Council Regulation (EU) 2026/384 of 17 February 2026 amending Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/383 of 17 February 2026 amending Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe (1),

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

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 (2) gives effect to several measures provided for by Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP (3).

(2) On 17 February 2026, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2026/383 removing the provisions on the travel ban and the freezing of assets, as well as the related prohibition on making funds or economic resources available, and amending the title of Decision 2011/101/CFSP to reflect the fact that the framework only includes an arms embargo.

(3) The measures provided for in Decision 2011/101/CFSP fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Regulatory action at Union level is therefore necessary to give effect to Decision 2011/101/CFSP as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2026/383, in particular with a view to ensuring uniform application in all Member States.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 is amended as follows:

(1) the title is replaced by the following: ‘Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning an arms embargo in view of the situation in Zimbabwe’

(6) Article 5 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 5 Articles 2 and 3 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Zimbabwe by United Nations personnel, personnel of the European Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only.’

(7) Articles 6, 7 and 7a are deleted;

(9) Article 9 is deleted;

(11) the following articles are inserted: ‘Article 10a

Article 10b

Any information provided or received in accordance with this Regulation shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.’

(12) Article 11 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 11 The Commission shall be empowered to amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States.’

(13) Article 11a is deleted;

(14) Article 12 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 12

(16) the title of Annex II is replaced by the following: ‘Websites for information on the competent authorities referred to in Articles 4 and 8 and address for notifications to the European Commission’

(17) Annex III is deleted.

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, 17 February 2026.

For the Council The President M. KERAVNOS

(1) OJ L, 2026/383, 18.2.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/383/oj.

(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe (OJ L 55, 24.2.2004, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/314/oj).

(3) Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP of 15 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe (OJ L 42, 16.2.2011, p. 6, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2011/101(1)/oj).