Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1585 and Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1755, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1578 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi

(2020/C 366/05)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1585 (2) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1578 (4) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi.

The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons that appear in the abovementioned Annexes should continue to be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2020/1585 and in Regulation (EU) 2015/1755, as implemented by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1578 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi. The grounds for designations of those persons appear in the relevant entries in those Annexes.

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) 2015/1755, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 3 of the Regulation).

The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council before 2 July 2021, together with supporting documentation that the decision to include them on the abovementioned list should be reconsidered to the following address:

Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

Any observations received will be taken into account for the purpose of the Council’s next review, pursuant to Article 6 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 and Article 13(4) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1755, of the list of designated persons.

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 257, 2.10.2015, p. 37.

(2)  OJ L 362, 30.10.2020, p. 27.

(3)  OJ L 257, 2.10.2015, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 362, 30.10.2020, p. 1.