Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1326 of 31 July 2015 implementing Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (1), and in particular Article 8a(1) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 18 May 2006, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, which concerns restrictive measures in respect of Belarus.

(2) The Council considers that 24 persons should be removed from the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006.

(3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date following that 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, 31 July 2015.

For the Council The President J. ASSELBORN

(1) OJ L 134, 20.5.2006, p. 1.