Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/200 of 9 February 2018 amending Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/200of 9 February 2018amending Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in LibyaTHE 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 Regulation (EU) 2016/44, 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 February 2018, the United Nations Security Council Committee amended the listing of vessel CAPRICORN subject to restrictive measures. Therefore, Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 should be amended accordingly.(3)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: