Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1014 of 21 June 2021 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 8, paragraph 2(c) is replaced by the following: ‘(c) engaged in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, stability or security of Libya, or obstructing or undermining the successful completion of its political transition, including by: (i) planning, directing, or committing acts that violate applicable international human rights law or international humanitarian law, or acts that constitute human rights abuses, in Libya; (ii) attacks against any air, land, or sea port in Libya, or against a Libyan State institution or installation, or against any foreign mission in Libya; (iii) providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation of crude oil or any other natural resources in Libya; (iv) threatening or coercing Libyan State financial institutions and the Libyan National Oil Company, or engaging in any action that may lead to or result in the misappropriation of Libyan State funds; (v) violating, or assisting in the evasion of, the provisions of the arms embargo in Libya established in UNSCR 1970 (2011) and Article 1 of this Decision; (vi) obstructing or undermining the elections planned for in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum Roadmap; (vii) acting for or on behalf of or at the direction of listed persons or entities;’; (2) in Article 9, paragraph 2(c) is replaced by the following; ‘(c) engaged in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, stability or security of Libya, or obstructing or undermining the successful completion of its political transition, including by: (i) planning, directing, or committing acts that violate applicable international human rights law or international humanitarian law, or acts that constitute human rights abuses, in Libya; (ii) attacks against any air, land, or sea port in Libya, or against a Libyan State institution or installation, or against any foreign mission in Libya; (iii) providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation of crude oil or any other natural resources in Libya; (iv) threatening or coercing Libyan State financial institutions and the Libyan National Oil Company, or engaging in any action that may lead to or result in the misappropriation of Libyan State funds; (v) violating, or assisting in the evasion of, the provisions of the arms embargo in Libya established in UNSCR 1970 (2011) and Article 1 of this Decision; (vi) obstructing or undermining the elections planned for in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum roadmap; (vii) acting for or on behalf of or at the direction of listed persons or entities;’.

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