Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1456 of 10 August 2017 amending Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1456of 10 August 2017amending Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, and repealing Decision 2011/137/CFSPOJ L 206, 1.8.2015, p. 34.,Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 January 2016 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011OJ L 12 19.1.2016, p. 1., and in particular Article 20(b) thereof,Whereas:(1)Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 lists vessels designated by the United Nations Sanctions Committee in accordance with paragraph 11 of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2146 (2014). Those vessels are subject to a number of prohibitions under that Regulation, including the prohibition to load, transport or discharge crude oil from Libya and to access ports in the territory of the Union.(2)On 2 August 2017, the United Nations Security Council Committee added the vessel Lynn S to the list of vessels subject to restrictive measures. Therefore, Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 should be amended accordingly.(3)As the vessel Lynn S is the second vessel listed in Annex V, the list of vessels should be numbered.(4)In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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