Notice for the attention of Zimbabwe Defence Industries, an entity to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/339 and in Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004, concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe, apply

(2023/C 56/05)

The following information is brought to the attention of the entity that appears in Annex I to Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/339 (2), and in Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 (3), concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe.

The Council of the European Union has decided that the entity that appears in the abovementioned Annexes should continue to be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/101/CFSP and in Regulation (EC) No 314/2004.

The attention of the entity concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s), as indicated in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 7 of the Regulation).

The entity concerned may submit a request to the Council before 1 November 2023, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include it on the abovementioned list be reconsidered. Any such request should be sent to the following address:

Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

The attention of the entity 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 42, 16.2.2011, p. 6.

(2)  OJ L 47, 15.2.2023, p. 51.

(3)  OJ L 55, 24.2.2004, p. 1.