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Journal
of
the
European
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187/3
REGULATIONS
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 641/2012
of 16 July 2012
amending Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed
against certain natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, in view of the situation in Somalia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(5) This
measure
falls
within
the
scope
of
the
Treaty
and
regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore
necessary in order to implement it, in particular with a
view to ensuring its uniform application by economic
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
operators in all Member States.
Union, and in particular Article 215(1) and (2) thereof,
(6) Additionally,
UNSCR 2002 (2011) clarified
the
Having regard to Council Decision 2010/231/CFSP of 26 April
exemption, already provided for in Regulation (EU) No
2010 concerning restrictive measures against Somalia ( 1 ),
356/2010, permitting the making available of funds,
other financial assets or economic resources necessary
to ensure the timely delivery of urgently needed humani
tarian assistance in Somalia by the UN, its specialised
Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Represen
agencies or programmes, humanitarian organisations
tative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and
having observer status with the United Nations General
the European Commission,
Assembly that provide humanitarian assistance, and their
implementing partners. This clarification should be
included in Regulation (EU) No 356/2010.
Whereas:
(7) Regulation
(EU)
No
356/2010
should
therefore
be
amended accordingly,
(1) Regulation
(EU)
No
356/2010
( 2 ) imposes restrictive
measures against the persons entities and bodies
identified in Annex I to that Regulation, as provided
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
for in United Nations Security Council Resolution
(UNSCR) 1844 (2008).
Article 1
(2) On
22
February
2012,
the
UN
Security
Council
adopted Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 is hereby amended as follows:
UNSCR 2036 (2012), by which it confirms its
assessment, in paragraph 23, that the export of
charcoal from Somalia may pose a threat to the peace,
(1) In Article 2, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
security or stability of Somalia.
‘3. Annex
I
shall
consist
of
natural
or
legal
persons,
(3) On
17
February
2012,
the
Security
Council
Sanctions
entities or bodies designated by the Security Council or
Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 751 (1992)
the Sanctions Committee in accordance with UNSCR
concerning Somalia updated the list of persons and
1844 (2008) as:
entities subject to restrictive measures.
(a) engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten
the peace, security or stability of Somalia, including acts
(4) On
16
July
2012,
the
Council
adopted
Decision
that threaten to infringe the Djibouti Agreement of
2012/388/CFSP ( 3 ), to give effect to UNSCR 751
18 August 2008 or the political process, or threaten
(1992) by adding one further person to the list of
the TFIs or AMISOM by force;
persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures
in Decision 2010/231/CFSP.
(b) having acted in violation of the arms embargo and
( 1 ) OJ L 105, 27.4.2010, p. 17.
( 2 ) OJ L 105, 27.4.2010, p. 1.
related measures as reaffirmed in paragraph 6 of
( 3 ) See page 38 of this Official Journal.
UNSCR 1844 (2008);

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(c) obstructing the delivery of humanitarian assistance to
ensure the timely delivery of urgently needed humanitarian
Somalia, or access to, or distribution of, humanitarian
assistance in Somalia by the UN, its specialised agencies or
assistance in Somalia;
programmes, humanitarian organisations having observer
status with the United Nations General Assembly that
provide humanitarian assistance, and their implementing
(d) being political or military leaders recruiting or using
partners, including bilaterally or multilaterally funded
children in armed conflicts in Somalia in violation of
NGOs participating in the UN Consolidated Appeal for
the applicable international law; or
Somalia.’.
(e) being responsible for violations of applicable inter
national law in Somalia involving the targeting of
(3) The person listed in Annex II to this Regulation shall be
civilians, including children and women, in situations
added to the list of persons set out in Section I of Annex I.
of armed conflict, including killing and maiming,
sexual and gender-based violence, attacks on schools
and hospitals and abduction and forced displacement.’.
(4) Annex II shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex I to
this Regulation.
(2) In Article 4, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
Article 2
‘1. Article
2(1)
and
(2)
shall
not
apply
to
the
making This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
available of funds or economic resources necessary to
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, 16 July 2012.
For the Council
The President
S. ALETRARIS

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ANNEX I
‘ANNEX II
Websites for information on the competent authorities and address for notifications to the European
Commission
BELGIUM
http://www.diplomatie.be/eusanctions
BULGARIA
http://www.mfa.bg/en/pages/view/5519
CZECH REPUBLIC
http://www.mfcr.cz/mezinarodnisankce
DENMARK
http://um.dk/da/politik-og-diplomati/retsorden/sanktioner/
GERMANY
http://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Navigation/Aussenwirtschaft/Aussenwirtschaftsrecht/embargos.html
ESTONIA
http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/
IRELAND
http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28519
GREECE
http://www1.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html
SPAIN
http://www.maec.es/es/MenuPpal/Asuntos/Sanciones%20Internacionales/Paginas/Sanciones_%20Internacionales.aspx
FRANCE
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/autorites-sanctions/
ITALY
http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Europea/Deroghe.htm
CYPRUS
http://www.mfa.gov.cy/sanctions
LATVIA
http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539
LITHUANIA
http://www.urm.lt/sanctions
LUXEMBOURG
http://www.mae.lu/sanctions
HUNGARY
http://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu/kum/hu/bal/Kulpolitikank/nemzetkozi_szankciok/
MALTA
http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/bodies/boards/sanctions_monitoring.asp

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NETHERLANDS
http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-vrede-en-veiligheid/sancties
AUSTRIA
http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version=
POLAND
http://www.msz.gov.pl
PORTUGAL
http://www.min-nestrangeiros.pt
ROMANIA
http://www.mae.ro/node/1548
SLOVENIA
http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/zunanja_politika_in_mednarodno_pravo/zunanja_politika/mednarodna_varnost/omejevalni_
ukrepi/
SLOVAKIA
http://www.foreign.gov.sk
FINLAND
http://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteet
SWEDEN
http://www.ud.se/sanktioner
UNITED KINGDOM
www.fco.gov.uk/competentauthorities
Address for notifications to the European Commission:
European Commission
Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI)
Office EEAS 02/309
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel (Belgium)
E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu’.

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European
Union L
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ANNEX II
Person referred to in point 3 of Article 1
Jim’ale, Ali Ahmed Nur (a.k.a. a) Jim’ale, Ahmed Ali; a.k.a., b) Jim’ale, Ahmad Nur Ali; a.k.a., c) Jim’ale, Sheikh Ahmed;
a.k.a., d) Jim’ale, Ahmad Ali; a.k.a., e) Jim’ale, Shaykh Ahmed Nur)
Date of birth: 1954. Place of birth: Eilbur, Somalia. Nationality: Somalia. Alt. nationality: Djibouti. Passport: A0181988
(Somalia), exp. 23 January 2011. Location: Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti. Date of UN Designation: 17 February 2012.
Ali Ahmed Nur Jim’ale (Jim’ale) has served in leadership roles with the former Somali Council of Islamic Courts, also
known as the Somali Islamic Courts Union, which was a radical-Islamist element. The most radical elements of the Somali
Islamic Courts Union eventually formed the group known as Al-Shabaab. Al-Shabaab was listed for targeted sanctions in
April 2010 by the United Nations Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907
(2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea (the ‘Somalia/Eritrea Sanctions Committee’). The Committee listed Al-Shabaab for
being an entity engaged in acts that directly or indirectly threaten the peace, security, or stability of Somalia, including but
not limited to acts that pose a threat to Somali Transitional Federal Government.
According to the 18 July 2011 report of the Somalia/Eritrea Sanctions Committee’s Monitoring Group (S/2011/433),
Jim’ale is identified as a prominent businessman and figure in the Al-Shabaab charcoal-sugar trading cycle and benefitting
from privileged relationships with Al-Shabaab.
Jim’ale is identified as one of Al-Shabaab’s chief financiers and is ideologically aligned with Al-Shabaab. Jim’ale has
provided key funding and political support for Hassan Dahir Aweys (‘Aweys’), who was also listed by the Somalia/Eritrea
Sanctions Committee. Former Al-Shabaab Deputy Emir Muktar Robow reportedly continued to engage in political
posturing within the Al-Shabaab organization during the mid-2011. Robow engaged Aweys and Jim’ale in an effort
to advance their shared objectives and consolidate their overall stance within the context of the Al-Shabaab leadership rift.
As of fall 2007, Jim’ale established a front company in Djibouti for extremist activities called the Investors Group. The
short-term goal of the group was, through the funding of extremist activities and weapons purchases, to destabilize
Somaliland. The group assisted in smuggling small arms from Eritrea through Djibouti into the 5th region of Ethiopia
where extremists received the shipment. As of mid-2008, Jim’ale continued to operate the Investors Group.
As of late September 2010, Jim’ale established ZAAD, a mobile-to-mobile money-transfer business and struck a deal with
Al-Shabaab to make money transfers more anonymous by eliminating the need to show identification.
As of late 2009, Jim’ale had a known hawala fund where he collected zakat, which was provided to Al-Shabaab.

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