Notice for the attention of the persons and entities to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/231/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision 2012/388/CFSP, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 356/2010, as amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 641/2012 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Somalia apply

2012/C 210/07

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2010/231/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision 2012/388/CFSP (1), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 356/2010, as amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 641/2012 (2).

On 17 February 2012, the Security Council Sanctions Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 751 (1992) concerning Somalia updated the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.

The persons and entities concerned may submit at any time a request to the UN Sanctions Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 751 (1992), together with any supporting documentation, for the decisions to include them in the UN list to be reconsidered. Such request should be sent to the following address:

See for more information at: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/751/comguide.shtml

Further to the UN decision, the Council of the European Union has determined that the persons and entities that appear in the above-mentioned Annexes should be included in the lists of persons and entities which are subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/231/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 356/2010.

The attention of the persons and entities 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) No 356/2010, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 5 of the Regulation).

The persons and entities concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned lists should be reconsidered, to the following address:

The attention of the persons and entities 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 187, 17.7.2012, p. 38.

(2)  OJ L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 3.