Regulation 2015/138 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine

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  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
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  5. Original proposal
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Current status

This regulation has been published on January 30, 2015 and entered into force on January 31, 2015.

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Key information

official title

Council Regulation (EU) 2015/138 of 29 January 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2015/138
Original proposal JOIN(2015)1 EN
CELEX number i 32015R0138

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Key dates

Document 29-01-2015
Publication in Official Journal 30-01-2015; OJ L 24 p. 1-2
Effect 31-01-2015; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 2
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

30.1.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 24/1
 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2015/138

of 29 January 2015

amending Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP of 5 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (1),

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

Whereas:

 

(1)

Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 (2) gives effect to certain measures provided for in Decision 2014/119/CFSP and provides for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons identified as responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian State funds and persons responsible for human rights violations in Ukraine, and natural or legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them.
 

(2)

On 29 January 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/143 (3) which amends Decision 2014/119/CFSP and clarifies the designation criteria for the freezing of funds targeting persons identified as responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian State funds.
 

(3)

That amendment falls within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and, therefore, in particular with a view to ensuring its uniform application in all Member States, regulatory action at the level of the Union is necessary in order to implement it. Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 208/2014, the following paragraph is inserted:

‘1a.   For the purposes of paragraph 1 persons identified as responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian State funds include persons subject to investigation by the Ukrainian authorities:

 

(a)

for the misappropriation of Ukrainian public funds or assets or being an accomplice thereto; or
 

(b)

for abuse of office as a public office-holder in order to procure an unjustified advantage for him- or herself or for a third party and thereby causing a loss to Ukrainian public funds or assets, or being an accomplice thereto.’

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, 29 January 2015.

For the Council

The President

  • F. 
    MOGHERINI
 
  • (2) 
    Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 of 5 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, p. 1).
  • (3) 
    See page 16 of this Official Journal.
 

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