27.7.2022   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 198/1

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/1308

of 26 July 2022

implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 January 2016 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (1), and in particular Article 21(2) and (6) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1)

On 18 January 2016 the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/44.

(2)

Pursuant to Article 21(6) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44, the Council has reviewed the lists of designated natural and legal persons, entities or bodies set out in Annex III to that Regulation.

(3)

The Council has concluded that the entry for one person, who is deceased, should be deleted and that the restrictive measures against all other natural and legal persons, entities or bodies in the lists set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 should be maintained. In addition, the statement of reasons and identifying information for two persons should be updated.

(4)

Regulation (EU) 2016/44 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 July 2022.

For the Council

The President

J. SÍKELA

(1)   OJ L 12, 19.1.2016, p. 1.

ANNEX

In Annex III (List of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 6(2)) to Regulation (EU) 2016/44, Part A (Persons) is amended as follows:

(a)

entry 20 (concerning AL-WERFALLI, Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf) is deleted;

(b)

entry 15 (concerning AL QADHAFI, Quren Salih) is replaced by the following:

‘15.

AL QADHAFI, Quren Salih Quren

a.k.a. Akrin Akrin Saleh, Al Qadhafi Qurayn Salih Qurayn, Al Qadhafi Qu’ren Salih Qu’ren, Salah Egreen

Gender: male

Former Libyan Ambassador to Chad. Has left Chad for Sabha. Involved directly in recruiting and coordinating mercenaries for the regime of the late Muammar Qadhafi.

Closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi.

Member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya (PFLL), a militia and political party loyal to the late Muammar Qadhafi. Involved in undermining the successful completion of Libya’s political transition by opposing the UN and undermining the UN-facilitated political process, including the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), thereby posing a continued risk to the peace, stability and security of Libya.

12.4.2011’

(c)

entry 22 (concerning PRIGOZHIN, Yevgeniy Viktorovich) is replaced by the following:

‘22.

Yevgeniy Viktorovich PRIGOZHIN

(Евгений Викторович Пригожин)

Date of birth: 1 June 1961

Place of birth: Leningrad, former USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin is a Russian businessman with close links, including financial, to the Wagner Group, a Russia-based unincorporated private military entity.

In this way, Prigozhin is engaged in and provides support for the Wagner Group’s activities in Libya, which threaten the country’s peace, stability and security.

In particular, the Wagner Group is involved in multiple and repeated breaches of the arms embargo in Libya established in UNSCR 1970 (2011) and transposed in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333, including the delivery of arms and the deployment of mercenaries into Libya in support of the Libya National Army. The Wagner Group has participated in multiple military operations against the UN-endorsed Government of National Accord and has contributed to damaging the stability of Libya and undermining a peaceful process.

15.10.2020’