Council Regulation (EU) No 1286/2009 of 22 December 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban

1 All funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by a natural or legal person, entity, body or group listed in Annex I, shall be frozen.

2 No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to, or for the benefit of, natural or legal persons, entities, bodies or groups listed in Annex I.

3 Annex I shall consist of natural and legal persons, entities, bodies and groups designated by the UN Security Council or by the Sanctions Committee as being associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban.

4 The prohibition set out in paragraph 2 shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal persons, entities, bodies or groups concerned, if they did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that their actions would infringe these prohibitions.’;

Article 2(2) shall not prevent financial or credit institutions in the Union from crediting frozen accounts where they receive funds transferred to the account of a listed natural or legal person, entity, body or group, provided that any additions to such accounts will also be frozen. The financial or credit institution shall inform the competent authorities about such transactions without delay.’;

Without prejudice to the powers of Member States in the exercise of their public authority, it shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities, including in particular training and assistance related to the manufacture, maintenance and use of arms and related materiel of all types, to any natural or legal person, entity, body or group listed in Annex I.’;

The freezing of funds and economic resources or the refusal to make funds or economic resources available, carried out in good faith on the basis that such action is in accordance with this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal person, entity or body implementing it, or its directors or employees, unless it is proved that the funds and economic resources were frozen, or not made available, as a result of negligence.’;

1 Where the United Nations Security Council or the Sanctions Committee decides to list a natural or legal person, entity, body or group for the first time, the Commission shall, as soon as a statement of reasons has been provided by the Sanctions Committee, take a decision to include such person, entity, body or group in Annex I.

2 Once the decision referred to in paragraph 1 has been taken, the Commission shall without delay communicate the statement of reasons provided by the Sanctions Committee, to the person, entity, body or group concerned, either directly, if the address is known, or following the publication of a notice, providing him, her or it an opportunity to express his, her or its views on the matter.

3 Where observations are submitted, the Commission shall review its decision referred to in paragraph 1 in the light of those observations and after following the procedure referred to in Article 7b(2). Those observations shall be forwarded to the Sanctions Committee. The Commission shall communicate the result of its review to the person, entity, body or group concerned. The result of the review shall also be forwarded to the Sanctions Committee.

4 If a further request is made, based on substantial new evidence, to remove a person, entity, body or group from Annex I, the Commission shall conduct a further review in accordance with paragraph 3 and after following the procedure referred to in Article 7b(2).

5 Where the United Nations decide to de-list a person, entity, body or group, or to amend the identifying data of a listed person, entity, body or group, the Commission shall amend Annex I accordingly.

1 The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

2 Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

1 Persons, entities, bodies and groups which were included in Annex I before 3 September 2008 and continue to be listed, may present to the Commission a request for a statement of reasons. The request shall be submitted in writing in an official language of the Union.

2 As soon as the requested statement of reasons is provided by the Sanctions Committee, the Commission shall communicate it to the person, entity, body or group concerned, providing him, her or it an opportunity to express his, her or its views on the matter.

3 Where observations are submitted, the Commission shall review the decision to include the person, entity, body or group concerned in Annex I, in the light of those observations and after following the procedure referred to in Article 7b(2). Those observations shall be forwarded to the Sanctions Committee. The Commission shall communicate the result of its review to the person, entity, body or group concerned. The result of the review shall also be forwarded to the Sanctions Committee.

4 If a further request is made, based on substantial new evidence, to remove a person, entity, body or group from Annex I, the Commission shall conduct a further review in accordance with paragraph 3 and after following the procedure referred to in Article 7b(2).

1 The Commission shall process personal data in order to carry out its tasks under this Regulation and in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data .

2 Annex I shall include, where available, information on listed natural persons that is provided by the United Nations Security Council or by the Sanctions Committee and that is necessary for the purpose of identifying the persons concerned. Such information may include: (a) surname and given names, including alias names and titles, if any; (b) date and place of birth; (c) nationality; (d) passport and ID card numbers; (e) fiscal and social security numbers; (f) gender; (g) address or other information on whereabouts; (h) function or profession; (i) the date of designation referred to in Article 2(3).

Annex I shall include, where available, information on legal persons and entities that is provided by the United Nations Security Council or by the Sanctions Committee and that is necessary for the purpose of identifying the person or entity concerned. Such information may include: (a) name; (b) place and date of registration; (c) registration number; (d) principal place of business or other information on the whereabouts; (e) date of designation referred to in Article 2(3).

This Regulation shall apply: (a) within the territory of the Union, including its airspace; (b) on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State; (c) to any natural person inside or outside the territory of the Union who is a national of a Member State; (d) to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State; (e) to any natural or legal person, entity, body or group in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Union.’.

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