Notice for the attention of the persons to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2012/285/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 377/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 458/2012 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies threatening the peace, security or stability of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau apply

2012/C 155/01

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in Annex III to Council Decision 2012/285/CFSP (1) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 377/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 458/2012 (2).

The Council of the European Union has determined that the persons that appear in the above-mentioned Annexes should be included in the lists of persons which are subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2012/285/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 377/2012.

The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 377/2012, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).

The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned lists should be reconsidered, to the following address:

The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

(1)  OJ L 142, 1.6.2012, p. 36.

(2)  OJ L 142, 1.6.2012, p. 11.