Notice for the attention of those persons/groups/entities that have been included by Council Decision 2006/1008/EC of 21 December on the list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation 2580/2001 applies

(2006/C 320/02)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons, groups or entities listed in the Annex to Council Decision 2006/1008/CE of 21 December. (1)

The Council of the European Union has determined that the persons, groups or entities that appear on the above-mentioned list are involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of the relevant EU legal instruments, and they have consequently been included, by the decision referred to above, on the list of persons, groups and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for under Council Regulation (EC) 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (2). This Regulation provides for a freezing of all funds, other financial assets and economic resources belonging to the persons, groups or entities concerned and that no funds, other financial assets and economic resources may be made available to them, whether directly or indirectly.

The attention of the persons, groups or entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as listed in the Annex to the Regulation, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 5 of the Regulation).

The persons, groups or entities concerned may submit a request to obtain the Council's statement of reasons for their inclusion on the above-mentioned list (unless the statement of reasons has already been communicated to them). They may also submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered.

Any such requests should be sent to the following address: Council of the European Union (Attn.: UNSCR 1373 designations), Rue de la Loi 175, B-1048 Brussels.

Attention is also drawn to the possibility for each person, group or entity concerned of challenging the Council's decision before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 230 (4) and (5) of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

(1)  OJ L 379, 28.12.2006.

(2)  OJ L 344 of 28.12.2001, p. 71.