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Official Journal of the European Union
23.9.2011
DECISIONS
COUNCIL DECISION 2011/625/CFSP
of 22 September 2011
amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(2) Article 4a(1) is deleted;
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
(3) in Article 6:
particular Article 29 thereof,
(a) the following paragraph is inserted:
Whereas:
‘1a All
funds,
other
financial
assets
and
economic
(1) On
28
February
2011,
the
Council
adopted
Decision
resources, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly
2011/137/CFSP ( 1 ), implementing United Nations
by the:
Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1970 (2011).
(a) Central Bank of Libya;
(2) On
23
March
2011,
the
Council
adopted
Decision
2011/178/CFSP amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP ( 2 )
and implementing UNSCR 1973 (2011).
(b) Libyan Arab Foreign Bank;

(3) On
16
September
2011,
the
United
Nations
Security
(c) Libyan Investment Authority; and
Council adopted UNSCR 2009 (2011) which amended,
among others, the restrictive measures imposed by
(d) Libyan Africa Investment Portfolio,
UNSCR 1970 (2011) and UNSCR 1973 (2011).
that are frozen as of 16 September 2011 shall remain
(4) Decision 2011/137/CFSP should be amended
frozen.’;
accordingly,
(b) the following paragraph is inserted:
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
‘4b With regard to entities referred to in paragraph
Article 1
1a, exemptions may also be made for funds, financial
assets and economic resources provided that:
Decision 2011/137/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1) in Article 2, the following paragraph is added:
(a) the Member State concerned has provided notice to
the Committee of its intent to authorise access to
funds, other financial assets, or economic resources,
‘3. Article
1
shall
not
apply
to
the
supply,
sale
or
transfer
for one or more of the following purposes and in
of:
the absence of a negative decision by the Committee
within 5 working days of such a notification:
(a) arms and related materiel of all types, including
technical assistance, training, financial and other
(i) humanitarian needs;
assistance, intended solely for security or disarmament
assistance to the Libyan authorities;
(ii) fuel, electricity and water for strictly civilian
uses;
(b) small arms, light weapons and related materiel,
temporarily exported to Libya for the sole use of
United Nations personnel, representatives of the media
(iii) resuming Libyan production and sale of hydro
and humanitarian and development workers and
carbons;
associated personnel,
(iv) establishing, operating, or strengthening insti
notified to the Committee in advance and in the absence of
tutions of civilian government and civilian
a negative decision by the Committee within 5 working
public infrastructure; or
days of such a notification.’;
(v) facilitating the resumption of banking sector
( 1 ) OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 53.
operations, including to support or facilitate
( 2 ) OJ L 78, 24.3.2011, p. 24.
international trade with Libya;

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(b) the Member State concerned has notified the
indirectly received by a person or entity referred to in
Committee that those funds, other financial assets
paragraphs 1 and 1a and after notification by the
or economic resources shall not be made available
relevant Member State to the Committee of the
to or for the benefit of the persons referred to in
intention to make or receive such payments or to
paragraph 1;
authorise the unfreezing of funds or other financial
assets or economic resources for this purpose, 10
(c) the Member State concerned has consulted in
working days prior to such authorisation.’.
advance with the Libyan authorities about the use
of such funds, other financial assets, or economic
Article 2
resources; and
The entries for the entities set out in the Annex to this Decision
(d) the Member State concerned has shared with the
shall be deleted from the lists set out in Annexes III and IV to
Libyan authorities the notification submitted
Decision 2011/137/CFSP.
pursuant to this paragraph and the Libyan
authorities have not objected within 5 working
Article 3
days to the release of such funds, other financial
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
assets, or economic resources.’;
(c) the following paragraph is inserted:
Done at Brussels, 22 September 2011.
‘5a Paragraph
1a
shall
not
prevent
an
entity
referred
to therein from making payment due under a contract
For the Council
entered into before the listing of such an entity under
this Decision, provided that the relevant Member State
The President
has determined that the payment is not directly or
M. DOWGIELEWICZ

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ANNEX
ENTITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2
Entries deleted from the list set out in Annex III to Decision 2011/137/CFSP:
1. Central Bank of Libya
2. Libyan Investment Authority
3. Libyan Foreign Bank
4. Libya Africa Investment Portfolio
5. Libyan National Oil Corporation.
Entry deleted from the list set out in Annex IV to Decision 2011/137/CFSP:
Zuietina Oil Company.

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