Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1115 of 10 August 2018 implementing Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/735 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 of 7 May 2015 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 748/2014 (1), and in particular Article 20(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1) On 7 May 2015, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2015/735.

(2) On 13 July 2018, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2428 (2018) which notably adds two persons to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures. These persons should therefore be added to Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/735. Since these two persons were already designated under Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2015/735, they should therefore be removed from Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2015/735 in order that they be designated under Annex I.

(3) Annex I and II to Regulation (EU) 2015/735 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/735 is hereby amended as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2015/735 is hereby amended as set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

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, 10 August 2018.

For the Council The President G. BLÜMEL

(1) OJ L 117, 8.5.2015, p. 13.