Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1126 of 8 June 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1126of 8 June 2023implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with themTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 of 20 September 2016 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with themOJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 1., and in particular Article 4(1) and (4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,Whereas:(1)On 20 September 2016, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/1686.(2)On 26 April 2023, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council established pursuant to UN Security Council Resolutions 1267(1999), 1989(2011) and 2253(2015) added two persons to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.(3)On 3 May 2023, those persons were added to Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations (OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9)..(4)Since one of those persons was already designated under Regulation (EU) 2016/1686, that person should be removed from Annex I to that Regulation.(5)Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: