Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1783 of 24 June 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2147 concerning restrictive measures in view of activities undermining the stability and political transition of 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) 2023/2147 of 9 October 2023 concerning restrictive measures in view of activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan (1), and in particular Article 13(1) thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 9 October 2023, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2023/2147.

(2) On 27 November 2023 the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (the ‘High Representative’) issued a statement on behalf of the Union on the latest situation in Sudan, in which the Union and its Member States reiterated their strong condemnation of the continuous fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their respective affiliated militias. The statement also deplored the dramatic escalation of violence and the irreparable cost to human life in Darfur and throughout the country, as well as violations of International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law.

(3) On 22 January 2024, the Council adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/384 (2) by which it adopted a first set of restrictive measures against six entities of the SAF and the RSF responsible for supporting activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan.

(4) On 1 March 2024, the High Representative, together with the Commissioner for Crisis Management, strongly condemned the recent ban by the Sudanese de facto authorities on the delivery of cross-border humanitarian assistance from Chad to Sudan to the civilians suffering at the hands of both the SAF and the RSF, which is a flagrant violation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL).

(5) In view of the gravity of the situation, six individuals should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/2147.

(6) Regulation (EU) 2023/2147 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/2147 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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 Luxembourg, 24 June 2024.

For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) OJ L, 2023/2147, 11.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2147/oj.

(2) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/384 of 22 January 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2147 concerning restrictive measures in view of activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan (OJ L, 2024/384, 22.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/384/oj).