Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2504 of 9 November 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

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 (1), and in particular Article 21 thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 18 January 2016, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/44.

(2) Following the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-413/21 P (2), the entry of one listed person should be deleted.

(3) Regulation (EU) 2016/44 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 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, 9 November 2023.

For the Council The President N. CALVIÑO SANTAMARÍA

(1) OJ L 12, 19.1.2016, p. 1.

(2) Judgment of the Court of Justice of 20 April 2023, Council of the European Union v. Aisha Muammer Mohamed El-Qaddafi, Case C-413/21 P, ECLI:EU:C:2023:306.