Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/166 of 2 February 2018 amending Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Decision 2015/1333/CFSP of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, and repealing Decision 2011/137/CFSP (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 January 2016 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (2), and in particular Article 20(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 lists vessels designated by the United Nations Sanctions Committee in accordance with paragraph 11 of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2146 (2014). Those vessels are subject to a number of prohibitions under Regulation (EU) 2016/44, including the prohibition to load, transport or discharge crude oil from Libya and to access ports in the territory of the Union.

(2) On 26 January 2018, the United Nations Security Council Committee renewed and amended the listing of vessel LYNN S subject to restrictive measures. Therefore, Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 should 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 V to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 is amended as set out 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 Brussels, 2 February 2018.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

(1) OJ L 206, 1.8.2015, p. 34.

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2016, p. 1.