(1)

On 20 July 2023, the Council adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1505 (2), establishing an updated list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies (‘the list’).

(2)

On 7 December 2023, the Council adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2765 (3), adding two persons to the list.

(3)

The Council has provided, where practically possible, all the persons, groups and entities with statements of reasons explaining why they were entered into the list.

(4)

By way of a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union, the Council informed the persons, groups and entities on the list that it had decided to keep them thereon. The Council also informed those persons, groups and entities that it was possible to request a statement of the Council’s reasons for entering them into the list where such a statement had not already been communicated to them.

(5)

The Council has reviewed the list as required by Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001. When carrying out that review, the Council took into account the observations submitted to it by those concerned as well as the updated information received from the competent national authorities on the status of listed individuals and entities at national level.

(6)

The Council has verified that competent authorities within the meaning of Article 1(4) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (4) have taken decisions with regard to all persons, groups and entities on the list to the effect that they have been involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of Article 1(3) of that Common Position. The Council has concluded that the specific restrictive measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 should continue to be applied to the persons, groups and entities covered by Common Position 2001/931/CFSP.

(7)

The Council has determined that a competent authority within the meaning of Article 1(4) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP has adopted a decision in respect of an additional person who has been involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of Article 1(3) of that Common Position. The Council has concluded that the measures in Articles 2 and 3 of that Common Position should be applied to that person.

(8)

The list of the persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies should be updated accordingly, and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1505 should be repealed,