the Libyan authorities, or by persons and entities that have violated or have assisted in violating the provisions of UNSCR 1970 (2011) or of this Decision, or by persons or entities acting for or on their behalf or at their direction, or by entities owned or controlled by them or by persons and entities listed in Annex III to this Decision;

(b) identified as having been involved in the repressive policies of the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi in Libya, or otherwise formerly associated with that regime, and who pose a continued risk to the peace, stability or security of Libya, or the successful completion of its political transition;

(c) engaged in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, stability or security of Libya, or obstructing or undermining the successful completion of its political transition, including by:

(i) planning, directing, or committing acts that violate applicable international human rights law or international humanitarian law, or acts that constitute human rights abuses, in Libya;

(ii) attacks against any air, land, or sea port in Libya, or against a Libyan State institution or installation, or against any foreign mission in Libya;

(iii) providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation of crude oil or any other natural resources in Libya;

(iv) threatening or coercing Libyan State financial institutions and the Libyan National Oil Company, or engaging in any action that may lead to or result in the misappropriation of Libyan State funds;

(v) violating, or assisting in the evasion of, the provisions of the arms embargo in Libya established in UNSCR 1970 (2011) and Article 1 of this Decision;

(vi) obstructing or undermining the elections planned for in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum roadmap;

(vii) acting for or on behalf of or at the direction of listed persons or entities;

(d) that own or control Libyan State funds misappropriated during the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi in Libya which could be used to threaten the peace, stability or security of Libya, or to obstruct or undermine the successful completion of its political transition,

as listed in Annex IV, shall be frozen.

3.   All funds, other financial assets and economic resources, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the entities listed in Annex VI that are frozen as of 16 September 2011, shall remain frozen.

4.   No funds, other financial assets or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of natural or legal persons or entities referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.

5.   The prohibition on making funds, financial assets or economic resources available to persons or entities referred to in paragraph 2, in so far as it applies to port authorities, shall not prevent the execution, until 15 July 2011, of contracts concluded before 7 June 2011, with the exception of contracts relating to oil, gas and refined products.

6.   Exemptions may be made for funds, financial assets and economic resources which are:

(a) necessary for basic expenses, including payment for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;

(b) intended exclusively for payment for reasonable professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services in accordance with national laws; or

(c) intended exclusively for payment for fees or service charges, in accordance with national laws, for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds, other financial assistance and economic resources,

after notification by the Member State concerned to the Committee, where appropriate, of the intention to authorise access to such funds, other financial assets or economic resources and in the absence of a negative decision by the Committee within five working days of such notification.

7.   Exemptions may also be made for funds and economic resources which are:

(a) necessary for extraordinary expenses, after notification by the Member State concerned to the Committee, where appropriate, and approval by the Committee; or

(b) the subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien or judgement, in which case the funds, other financial assets and economic resources may be used to satisfy that lien or judgement provided that the lien or judgement was entered before the date of adoption of UNSCR 1970 (2011), and is not for the benefit of a person or entity referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article, after notification by the Member State concerned to the Committee, where appropriate.

8.   Without prejudice to Article 9(14), with regard to persons and entities listed in Annex IV, exemptions may also be made for funds and economic resources which are necessary for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including medical supplies, food, the provision of electricity, humanitarian workers and related assistance, or evacuating foreign nationals from Libya.

9.   Without prejudice to Article 9(14), with regard to entities referred to in paragraph 3, exemptions may also be made for funds, financial assets and economic resources provided that:

(a) the Member State concerned has provided notice to the Committee of its intent to authorise access to funds, other financial assets, or economic resources, for one or more of the following purposes and in the absence of a negative decision by the Committee within five working days of such a notification: (i) humanitarian needs; (ii) fuel, electricity and water for strictly civilian uses; (iii) establishing, operating, or strengthening institutions of civilian government and civilian public infrastructure; or, (v) facilitating the resumption of banking sector operations, including to support or facilitate international trade with Libya;

(b) facilitating the resumption of banking sector operations, including to support or facilitate international trade with Libya;

(c) the Member State concerned has consulted in advance the Libyan authorities about the use of such funds, other financial assets, or economic resources; and

(d) the Member State concerned has shared with the Libyan authorities the notification submitted pursuant to this paragraph and the Libyan authorities have not objected within five working days to the release of such funds, other financial assets, or economic resources.

10.   Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not prevent a designated person or entity from making payment due under a contract entered into before the listing of such a person or entity, provided that the relevant Member State has determined that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or entity referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 and after notification by the relevant Member State to the Committee, where appropriate, of the intention to make or receive such payments or to authorise the unfreezing of funds, other financial assets or economic resources for this purpose, 10 working days prior to such authorisation.

11.   Paragraph 3 shall not prevent an entity referred to therein from making payment due under a contract entered into before the listing of such an entity under this Decision, provided that the relevant Member State has determined that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or entity referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, and after notification by the relevant Member State to the Committee of the intention to make or receive such payments or to authorise the unfreezing of funds or other financial assets or economic resources for this purpose, 10 working days prior to such authorisation.

12.   With regard to persons and entities listed in Annex IV, and by way of derogation from paragraph 2, the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources provided the following conditions are met:

(a) the funds or economic resources are the subject of an arbitral decision rendered prior to the date on which the natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 2 was listed in Annex IV or of a judicial or administrative decision rendered in the Union, or a judicial decision enforceable in the Member State concerned, prior to or after that date;

(b) the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a decision or recognised as valid in such a decision, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims;

(c) the decision is not for the benefit of a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex III, IV or VI; and

(d) recognising the decision is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.

A Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this paragraph.

13.   Paragraph 4 shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:

(a) interest or other earnings due on those accounts;

(b) payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that arose before the date on which those accounts became subject to restrictive measures; or

(c) payments due under judicial, administrative or arbitral decisions rendered in the Union or enforceable in the Member State concerned, with regard to persons and entities listed in Annex IV;

provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments continue to be subject to paragraph 1 or 2.

14.   Paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 shall not apply to the provision, processing or payment of funds, other financial assets or economic resources or to the provision of goods and services, which are necessary to ensure the timely delivery of humanitarian assistance or to support other activities that support basic human needs where such assistance and other activities are carried out by:

(a) the United Nations, including its programmes, funds and other entities and bodies, as well as its specialised agencies and related organisations;

(b) international organisations;

(c) humanitarian organisations having observer status with the United Nations General Assembly and members of those humanitarian organisations;

(d) bilaterally or multilaterally funded non-governmental organisations participating in the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plans, Refugee Response Plans, other United Nations appeals or humanitarian clusters coordinated by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA);

(e) the employees, grantees, subsidiaries, or implementing partners of the entities mentioned in points (a) to (d) while and to the extent that they are acting in those capacities; or by,

(f) appropriate other actors as determined by the Committee as regards paragraph 1, and paragraph 4 in so far as it refers to the persons and entities covered by paragraph 1, and by the Council as regards paragraph 2, and paragraph 4 in so far as it refers to the persons and entities covered by paragraph 2.

Chapter 5 - Other restrictive measures

Article 10

1.   Member States shall require their nationals, persons subject to their jurisdiction and firms incorporated in their territories or subject to their jurisdiction to exercise vigilance when doing business with entities incorporated in Libya or subject to Libya's jurisdiction, and any individuals and entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, and entities owned or controlled by them, with a view to preventing business that could contribute to violence and the use of force against civilians.

2.   The sale, supply, transfer or export of certain vessels and motors to Libya which could be used in the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings, by nationals of Member States or through the territories of Member States or using their flag vessels or aircraft, shall be subject to an authorisation by the competent authority of the Member State whether originating in its territory or not.

3.   The competent authorities of Member States shall not grant any authorisation for the sale, supply, transfer or export of the items referred to in paragraph 2 if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the item would be used in the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings.

4.   Paragraph 2 shall not apply to the sales, supply, transfer or exports made by the authorities of Member States to the Libyan government.

The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this Article.

Chapter 6 - General and final provisions

Article 11

No claims, including for compensation or any other claim of this kind, such as a claim of set-off or a claim under a guarantee, in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which was affected, directly or indirectly, wholly or in part, by reason of measures decided upon pursuant to UNSCR 1970 (2011), including measures of the Union or any Member State in accordance with, as required by or in any connection with, the implementation of the relevant decisions of the Security Council or measures covered by this Decision, shall be granted to the designated persons or entities listed in Annex I, II, III or IV, or any other person or entity in Libya, including the Government of Libya, or any person or entity claiming through or for the benefit of any such person or entity.

Article 12

1.   The Council shall implement modifications to Annexes I, III, V and VI on the basis of the determinations made by the Security Council or by the Committee.

2.   The Council, acting on a proposal from Member States or from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, shall establish the lists in Annexes II and IV and adopt modifications thereto.

Article 13

1.   Where the Security Council or the Committee lists a person or entity, the Council shall include such person or entity in Annex I or III.

2.   Where the Council decides to subject a person or entity to the measures referred to in Articles 8(2) and 9(2), it shall amend Annexes II and IV accordingly.

3.   The Council shall communicate its decision to the person or entity referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, including the grounds for listing, either directly, if the address is known, or through the publication of a notice, providing such person or entity an opportunity to present observations.

4.   Where observations are submitted, or where substantial new evidence is presented, the Council shall review its decision and inform the person or entity accordingly.

Article 14

Where the Committee designates a vessel as referred to in Article 6(1) and Article 7(1), (2), (3) and (5), the Council shall include such vessel in Annex V.

Article 15

1.   Annexes I, II, III, IV and VI shall include the grounds for listing of listed persons and entities concerned, as provided by the Security Council or by the Committee with regard to Annexes I, III and VI.

2.   Annexes I, II, III, IV and VI shall also contain, where available, the information necessary to identify the persons or entities concerned, as provided by the Security Council or by the Committee with regard to Annexes I, III and VI. With regard to persons, such information may include names, including aliases, date and place of birth, nationality, passport and ID card numbers, gender, address if known, and function or profession. With regard to entities, such information may include names, place and date of registration, registration number and place of business. Annexes I, III and VI shall also include the date of designation by the Security Council or by the Committee.

Article 16

In order to maximise the impact of the measures laid down in this Decision, the Union shall encourage third States to adopt similar restrictive measures.

Article 17

1.   This Decision shall be reviewed, amended or repealed as appropriate, in particular in the light of relevant decisions by the Security Council.

2.   The measures referred to in Articles 8(2) and 9(2) shall be reviewed at regular intervals and at least every 12 months. They shall cease to apply in respect of the persons and entities concerned if the Council determines, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 12(2), that the conditions for their application are no longer met.

Article 18

Decision 2011/137/CFSP is repealed.

Article 19

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Annex I - List of persons referred to in article 8(1)

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Annex II - List of persons referred to in article 8(2)

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Annex III - List of persons referred to in article 9(1)

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Annex IV - List of persons and entities referred to in article 9(2)

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Annex V - List of vessels referred to in article 6(1) and article 7(1), (2), (3) and (5)

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Annex VI - List of entities referred to in article 9(3)

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