Council Decision 2012/811/CFSP of 20 December 2012 amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Restrictive measures as provided for in Articles 4(1) and 5(1) and (2) shall be imposed against the following persons and, as appropriate, entities, designated by the Sanctions Committee: persons or entities acting in violation of the arms embargo and related measures as referred to in Article 1, political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the DRC who impede the disarmament and the voluntary repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups, political and military leaders of Congolese militias receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration processes, political and military leaders operating in the DRC and recruiting or using children in armed conflict contrary to applicable international law, individuals or entities operating in the DRC and committing serious violations involving the targeting of children or women in situations of armed conflict, including killing and maiming, sexual violence, abduction, and forced displacement, individuals or entities obstructing the access to or the distribution of humanitarian assistance in the eastern part of the DRC, individuals or entities illegally supporting armed groups in the eastern part of the DRC through illicit trade of natural resources, including gold, individuals or entities acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated individual or entity owned or controlled by a designated individual, individuals or entities who plan, sponsor or participate in attacks against peacekeepers of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO). The relevant persons and entities are listed in the Annex.’;

The persons listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list of persons set out in the Annex to Decision 2010/788/CFSP.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.