Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1139 of 8 June 2023 amending for the 336th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations ¹, and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and Article 7a(5) thereof,

Whereas:

• (1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.

• (2) On 2 June 2023, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council established pursuant to UN Security Council Resolutions 1267(1999), 1989(2011) and 2253(2015) decided to amend one entry in the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.

• (3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 8 June 2023.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Director-General

Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union

ANNEX

The identifying data for the following entry under the heading ‘Natural persons’ in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:

‘Merai Abdefattah Khalil Zoghbi (alias (a) Mohamed Lebachir, (b) Meri Albdelfattah Zgbye, (c) Zoghbai Merai Abdul Fattah, (d) Lazrag Faraj, (e) Larzg Ben Ila, (f) Muhammed El Besir, (g) F'raji di Singapore, (h) F'raji il Libico, (i) Farag, (j) Fredj, (k) Merai Zoghbai (as previously listed)). Date of birth: (a) 4.4.1969, (b) 4.4.1960, (c) 4.6.1960 (d) 13.11.1960, (e) 14.1.1968, (f) 11.08.1960. Place of birth: (a) Bengasi, Libya, (b) Bendasi, Libya, (c) Morocco, (d) Libya. Nationality: Libyan. Other information: Son of Wanisa Abdessalam. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 2.8.2006.’

is replaced by the following:

‘Merai Abdefattah Khalil Zoghbi (original script: مرعي عبدفتاح خليل زغبي) (good quality alias: (a) Mohamed Lebachir (born on 14.1.1968 in Morocco), (b) Meri Albdelfattah Zgbye (born on 4.6.1960 in Bendasi, Libya), (c) Zoghbai Merai Abdul Fattah, (d) Lazrag Faraj (born on 13.11.1960 in Libya), (e) Larzg Ben Ila (born 11.8.1960 in Libya), (f) Muhammed El Besir, (g) Merai Zoghbai (as previously listed, in Arabic: مرعي زغبي); low quality alias: (a) F'raji di Singapore, (b) F'raji il Libico, (c) Farag, (d) Fredj (born on 13.11.1960 in Libya)). Date of birth: (a) 4.4.1969, (b) 4.4.1960, (c) 4.6.1960. Place of birth: (a) Bengasi, Libya, (b) Bendasi, Libya, (c) Morocco, (d) Libya. Nationality: Libyan. Other information: (a) Member of Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, (b) Mother’s name is Wanisa Abdessalam. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 2.8.2006.’