Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/879 of 8 June 2015 implementing Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1352/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 1352/2014 of 18 December 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen (1), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 18 December 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 1352/2014.

(2) On 14 April 2015, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2216 (2015) which, inter alia, designates two additional individuals to be subjected to restrictive measures.

(3) Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1352/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1352/2014 is replaced by the text appearing in 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 Luxembourg, 8 June 2015.

For the Council The President D. REIZNIECE-OZOLA

(1) OJ L 365, 19.12.2014, p. 60.