Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Tunisia

 

SUMMARY OF:

Decision 2011/72/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia

Regulation (EU) No 101/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Tunisia

WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION AND THE DECISION?

• The regulation gives effect to Decision 2011/72/CFSP.
• The regulation sets out the financial sanctions directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Tunisia.

KEY POINTS

• The decision and regulation impose restrictive measures that freeze the assets of individuals, companies, bodies or entities, along with their associates, identified by the Council as being responsible for the misappropriation of Tunisian state funds.
• The regulation applies:
  • within the EU territory, including its airspace;
  • on board any aircraft or vessel under an Member State’s jurisdiction;
  • to any EU national inside or outside the EU territory;
  • to any company, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of an EU Member State;
  • to any country, entity or body in respect of any business done wholly or partly within the EU.
• Specific exemptions to these measures are set out in the regulation.
• No funds or economic resources will be made available, directly or indirectly, to those named.
• The annex to the decision and Annex 1 of the regulation list the individuals whose funds and economic resources will be frozen.
• The annexes set out the grounds for including those listed.
• The annexes are reviewed at regular intervals, at least every 12 months.

A number of third countries (non-EU countries) have agreed to ensure that their national policies conform to the decision.

FROM WHEN DO THE DECISION AND THE REGULATION APPLY?

• The decision has applied since 31 January 2011.
• The regulation has applied since 5 February 2011.

BACKGROUND

The legal bases for EU sanctions are set out in Article 29 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

For more information, see:

• Tunisia and the EU (European External Action Service)
• Sanctions policy (European External Action Service)
• Sanctions: how and when the EU adopts restrictive measures (Council of the European Union).

MAIN DOCUMENTS

Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP of 31 January 2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia (OJ L 28, 2.2.2011, pp. 62-64)

Successive amendments to Decision 2011/72/CFSP have been incorporated into the original document. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.

Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011 of 4 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Tunisia (OJ L 31, 5.2.2011, pp. 1-12)

See consolidated version.

RELATED DOCUMENTS

Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union — Title V — General provisions on the Union's external action and specific provisions on the common foreign and security policy — Chapter 2 — Specific provisions on the common foreign and security policy — Section 1 — Common provisions — Article 29 (ex Article 15 TEU) (OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 33)

Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union — Part five — The Union's external action — Title IV — Restrictive measures — Article 215 (ex Article 301 TEC) (OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 144)

last update 25.01.2023