Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea del 3/4/2023 - Sección Legislación
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EN
3.4.2023
Official Journal of the European Union
L 94/1
II
Non-legislative acts
REGULATIONS
COUNCIL REGULATION EU 2023/720
of 31 March 2023
amending certain Council Regulations concerning restrictive measures in order to insert provisions on a humanitarian exemption
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 the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission, Whereas:
1
The European Union is able to impose restrictive measures, including the freezing of funds and economic resources against designated natural or legal persons, entities and bodies. Council Regulations give effect to those measures.
2
On 9 December 2022, the United Nations Security Council UNSC adopted United Nations Security Council Resolution UNSCR 2664 2022. Paragraph 1 of that Resolution introduces an exemption from the sanctions in the form of asset freezes imposed by the Security Council or by its Sanctions Committees for humanitarian assistance and other activities that support basic human needs, applicable to certain actors. For the purposes of this Regulation, paragraph 1 of UNSCR 2664 2022 is termed the humanitarian exemption.
3
On 31 March 2023, Council Decision CFSP 2023/726 1 was adopted to give effect to UNSCR 2664 2022 in Union law.
4
UNSCR 2664 2022 emphasises that where the humanitarian exemption to the asset freeze measures conflicts with previous resolutions, it is to supersede such previous resolutions to the extent of such conflict. However, UNSCR
2664 2022 clarifies that paragraph 1 of UNSC resolution 2615 2021 remains in effect.
5
UNSCR 2664 2022 requests that providers relying on the humanitarian exemption make reasonable efforts to minimise the accrual of any benefits prohibited by sanctions, whether as a result of direct or indirect provision or diversion, to individuals or entities listed under the relevant Regulation, including by strengthening the providers risk management and due diligence strategies and processes.
6
UNSCR 2664 2022 requires that the humanitarian exemption to the asset freeze measures will apply to the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL Daesh and Al-Qaida sanctions regime for a period of two years from the date of the adoption of UNSCR 2664 2022, and states that the UNSC intends to decide on an extension of the application of UNSCR 2664 2022 prior to the date on which the application of that exemption would otherwise expire.
1 See page 48 of this Official Journal.
