Council Regulation (EU) No 270/2011 of 21 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Egypt
Modified by
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 1099/2012of 26 November 2012amending Regulation (EU) No 270/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Egypt, 32012R1099, November 27, 2012
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013of 13 May 2013adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, trans-European networks, judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security, environment, customs union, external relations, foreign, security and defence policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia, 32013R0517, June 10, 2013
  • Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/490of 21 March 2017implementing Regulation (EU) No 270/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Egypt, 32017R0490, March 22, 2017
  • Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/491of 21 March 2017implementing Regulation (EU) No 270/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Egypt, 32017R0491, March 22, 2017
  • Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/465of 21 March 2018implementing Regulation (EU) No 270/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Egypt, 32018R0465, March 21, 2018
Council Regulation (EU) No 270/2011of 21 March 2011concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Egypt
Article 1For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:(a)"funds" means financial assets and benefits of every kind, including but not limited to:(i)cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments;(ii)deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations;(iii)publicly and privately traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivatives contracts;(iv)interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets;(v)credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments;(vi)letters of credit, bills of lading and bills of sale;(vii)documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources;(b)"freezing of funds" means preventing any move, transfer, alteration, use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would enable the funds to be used, including portfolio management;(c)"economic resources" means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but may be used to obtain funds, goods or services;(d)"freezing of economic resources" means preventing their use to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, by selling, hiring or mortgaging them;(e)"territory of the Union" means the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty, including their airspace.
Article 21.All funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned, held or controlled by, persons who, as referred to in Article 1(1) of Decision 2011/172/CFSP, have been identified as being responsible for the misappropriation of Egyptian State funds, and natural or legal persons, entities and bodies associated with them, as listed in Annex I, shall be frozen.2.No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex I.3.The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be prohibited.
Article 31.Annex I shall include the grounds for listing of listed natural or legal persons, entities and bodies concerned.2.Annex I shall also include, where available, information necessary to identify the natural or legal persons, entities and bodies concerned. With regard to natural 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 legal persons, entities and bodies, such information may include names, place and date of registration, registration number and place of business.
Article 41.By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources are:(a)necessary to satisfy the basic needs of natural persons listed in Annex I and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;(b)intended exclusively for the payment of reasonable professional fees or the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;(c)intended exclusively for the payment of fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources; or(d)necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the Member State concerned has notified all other Member States and the Commission of the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted, at least 2 weeks prior to the authorisation.2.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 1.
Article 51.By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities in Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, 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 Article 2 was listed in Annex I, 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 I; and(d)recognising the decision is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.2.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this Article.
Article 61.Article 2(2) shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:(a)interest or other earnings on those accounts; or(b)payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose before the date on which the natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in Article 2 has been listed in Annex I; or(c)payments due under judicial, administrative or arbitral decisions rendered in the Union or enforceable in the Member State concerned,provided that such interest, other earnings and payments are frozen in accordance with Article 2(1).2.Article 2(2) shall not prevent financial or credit institutions in the Union from crediting frozen accounts where they receive funds transferred to the account of a listed natural or legal person, entity or body, provided that any additions to such accounts will also be frozen. The financial or credit institution shall inform the relevant competent authority about any such transaction without delay.
Article 7By way of derogation from Article 2 and provided that a payment by a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex I is due under a contract or agreement that was concluded by, or an obligation that arose for, the person, entity or body concerned, before the date on which that person, entity or body was listed in Annex I, the competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, if the following conditions are met:(a)the competent authority concerned has determined that:(i)the funds or economic resources shall be used for a payment by a person, entity or body listed in Annex I; and(ii)the payment is not in breach of Article 2(2);(b)the Member State concerned has, at least 2 weeks prior to the grant of the authorisation, notified the other Member States and the Commission of that determination and its intention to grant an authorisation.
Article 81.The freezing of funds and economic resources or the refusal to make funds or economic resources available, carried out in good faith on the basis that such action is in accordance with this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal person or entity or body implementing it, or its directors or employees, unless it is proved that the funds and economic resources were frozen or withheld as a result of negligence.2.The prohibition set out in Article 2(2) shall not give rise to any liability of any kind on the part of the natural and legal persons, entities and bodies who made funds or economic resources available if they did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that their actions would infringe the prohibition in question.
Article 91.Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy, natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall:(a)supply immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 2(1), to the competent authority in the Member State where they are resident or located, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, and shall transmit such information, either directly or through the Member States, to the Commission; and(b)cooperate with that competent authority in any verification of this information.2.Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.3.Paragraph 2 shall not prevent Member States from sharing that information, in accordance with their national law, with the relevant authorities of Egypt and other Member States where necessary for the purpose of assisting the recovery of misappropriated assets.
Article 10The Commission and Member States shall immediately inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with any other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information in respect of violation and enforcement problems and judgments handed down by national courts.
Article 11The Commission shall be empowered to amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States.
Article 121.Where the Council decides to subject a natural or legal person, entity or body to the measures referred to in Article 2(1), it shall amend Annex I accordingly.2.The Council shall communicate the decision referred to in paragraph 1, including the grounds for listing, to the natural or legal person, entity or body concerned, either directly, if the address is known, or through the publication of a notice, providing such person, entity or body with an opportunity to present observations.3.Where observations are submitted, or where substantial new evidence is presented, the Council shall review the decision referred to in paragraph 1 and inform the person, entity or body concerned accordingly.4.The list in Annex I shall be reviewed at regular intervals and at least every 12 months as from 21 March 2011.
Article 131.Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.2.Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment to them.
Article 14Where there is, in this Regulation, a requirement to notify, inform or otherwise communicate with the Commission, the address and other contact details to be used for such communication shall be those indicated in Annex II.
Article 15This Regulation shall apply:(a)within the territory of the Union;(b)on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State;(c)to any person inside or outside the territory of the Union who is a national of a Member State;(d)to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;(e)to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Union.
Article 16This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.ANNEX I
List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 2(1)
Name (and any aliases)Identifying informationGrounds for designation
1.Mohamed Hosni Elsayed MubarakFormer President of the Arab Republic of EgyptDate of birth: 4.5.1928MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings or an asset recovery process by the Egyptian authorities following a final court ruling in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
2.Suzanne Saleh ThabetSpouse of Mr Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak, former President of the Arab Republic of EgyptDate of birth: 28.2.1941FemaleAssociated with Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak, who is subject to judicial proceedings or an asset recovery process by the Egyptian authorities following a final court ruling in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption.
3.Alaa Mohamed Hosni Elsayed MubarakSon of Mr. Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak, former President of the Arab Republic of EgyptDate of birth: 26.11.1960MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings or an asset recovery process by the Egyptian authorities following a final court ruling in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
4.Heidy Mahmoud Magdy Hussein RasekhSpouse of Mr Alaa Mohamed Elsayed Mubarak, son of former President of the Arab Republic of EgyptDate of birth: 5.10.1971FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings or an asset recovery process by the Egyptian authorities following a final court ruling in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption, and associated with Alaa Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak.
5.Gamal Mohamed Hosni Elsayed MubarakSon of Mr. Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak, former President of the Arab Republic of EgyptDate of birth: 28.12.1963MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings or an asset recovery process by the Egyptian authorities following a final court ruling in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
6.Khadiga Mahmoud El GammalSpouse of Mr Gamal Mahamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak, son of former President of the Arab Republic of EgyptDate of birth: 13.10.1982FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings or an asset recovery process by the Egyptian authorities following a final court ruling in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption, and associated with Gamal Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak.
7.Ahmed Abdelaziz EzzFormer Member of the ParliamentDate of birth: 12.01.1959MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption.
8.Abla Mohamed Fawzi Ali Ahmed SalamaSpouse of Mr. Ahmed Abdelaziz EzzDate of birth: 31.1.1963FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
9.Khadiga Ahmed Ahmed Kamel YassinSpouse of Mr Ahmed Abdelaziz EzzDate of birth: 25.05.1959FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
10.Shahinaz Abdel Aziz Abdel Wahab Al NaggarSpouse of Mr. Ahmed Abdelaziz EzzDate of birth: 09.10.1969FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
11.Ahmed Alaeldin Amin Abdelmaksoud ElmaghrabyFormer Minister of Housing, Public Utilities and Urban DevelopmentDate of birth: 16.05.1945MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
12.Naglaa Abdallah El GazaerlySpouse of Mr. Ahmed Alaeldin Amin Abdelmaksoud ElmaghrabyDate of birth: 03.06.1956FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
13.Rachid Mohamed Rachid HusseinFormer Minister of Trade and IndustryDate of birth: 09.02.1955MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
14.Hania Mahmoud Abdel Rahman FahmySpouse of Mr. Rachid Mohamed Rachid HusseinDate of birth: 05.07.1959FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
15.Mohamed Zohir Mohamed Wahed GarranaFormer Minister of TourismDate of birth: 20.02.1959MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
16.Jaylane Shawkat Hosni Galal EldinSpouse of Mr. Mohamed Zohir Mohamed Wahed GarranaDate of birth: 08.01.1960FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
17.Amir Mohamed Zohir Mohamed Wahed GarranaSon of Mr. Mohamed Zohir Mohamed Wahed GarranaDate of birth: 21.09.1990MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
18.Habib Ibrahim Habib EladliFormer Minister of InteriorDate of birth: 01.03.1938MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
19.Elham Sayed Salem SharsharSpouse of Mr Habib Ibrahim EladliDate of birth: 23.1.1963FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption, and associated with Habib Ibrahim Eladli.
ANNEX IIList of competent authorities in the Member States referred to in Articles 4(1) and 5(1), Article 7 and Article 9(1)(a) and address for notifications to the CommissionA.Competent authorities in each Member State:BELGIUMhttp://www.diplomatie.be/eusanctionsBULGARIAhttp://www.mfa.bg/pages/view/5519CZECH REPUBLIChttp://www.mfcr.cz/mezinarodnisankceDENMARKhttp://www.um.dk/da/menu/Udenrigspolitik/FredSikkerhedOgInternationalRetsorden/Sanktioner/GERMANYhttp://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Navigation/Aussenwirtschaft/Aussenwirtschaftsrecht/embargos.htmlESTONIAhttp://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/IRELANDhttp://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28519GREECEhttp://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Multilateral+Diplomacy/Global+Issues/International+Sanctions/SPAINhttp://www.maec.es/es/MenuPpal/Asuntos/Sanciones%20Internacionales/Paginas/Sanciones_%20Internacionales.aspxFRANCEhttp://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/autorites-sanctions/CROATIAhttp://www.mvep.hr/sankcijeITALYhttp://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Europea/Deroghe.htmCYPRUShttp://www.mfa.gov.cy/sanctionsLATVIAhttp://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539LITHUANIAhttp://www.urm.ltLUXEMBOURGhttp://www.mae.lu/sanctionsHUNGARYhttp://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu/kum/hu/bal/Kulpolitikank/nemzetkozi_szankciok/MALTAhttp://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/bodies/boards/sanctions_monitoring.aspNETHERLANDShttp://www.minbuza.nl/sanctiesAUSTRIAhttp://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version=POLANDhttp://www.msz.gov.plPORTUGALhttp://www.min-nestrangeiros.ptROMANIAhttp://www.mae.ro/node/1548SLOVENIAhttp://www.mzz.gov.si/si/zunanja_politika/mednarodna_varnost/omejevalni_ukrepi/SLOVAKIAhttp://www.foreign.gov.skFINLANDhttp://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteetSWEDENhttp://www.ud.se/sanktionerUNITED KINGDOMhttp://www.fco.gov.uk/competentauthoritiesB.Address for notifications to or other communication with the Commission:European CommissionForeign Policy Instruments ServiceCHAR 12/1061049 Bruxelles/BrusselBELGIQUE/BELGIËE-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.euTel. +32 22955585Fax +32 22990873
Article 1For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:(a)"funds" means financial assets and benefits of every kind, including but not limited to:(i)cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments;(ii)deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations;(iii)publicly and privately traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivatives contracts;(iv)interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets;(v)credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments;(vi)letters of credit, bills of lading and bills of sale;(vii)documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources;(b)"freezing of funds" means preventing any move, transfer, alteration, use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would enable the funds to be used, including portfolio management;(c)"economic resources" means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but may be used to obtain funds, goods or services;(d)"freezing of economic resources" means preventing their use to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, by selling, hiring or mortgaging them;(e)"territory of the Union" means the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty, including their airspace.
Article 21.All funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned, held or controlled by, persons who, as referred to in Article 1(1) of Decision 2011/172/CFSP, have been identified as being responsible for the misappropriation of Egyptian State funds, and natural or legal persons, entities and bodies associated with them, as listed in Annex I, shall be frozen.2.No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex I.3.The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be prohibited.
Article 31.Annex I shall include the grounds for listing of listed natural or legal persons, entities and bodies concerned.2.Annex I shall also include, where available, information necessary to identify the natural or legal persons, entities and bodies concerned. With regard to natural 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 legal persons, entities and bodies, such information may include names, place and date of registration, registration number and place of business.
Article 41.By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources are:(a)necessary to satisfy the basic needs of natural persons listed in Annex I and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;(b)intended exclusively for the payment of reasonable professional fees or the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;(c)intended exclusively for the payment of fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources; or(d)necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the Member State concerned has notified all other Member States and the Commission of the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted, at least 2 weeks prior to the authorisation.2.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 1.
Article 51.By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities in Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, 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 Article 2 was listed in Annex I, 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 I; and(d)recognising the decision is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.2.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this Article.
Article 61.Article 2(2) shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:(a)interest or other earnings on those accounts; or(b)payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose before the date on which the natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in Article 2 has been listed in Annex I; or(c)payments due under judicial, administrative or arbitral decisions rendered in the Union or enforceable in the Member State concerned,provided that such interest, other earnings and payments are frozen in accordance with Article 2(1).2.Article 2(2) shall not prevent financial or credit institutions in the Union from crediting frozen accounts where they receive funds transferred to the account of a listed natural or legal person, entity or body, provided that any additions to such accounts will also be frozen. The financial or credit institution shall inform the relevant competent authority about any such transaction without delay.
Article 7By way of derogation from Article 2 and provided that a payment by a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex I is due under a contract or agreement that was concluded by, or an obligation that arose for, the person, entity or body concerned, before the date on which that person, entity or body was listed in Annex I, the competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, if the following conditions are met:(a)the competent authority concerned has determined that:(i)the funds or economic resources shall be used for a payment by a person, entity or body listed in Annex I; and(ii)the payment is not in breach of Article 2(2);(b)the Member State concerned has, at least 2 weeks prior to the grant of the authorisation, notified the other Member States and the Commission of that determination and its intention to grant an authorisation.
Article 81.The freezing of funds and economic resources or the refusal to make funds or economic resources available, carried out in good faith on the basis that such action is in accordance with this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal person or entity or body implementing it, or its directors or employees, unless it is proved that the funds and economic resources were frozen or withheld as a result of negligence.2.The prohibition set out in Article 2(2) shall not give rise to any liability of any kind on the part of the natural and legal persons, entities and bodies who made funds or economic resources available if they did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that their actions would infringe the prohibition in question.
Article 91.Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy, natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall:(a)supply immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 2(1), to the competent authority in the Member State where they are resident or located, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, and shall transmit such information, either directly or through the Member States, to the Commission; and(b)cooperate with that competent authority in any verification of this information.2.Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.3.Paragraph 2 shall not prevent Member States from sharing that information, in accordance with their national law, with the relevant authorities of Egypt and other Member States where necessary for the purpose of assisting the recovery of misappropriated assets.
Article 10The Commission and Member States shall immediately inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with any other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information in respect of violation and enforcement problems and judgments handed down by national courts.
Article 11The Commission shall be empowered to amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States.
Article 121.Where the Council decides to subject a natural or legal person, entity or body to the measures referred to in Article 2(1), it shall amend Annex I accordingly.2.The Council shall communicate the decision referred to in paragraph 1, including the grounds for listing, to the natural or legal person, entity or body concerned, either directly, if the address is known, or through the publication of a notice, providing such person, entity or body with an opportunity to present observations.3.Where observations are submitted, or where substantial new evidence is presented, the Council shall review the decision referred to in paragraph 1 and inform the person, entity or body concerned accordingly.4.The list in Annex I shall be reviewed at regular intervals and at least every 12 months as from 21 March 2011.
Article 131.Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.2.Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment to them.
Article 14Where there is, in this Regulation, a requirement to notify, inform or otherwise communicate with the Commission, the address and other contact details to be used for such communication shall be those indicated in Annex II.
Article 15This Regulation shall apply:(a)within the territory of the Union;(b)on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State;(c)to any person inside or outside the territory of the Union who is a national of a Member State;(d)to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;(e)to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Union.
Article 16This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.ANNEX I
List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 2(1)
Name (and any aliases)Identifying informationGrounds for designation
1.Mohamed Hosni Elsayed MubarakFormer President of the Arab Republic of EgyptDate of birth: 4.5.1928MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings or an asset recovery process by the Egyptian authorities following a final court ruling in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
2.Suzanne Saleh ThabetSpouse of Mr Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak, former President of the Arab Republic of EgyptDate of birth: 28.2.1941FemaleAssociated with Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak, who is subject to judicial proceedings or an asset recovery process by the Egyptian authorities following a final court ruling in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption.
3.Alaa Mohamed Hosni Elsayed MubarakSon of Mr. Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak, former President of the Arab Republic of EgyptDate of birth: 26.11.1960MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings or an asset recovery process by the Egyptian authorities following a final court ruling in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
4.Heidy Mahmoud Magdy Hussein RasekhSpouse of Mr Alaa Mohamed Elsayed Mubarak, son of former President of the Arab Republic of EgyptDate of birth: 5.10.1971FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings or an asset recovery process by the Egyptian authorities following a final court ruling in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption, and associated with Alaa Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak.
5.Gamal Mohamed Hosni Elsayed MubarakSon of Mr. Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak, former President of the Arab Republic of EgyptDate of birth: 28.12.1963MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings or an asset recovery process by the Egyptian authorities following a final court ruling in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
6.Khadiga Mahmoud El GammalSpouse of Mr Gamal Mahamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak, son of former President of the Arab Republic of EgyptDate of birth: 13.10.1982FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings or an asset recovery process by the Egyptian authorities following a final court ruling in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption, and associated with Gamal Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak.
7.Ahmed Abdelaziz EzzFormer Member of the ParliamentDate of birth: 12.01.1959MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption.
8.Abla Mohamed Fawzi Ali Ahmed SalamaSpouse of Mr. Ahmed Abdelaziz EzzDate of birth: 31.1.1963FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
9.Khadiga Ahmed Ahmed Kamel YassinSpouse of Mr Ahmed Abdelaziz EzzDate of birth: 25.05.1959FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
10.Shahinaz Abdel Aziz Abdel Wahab Al NaggarSpouse of Mr. Ahmed Abdelaziz EzzDate of birth: 09.10.1969FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
11.Ahmed Alaeldin Amin Abdelmaksoud ElmaghrabyFormer Minister of Housing, Public Utilities and Urban DevelopmentDate of birth: 16.05.1945MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
12.Naglaa Abdallah El GazaerlySpouse of Mr. Ahmed Alaeldin Amin Abdelmaksoud ElmaghrabyDate of birth: 03.06.1956FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
13.Rachid Mohamed Rachid HusseinFormer Minister of Trade and IndustryDate of birth: 09.02.1955MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
14.Hania Mahmoud Abdel Rahman FahmySpouse of Mr. Rachid Mohamed Rachid HusseinDate of birth: 05.07.1959FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
15.Mohamed Zohir Mohamed Wahed GarranaFormer Minister of TourismDate of birth: 20.02.1959MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
16.Jaylane Shawkat Hosni Galal EldinSpouse of Mr. Mohamed Zohir Mohamed Wahed GarranaDate of birth: 08.01.1960FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
17.Amir Mohamed Zohir Mohamed Wahed GarranaSon of Mr. Mohamed Zohir Mohamed Wahed GarranaDate of birth: 21.09.1990MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
18.Habib Ibrahim Habib EladliFormer Minister of InteriorDate of birth: 01.03.1938MalePerson subject to judicial proceedings by the Egyptian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption
19.Elham Sayed Salem SharsharSpouse of Mr Habib Ibrahim EladliDate of birth: 23.1.1963FemalePerson subject to judicial proceedings in respect of the misappropriation of State Funds on the basis of the United Nations Convention against corruption, and associated with Habib Ibrahim Eladli.
ANNEX IIList of competent authorities in the Member States referred to in Articles 4(1) and 5(1), Article 7 and Article 9(1)(a) and address for notifications to the CommissionA.Competent authorities in each Member State:BELGIUMhttp://www.diplomatie.be/eusanctionsBULGARIAhttp://www.mfa.bg/pages/view/5519CZECH REPUBLIChttp://www.mfcr.cz/mezinarodnisankceDENMARKhttp://www.um.dk/da/menu/Udenrigspolitik/FredSikkerhedOgInternationalRetsorden/Sanktioner/GERMANYhttp://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Navigation/Aussenwirtschaft/Aussenwirtschaftsrecht/embargos.htmlESTONIAhttp://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/IRELANDhttp://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28519GREECEhttp://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Multilateral+Diplomacy/Global+Issues/International+Sanctions/SPAINhttp://www.maec.es/es/MenuPpal/Asuntos/Sanciones%20Internacionales/Paginas/Sanciones_%20Internacionales.aspxFRANCEhttp://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/autorites-sanctions/CROATIAhttp://www.mvep.hr/sankcijeITALYhttp://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Europea/Deroghe.htmCYPRUShttp://www.mfa.gov.cy/sanctionsLATVIAhttp://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539LITHUANIAhttp://www.urm.ltLUXEMBOURGhttp://www.mae.lu/sanctionsHUNGARYhttp://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu/kum/hu/bal/Kulpolitikank/nemzetkozi_szankciok/MALTAhttp://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/bodies/boards/sanctions_monitoring.aspNETHERLANDShttp://www.minbuza.nl/sanctiesAUSTRIAhttp://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version=POLANDhttp://www.msz.gov.plPORTUGALhttp://www.min-nestrangeiros.ptROMANIAhttp://www.mae.ro/node/1548SLOVENIAhttp://www.mzz.gov.si/si/zunanja_politika/mednarodna_varnost/omejevalni_ukrepi/SLOVAKIAhttp://www.foreign.gov.skFINLANDhttp://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteetSWEDENhttp://www.ud.se/sanktionerUNITED KINGDOMhttp://www.fco.gov.uk/competentauthoritiesB.Address for notifications to or other communication with the Commission:European CommissionForeign Policy Instruments ServiceCHAR 12/1061049 Bruxelles/BrusselBELGIQUE/BELGIËE-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.euTel. +32 22955585Fax +32 22990873