25.10.2022   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 275/50


COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/2043

of 24 October 2022

implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 of 1 October 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi (1), and in particular Article 13(4) thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1)

On 1 October 2015, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2015/1755.

(2)

On the basis of a review by the Council, three persons should be removed from the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures, as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/1755.

(3)

Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 is amended as set out in 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 Luxembourg, 24 October 2022.

For the Council

The President

A. HUBÁČKOVÁ


(1)  OJ L 257, 2.10.2015, p. 1.


ANNEX

In Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 (List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 2), the following entries are deleted:

entry 1 (Godefroid BIZIMANA);

entry 2 (Gervais NDIRAKOBUCA alias NDAKUGARIKA);

entry 4 (Léonard NGENDAKUMANA).