Commission Regulation (EC) No 777/2007 of 2 July 2007 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (1), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 lists the persons covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.

(2) Council Decision 2007/455/CFSP of 25 June 2007 (2) amends the Annex to Common Position 2004/161/CFSP (3) by adding two names, and by providing a more detailed justification for the listing of the individuals in that Annex. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.

(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 2 July 2007.

For the Commission Eneko LANDÁBURU Director-General for External Relations

(1) OJ L 55, 24.2.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 412/2007 (OJ L 101, 18.4.2007, p. 6).

(2) OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 89.

(3) OJ L 50, 20.2.2004, p. 66.