32002E0600

Council Common Position

of 22 July 2002

amending Common Position 2002/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe

(2002/600/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 15 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 18 February 2002, the Council adopted Common Position 2002/145/CFSP(1) which introduces restrictive measures against the Government of Zimbabwe and those who bear wide responsibility for serious violations of human rights and of the freedom of opinion, of association and of peaceful assembly.

(2) The Council has assessed that these violations continue and therefore deems it necessary to extend restrictive measures against the Government of Zimbabwe to further individuals who bear a wide responsibility for such violations.

(3) Common Position 2002/145/CFSP should therefore be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

Article 1

The list of persons set out in the Annex to Common Position 2002/145/CFSP is hereby replaced by the list set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Common Position shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Article 3

This Common Position shall be published in the Official Journal.

Done at Brussels, 22 July 2002.

For the Council

The President

P. S. Møller

(1) OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p. 1.

ANNEX

List of persons referred to in Article 1

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