32002R1643

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1643/2002

of 13 September 2002

amending, for the third time, Council Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 of 18 February 2002 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1345/2002(2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 empowers the Commission to amend Annex I to that Regulation on the basis of decisions in respect of the Annex to Common Position 2002/145/CFSP(3).

(2) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 lists the persons, entities and bodies covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.

(3) On 13 September 2002, the Council has decided to amend the Annex to Common Position 2002/145/CFSP and, therefore, Annex I should be amended accordingly.

(4) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 shall be replaced with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 13 September 2002.

For the Commission

Christopher Patten

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p. 4.

(2) OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 28.

(3) See page 56 of this Official Journal.

ANNEX

List of persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 310/2002

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