title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 263/2014 of 14 March 2014 implementing Article 11(4) of Regulation (EU) No 753/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan

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               15.3.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 76/11

      COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 263/2014
   of 14 March 2014
   implementing Article 11(4) of Regulation (EU) No 753/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 753/2011 of 1 August 2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan (1), and in particular Article 11(4) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 1 August 2011, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 753/2011.

               (2)

               On 31 December 2013, the Committee of the United Nations Security Council, established pursuant to paragraph 30 of Security Council Resolution 1988 (2011), amended the list of individuals, groups, undertakings and entities subject to restrictive measures in view of the situation in Afghanistan.

               (3)

               Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 753/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 753/2011 is hereby 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 Brussels, 14 March 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. CHRISOCHOIDIS

      (1)  OJ L 199, 2.8.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX
      I.   The entries in the list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 753/2011 for the persons below shall be replaced by the entries as set out below.

      A.   Individuals associated with the Taliban

                  1.

                     Abdul Kabir Mohammad Jan (alias A. Kabir)

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: (a) Second Deputy, Economic Affairs, Council of Ministers under the Taliban regime, (b) Governor of Nangarhar Province under the Taliban regime, (c) Head of Eastern Zone under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: approximately 1963. Place of birth: Pul-e-Khumri or Baghlan Jadid District, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Active in terrorist operations in Eastern Afghanistan, (b) Collects money from drug traffickers, (c) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (d) Member of the Taliban Supreme Council as at 2009, (e) Family is originally from Neka District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan, (f) Responsible for attack on Afghan parliamentarians in November 2007 in Baghlan, (g) Owns land in central Baghlan Province, (h) Belongs to Zadran tribe. Date of UN designation:25.1.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Abdul Kabir Mohammad Jan was a member of the Taliban's high leadership council as announced by Mohammed Omar in October 2006, and was appointed military commander of the eastern zone in October 2007.

                  2.

                     Mohammad Moslim Haqqani Muhammadi Gul (alias Moslim Haqqani)

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: (a) Deputy Minister of Haj and Religious Affairs under the Taliban regime, (b) Deputy Minister of Higher Education under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: 1965. Place of birth: Gawargan village, Pul-e-Khumri District, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. National identification no.: 1136 (Afghan national identification card (tazkira)). Other information: (a) Ethnic Pashtun from Baghlan Province, (b) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (c) Speaks fluent English, Urdu and Arabic. Date of UN designation:25.1.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Mohammad Moslim Haqqani also served as Deputy Minister of Higher Education of the Taliban regime. This designation was added to the list on 18 July 2007.

                  3.

                  Abdul Raqib Takhari

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: Minister of Repatriation under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Between 1968 and 1973. Place of birth: Zardalu Darra village, Kalafgan District, Takhar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Member of Taliban Supreme Council responsible for Takhar and Badakhshan provinces as at December 2009, (b) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (c) Belongs to Tajik ethnic group. Date of UN designation:25.1.2001.

                  4.

                     Nazir Mohammad Abdul Basir (alias Nazar Mohammad)

                     Title: (a) Maulavi, (b) Sar Muallim. Grounds for listing: (a) Mayor of Kunduz City, (b) Acting Governor of Kunduz Province (Afghanistan) under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: 1954. Place of birth: Malaghi Village, Kunduz District, Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Reconciled after the fall of the Taliban regime, and assumed duties under the new Government on district level in Kunduz Province, (b) Confirmed assassinated by Taliban on 9 November 2008. Date of UN designation:23.2.2001.

                  5.

                     Zia-ur-Rahman Madani (alias
                     (a) Ziaurrahman Madani (b) Zaia u Rahman Madani (c) Madani Saheb (d) Diya' al-Rahman Madani)

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: Governor of Logar Province (Afghanistan) under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1960. Place of birth: (a) Paliran village, Namakab District, Takhar Province, Afghanistan, (b) Taluqan City, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Involved in drug trafficking, (b) Taliban member responsible for military affairs in Takhar province, Afghanistan, as of May 2007, (c) Facilitated fund raising in the Gulf on behalf of the Taliban since 2003, (d) Also facilitated meetings between Taliban officials and wealthy supporters and arranged for more than a dozen individuals to travel to Kabul, Afghanistan, for suicide attacks, (e) Believed to be in the Gulf region. Date of UN designation:23.2.2001.

                  6.

                     Shamsuddin (alias Pahlawan Shamsuddin)

                     Title: (a) Maulavi; (b) Qari. Grounds for listing: Governor of Wardak (Maidan) Province (Afghanistan) under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1968. Place of birth: Keshim District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan/Iran border area. Date of UN designation:23.2.2001.

                  7.

                     Abdul Ghafar Qurishi Abdul Ghani (alias Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi)

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: Repatriation Attaché, Taliban Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan. Date of birth: (a) 1970, (b) 1967. Place of birth: Turshut village, Wursaj District, Takhar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Passport no.: D 000933 (Afghan passport issued in Kabul on 13 Sep. 1998). National identification no.: 55130 (Afghan national identification card (tazkira)). Address: Khairkhana Section Number 3, Kabul, Afghanistan. Other information: (a) Involved in drug trafficking, (b) Belongs to Tajik ethnic group. Date of UN designation:25.1.2001.

                  8.

                     Abdul Manan Nyazi (alias
                     (a) Abdul Manan Nayazi, (b) Abdul Manan Niazi, (c) Baryaly, (d) Baryalai)

                     Title: Mullah. Grounds for listing: (a) Governor of Kabul Province under the Taliban regime, (b) Governor of Balk Province under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: approximately 1968. Place of birth: (a) Pashtoon Zarghoon District, Herat Province, Afghanistan, (b) Sardar village, Kohsan District, Herat Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Taliban member responsible for Herat, Farah and Nimroz provinces as at mid-2013, (b) Member of the Taliban Supreme Council and Quetta Shura, (c) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (d) Belongs to Achekzai tribe, (e) Involved in transporting suicide bombers to Afghanistan. Date of UN designation:25.1.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Abdul Manan Nyazi also served as a Taliban spokesperson and then as Provincial Governor of Mazar-e-Sharif and Kabul provinces under the Taliban regime.
                  Abdul Manan Nyazi has been a senior Taliban commander in the west of Afghanistan, operating in the Farah, Herat and Nimroz provinces, since mid-2009.
                  Abdul Manan Nyazi was a member of a regional Taliban council and appointed as the Taliban governor of Herat Province as at May 2010.
                  Abdul Manan Nyazi is a Taliban commander involved in transporting suicide bombers to Afghanistan.

                  9.

                  Said Ahmed Shahidkhel

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: Deputy Minister of Education under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: approximately 1975. Place of birth: Spandeh (Espandi 'Olya) village, Andar District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) In July 2003 he was in custody in Kabul, Afghanistan, (b) Released from custody in 2007, (c) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (d) Member of the Taliban leadership council as of mid-2013, (e) Belongs to Andar tribe. Date of UN designation:23.2.2001.

                  10.

                     Arefullah Aref Ghazi Mohammad (alias Arefullah Aref)

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: (a) Deputy Minister of Finance under the Taliban regime, (b) Governor of Ghazni Province under the Taliban regime, (c) Governor of Paktia Province under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1958. Place of birth: Lawang (Lawand) village, Gelan District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Directs Taliban ‘front’ in Gelan District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan as of mid-2013, (b) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (c) Belongs to Andar tribe Date of UN designation:31.1.2001.

                  11.

                     Abdul-Haq Wassiq (alias Abdul-Haq Wasseq)

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: Deputy Minister of Security (Intelligence) under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: (a) Approximately 1975, (b) 1971. Place of birth: Gharib village, Khogyani District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Address: Guantanamo Bay prison. Other information: In custody of the United States of America as at 2011. Date of UN designation:31.1.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Abdul-Haq Wassiq is allied with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Under the Taliban regime, he held successive positions as local commander in Nimroz and Kandahar provinces. He then became Deputy Director General of Intelligence, reporting to Qari Ahmadullah. In this function, he was in charge of handling relations with Al-Qaida- related foreign fighters and their training camps in Afghanistan. He was also known for his repressive methods against Taliban opponents in the South of Afghanistan.

                  12.

                     Ehsanullah Sarfida Hesamuddin Akhundzada (alias
                     (a) Ehsanullah Sarfadi (b) Ehsanullah Sarfida)

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: Deputy Minister of Security (Intelligence) under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1962-1963. Place of birth: Khatak village, Gelan District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) As of mid-2007, he provided support to the Taliban in the form of weapons and money, (b) Believed to be in the Gulf region, (c) Belongs to Taraki tribe. Date of UN designation:23.2.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Ehsanullah Sarfida was also Chairman of the Taliban's Central Bank. Later, he was appointed the Taliban's Administrator of Captured Provinces. Ehsanullah Sarfida was a member of the Taliban Inner Shura.
                  Ehsanullah Sarfida was an Al-Qaida affiliate who provided support to the Taliban in the form of weapons and money. He was the district chief of Marja, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, as at mid-2007.

                  13.

                     Ahmed Jan Wazir Akhtar Mohammad (alias
                     (a) Ahmed Jan Kuchi (b) Ahmed Jan Zadran)

                     Grounds for listing: Official of the Ministry of Finance during the Taliban regime. Date of birth: 1963. Place of birth: Barlach Village, Qareh Bagh District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Other information: (a) Key commander of the Haqqani Network, which is based in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (b) Acts as deputy, spokesperson and advisor for Haqqani Network senior leader Sirajuddin Jallaloudine Haqqani, (c) Liaises with the Taliban Supreme Council, (d) Has travelled abroad, (e) Liaises with and provides Taliban commanders in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, with money, weapons, communications equipment and supplies. Date of UN designation:6.1.2012.

                  14.

                  Mohammed Omar Ghulam Nabi

                     Title: Mullah. Grounds for listing: Leader of the Faithful (‘Amir ul- Mumineen’), Afghanistan. Date of birth: (a) Approximately 1966, (b) 1960, (c) 1953. Place of birth: (a) Naw Deh village, Deh Rawud District, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, (b) Noori village, Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Father's name is Ghulam Nabi, also known as Mullah Musafir, (b) Left eye missing, (c) Brother-in-law of Ahmad Jan Akhundzada Shukoor Akhundzada, (d) Believed to be in Afghanistan/ Pakistan border area, (e) Belongs to Hotak tribe. Date of UN designation:31.1.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Mohammed Omar holds the title of ‘Commander of the Faithful of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ and is the supreme leader of the Taliban movement in the Taliban hierarchy. He sheltered Usama bin Laden and his Al-Qaida network in the years prior to the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States. He has been directing the Taliban against the Government of Afghanistan and their allies in Afghanistan since 2001.
                  Mohammed Omar commands the allegiance of other prominent military leaders in the region, such as Jalaluddin Haqqani. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has also cooperated with Mohammed Omar and the Taliban.

                  15.

                     Mohammad Naim Barich Khudaidad (alias
                     (a) Mullah Naeem Barech (b) Mullah Naeem Baraich (c) Mullah Naimullah (d) Mullah Naim Bareh (e) Mohammad Naim (f) Mullah Naim Barich (g) Mullah Naim Barech (h) Mullah Naim Barech Akhund (i) Mullah Naeem Baric (j) Naim Berich (k) Haji Gul Mohammed Naim Barich (l) Gul Mohammad (m) Haji Ghul Mohammad (n) Gul Mohammad Kamran (o) Mawlawi Gul Mohammad (p) Spen Zrae)

                     Title: Mullah. Grounds for listing: Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1975. Place of birth: (a) Lakhi village, Hazarjuft Area, Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, (b) Laki village, Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, (c) Lakari village, Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, (d) Darvishan, Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, (e) De Luy Wiyalah village, Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Member of the Taliban Military Commission as at mid-2013. (b) Believed to be in Afghanistan/ Pakistan border area. (c) Belongs to Barich tribe. Date of UN designation:23.2.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Mohammad Naim is a member of the Taliban ‘Gerdi Jangal Council’. He is the former deputy of Akhtar Mohammad Mansour Shah Mohammed, a prominent Taliban leadership board figure. Mohammad Naim controls a military base in the Afghanistan/Pakistan border area.

                  16.

                     Nik Mohammad Dost Mohammad (alias Nik Mohammad)

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: Deputy Minister of Commerce under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1957. Place of birth: Zangi Abad village, Panjwai District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Leads a commission to register enemies of the Taliban as of mid-2013, (b) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (c) Belongs to Nurzai tribe. Date of UN designation:31.1.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Nik Mohammad was listed on 31 January 2001 as Deputy Minister of Commerce of the Taliban regime so falling within the provisions of Resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1333 (2000) of the United Nations Security Council regarding acts and activities of the Taliban authorities.

                  17.

                  Matiullah

                     Title: Mullah. Grounds for listing: Director, Kabul Custom House under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1973. Place of birth: Daman District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Works on recruitment for the Taliban movement as of mid-2013, (b) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (c) Belongs to Popalzai tribe. Date of UN designation:23.2.2001.

                  18.

                     Allah Dad Matin (alias
                     (a) Allahdad, (b) Shahidwror, (c) Akhund)

                     Title: Mullah. Grounds for listing: (a) Minister of Urban Development under the Taliban regime, (b) President of Central Bank (Da Afghanistan Bank) under the Taliban regime, (c) Head of Ariana Afghan Airlines under the Taliban regime Date of birth: (a) Approximately 1953, (b) Approximately 1960. Place of birth: Kadani village, Spin Boldak District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) One foot lost in landmine explosion, (b) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (c) Belongs to Nurzai tribe. Date of UN designation:31.1.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Allahdad, a member of the Nurzay tribe from Spin Boldak, was appointed Minister for Construction and Housing after holding other civil office positions under the Taliban regime.

                  19.

                     Ubaidullah Akhund Yar Mohammed Akhund (alias
                     (a) Obaidullah Akhund, (b) Obaid Ullah Akhund)

                     Title: (a) Mullah, (b) Hadji, (c) Maulavi. Grounds for listing: Minister of Defence under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: (a) approximately 1968, (b) 1969. Place of birth: (a) Sangisar village, Panjwai District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, (b) Arghandab District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, (c) Nalgham area, Zheray District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) He was one of the deputies of Mullah Mohammed Omar, (b) Was a Member of the Taliban's Supreme Council, in charge of military operations, (c) Arrested in 2007 and was in custody in Pakistan, (d) Confirmed deceased in March 2010 and buried in Karachi, Pakistan, (e) Linked by marriage to Saleh Mohammad Kakar Akhtar Muhammad, (f) Belonged to Alokozai tribe. Date of UN designation:25.1.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Ubaidullah Akhund was a deputy to Mohammed Omar and a member of the Taliban leadership in charge of military operations.

                  20.

                     Fazl Mohammad Mazloom (alias
                     (a) Molah Fazl, (b) Fazel Mohammad Mazloom)

                     Title: Mullah. Grounds for listing: Deputy Chief of Army Staff of the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Between 1963 and 1968. Place of birth: Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Address: Guantanamo Bay prison. Other information: In custody of the United States of America as at mid-2013. Date of UN designation:23.2.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Fazl Mohammad Mazloom was a close associate of Mohammed Omar and helped him to establish the Taliban government. Mazloom was at the Al-Farouq training camp established by Al-Qaida. He had knowledge that the Taliban provided assistance to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in the form of financial, weapons and logistical support in exchange for providing the Taliban with soldiers.
                  He was a commander of approximately 3,000 Taliban front-line troops in the Takhar Province in October 2001.

                  21.

                  Mohammad Ahmadi

                     Title: (a) Mullah, (b) Haji. Grounds for listing: (a) President of Central Bank (Da Afghanistan Bank) under the Taliban regime, (b) Minister of Finance under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1963. Place of birth: (a) Daman District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, (b) Pashmul village, Panjwai District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (b) Belongs to Kakar tribe, (c) He is a member of the Taliban Supreme Council. Date of UN designation:23.2.2001.

                  22.

                     Abdul Jalil Haqqani Wali Mohammad (alias
                     (a) Abdul Jalil Akhund (b) Mullah Akhtar (c) Abdul Jalil Haqqani (d) Nazar Jan)

                     Title: (a) Maulavi, (b) Mullah. Grounds for listing: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1963. Place of birth: (a) Khwaja Malik village, Arghandab District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, (b) Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Passport number: OR 1961825 (issued under the name Mullah Akhtar, passport issued on 4 February 2003 by the Afghan Consulate in Quetta, Pakistan, expired 2 February 2006). Other information: (a) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (b) Member of the Taliban Supreme Council as of May 2007, (c) Member of the Financial Commission of the Taliban Council, (d) Responsible for logistics for the Taliban and also active as a businessman in his personal capacity as at mid-2013, (e) Belongs to Alizai tribe, (f) Brother of Atiqullah Wali Mohammad. Date of UN designation:25.1.2001.

                  23.

                  Abdulhai Motmaen

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: (a) Director of the Information and Culture Department in Kandahar Province under the Taliban regime, (b) Spokesperson of the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1973. Place of birth: (a) Shinkalai village, Nad-e-Ali District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan; (b) Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Family is originally from Zabul, but settled later in Helmand, (b) Member of the Taliban Supreme Council and spokesperson for Mullah Mohammed Omar as of 2007, (c) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (d) Belongs to Kharoti tribe. Date of UN designation:23.2.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Abdulhai Motmaen was the senior spokesman for the Taliban and used to deliver Taliban foreign policy statements. He was also a close associate of Mohammed Omar.

                  24.

                  Mohammad Yaqoub

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: Head of Bakhtar Information Agency (BIA) under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1966. Place of birth: (a) Shahjoi District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan (b) Janda District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Member of Taliban Cultural Commission, (b) Directs a Taliban ‘front’ and coordinates all military activities of Taliban forces in Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan as of mid-2013, (c) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (d) Belongs to Kharoti (Taraki) tribe. Date of UN designation:23.2.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  As of 2009, Mohammad Yaqoub was a leading Taliban member in the Yousef Khel District of the Paktika Province.

                  25.

                  Abdul Razaq Akhund Lala Akhund

                     Title: Mullah. Grounds for listing: (a) Minister of Interior Affairs under the Taliban regime, (b) Chief of Kabul Police under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: approximately 1958. Place of birth: Spin Boldak District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, in the area bordering Chaman District, Quetta, Pakistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Member of Taliban Supreme Council as at June 2008, (b) Deputy of Mullah Mohammed Omar as at March 2010, (c) Member of the Supervision Commission of the Taliban as of mid-2013, (d) Involved in drug trafficking, (e) Believed to be in Afghanistan/ Pakistan border area, (f) Belongs to Achekzai tribe. Date of UN designation:25.1.2001.

                  26.

                     Sayed Mohammad Azim Agha (alias
                     (a) Sayed Mohammad Azim Agha, (b) Agha Saheb)

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: Director of the Passport and Visa Department in the Ministry of Interior under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: (a) Approximately 1966; (b) Approximately 1969. Place of birth: Panjwai District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Directs a Taliban ‘front’(mahaz) and serves as member of the military commission of the Taliban as of mid-2013, (b) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area. Date of UN designation:23.2.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Sayed Mohammad Azim Agha's post as an employee of the Passport and Visa Department came under the Ministry of Interior of the Taliban regime.

                  27.

                  Mohammad Abbas Akhund

                     Title: Mullah. Grounds for listing: (a) Mayor of Kandahar under the Taliban regime, (b) Minister of Public Health under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1963. Place of birth: Khas Uruzgan District, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Member of Taliban Supreme Council in charge of the Medical Committee as of January 2011, (b) Directly supervises three medical centers caring for wounded Taliban fighters as of mid-2013, (c) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (d) Belongs to Barakzai tribe. Date of UN designation:25.1.2001.

                  28.

                     Mohammadullah Mati (alias Mawlawi Nanai)

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: Minister of Public Works under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1961. Place of birth: Arghandab District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Lost one leg in 1980s, (b) Interim leader of Taliban Supreme Council from February to April 2010, (c) In charge of recruitment activities as of mid-2013, (d) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (e) Belongs to Isakzai tribe. Date of UN designation:25.1.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Mohammadullah Mati also served as the Minister of Communications of the Taliban regime under the name ‘Ahmadullah Mutie’.

                  29.

                     Atiqullah Wali Mohammad (alias Atiqullah)

                     Title: (a) Haji, (b) Mullah. Grounds for listing: (a) Director of Foreign Relations, Kandahar Province under the Taliban regime, (b) Director of Public Works, Kandahar Province under the Taliban regime, (c) First Deputy Minister of Agriculture under the Taliban regime, (d) Deputy Minister of Public Works under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1962. Place of birth: (a) Tirin Kot District, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, (b) Khwaja Malik village, Arghandab District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Originally from Uruzgan, settled and lived later in Kandahar, (b) Was a member of Taliban Supreme Council Political Commission in 2010, (c) No specific role in the Taliban movement, active as a businessman in his personal capacity as of mid-2013, (d) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (e) Belongs to Alizai tribe, (f) Brother of Abdul Jalil Haqqani Wali Mohammad. Date of UN designation:31.1.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  After the capture of Kabul by the Taliban in 1996, Atiqullah was appointed to a position in Kandahar. In 1999 or 2000, he was appointed First Deputy Minister for Agriculture, then Deputy Minister of Public Works in the Taliban regime. After the fall of the Taliban regime, Atiqullah became Taliban operational officer in the south of Afghanistan. In 2008, he became a deputy to the Taliban Governor of Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

                  30.

                     Mohammad Wali Mohammad Ewaz (alias Mohammad Wali)

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: Minister of Ministry of Preventing Vice and Propagating Virtue under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1965. Place of birth: (a) Jelawur village, Arghandab District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan; (b) Siyachoy village, Panjwai District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Reportedly deceased in December 2006 and buried in Panjwai District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, (b) Belonged to Ghilzai tribe. Date of UN designation:31.1.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  In his position at the Ministry of Preventing Vice and Propagating Virtue under the Taliban regime, Mohammad Wali frequently used torture and other means to intimidate the population. Mohammad Wali remains active within the Taliban in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, following the fall of the Taliban regime.

                  31.

                     Saduddin Sayyed (alias
                     (a) Sadudin Sayed, (b) Sadruddin)

                     Title: (a) Maulavi, (b) Alhaj, (c) Mullah. Grounds for listing: (a) Vice- Minister of Work and Social Affairs under the Taliban regime, (b) Mayor of Kabul City under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1968. Place of birth: (a) Chaman District, Pakistan; (b) Spin Boldak District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Other information: (a) Advisor to the Taliban Supreme Council as of mid-2013, (b) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (c) Belongs to Barakzai tribe. Date of UN designation:25.1.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Saduddin Sayyed also served as Vice-Minister of Work and Social Affairs of the Taliban regime. The list was updated on 8 March 2001 to reflect this.

                  32.

                     Nurullah Nuri (alias Norullah Noori)

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: (a) Governor of Balkh Province (Afghanistan) under the Taliban regime, (b) Head of Northern Zone under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: (a) Approximately 1958, (b)1 January 1967. Place of birth: Shahjoe District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Address: Guantanamo Bay prison. Other information: (a) In custody of the United States of America as of mid-2013, (b) Belongs to Tokhi tribe. Date of UN designation:25.1.2001.

                  33.

                     Janan Agha (alias Abdullah Jan Agha)

                     Title: Mullah. Grounds for listing: Governor of Faryab Province (Afghanistan) under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: (a) Approximately 1958, (b) Approximately 1953. Place of birth: Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Member of Taliban Supreme Council and advisor to Mullah Mohammed Omar as at June 2010, (b) Leads a Taliban ‘front’ (mahaz) as of mid-2013, (c) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (d) Belongs to Sadat ethnic group. Date of UN designation:23.2.2001.

                  34.

                     Dost Mohammad (alias Doost Mohammad)

                     Title: (a) Mullah, (b) Maulavi. Grounds for listing: Governor of Ghazni Province under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Between 1968 and 1973. Place of birth: (a) Nawi Deh village, Daman District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, (b) Marghankecha village, Daman District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Associated with Mullah Jalil Haqqani, (b) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (c) Belongs to Popalzai tribe. Date of UN designation:25.1.2001.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Dost Mohammad was also appointed by the Taliban leadership to take charge of military operations in Angora, in the province of Nuristan in Afghanistan.
                  As at March 2010, Dost Mohammad was the Taliban shadow governor of Nuristan Province and the leader of a madrassa from which he recruited fighters.

                  35.

                     Khairullah Khairkhwah (alias
                     (a) Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwah (b) Khirullah Said Wali Khairkhwa)

                     Title: (a) Maulavi (b) Mullah. Grounds for listing: (a) Governor of Herat Province (Afghanistan) under the Taliban regime, (b) Spokesperson of the Taliban regime, (c) Governor of Kabul Province under the Taliban regime, (d) Minister of Internal Affairs under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: (a) Approximately 1963 (b)01 January 1967 (under the name Khirullah Said Wali Khairkhwa). Place of birth: (a) Poti village, Arghistan District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, (b) Kandahar Nationality: Afghan. Address: Guantanamo Bay prison. Other information: (a) In custody of the United States of America as of mid-2013, (b) Belongs to Popalzai tribe. Date of UN designation:25.1.2001.

                  36.

                     Mohammad Hasan Rahmani (alias Gud Mullah Mohammad Hassan)

                     Title: Mullah. Grounds for listing: Governor of Kandahar Province (Afghanistan) under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1963. Place of birth: (a) Deh Rawud District, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, (b) Chora District, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, (c) Charchino District, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Has a prosthetic right leg, (b) Member of Taliban Supreme Council as of mid-2013, acted as deputy of Mullah Mohammed Omar in March 2010, (c) Believed to be in Afghanistan/ Pakistan border area, (d) Belongs to Achekzai tribe. Date of UN designation:23.2.2001.

                  37.

                  Mohammad Shafiq Mohammadi

                     Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: (a) Governor of Khost Province (Afghanistan) under the Taliban regime, (b) Governor General of Paktia, Paktika, Khost and Ghazni Provinces under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1948. Place of birth: Tirin Kot District, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Supervises two military training centres of the Taliban as of mid-2013, (b) Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (c) Belongs to Hottak tribe. Date of UN designation:25.1.2001.

                  38.

                     Mohammad Shafiqullah Ahmadi Fatih Khan (alias
                     (a) Mohammad Shafiq Ahmadi, (b) Mullah Shafiqullah)

                     Title: Mullah. Grounds for listing: Governor of Samangan Province under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: 1956-1957. Place of birth: (a) Charmistan village, Tirin Kot District, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, (b) Marghi village, Nawa District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Originally from Ghazni Province, but later lived in Uruzgan, (b) Taliban Shadow Governor for Uruzgan Province as of late 2012. (c) Reportedly killed in airstrike in Shahjoy District, Zabul Province in early 2013, (d) Belongs to Hotak tribe. Date of UN designation:23.2.2001.

                  39.

                     Gul Agha Ishakzai (alias
                     (a) Mullah Gul Agha (b) Mullah Gul Agha Akhund (c) Hidayatullah (d) Haji Hidayatullah (e) Hayadatullah)
                  Address: Pakistan. Date of birth: Approximately 1972. Place of birth: Band-e-Temur, Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Other information: (a) Member of a Taliban Council that coordinates the collection of zakat (Islamic tax) from Baluchistan Province, Pakistan, (b) Head of Taliban Financial Commission as at mid-2013, (c) Associated with Mullah Mohammed Omar, (d) Served as Omar's principal finance officer and one of his closest advisors, (e) Belongs to Ishaqzai tribe. Date of UN designation:20.7.2010.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Gul Agha Ishakzai is the head of the Taliban's financial commission and is part of a recently created Taliban council that coordinates the collection of zakat (Islamic tax) from Baluchistan Province, Pakistan. He has also collected money for suicide attacks in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and has been involved in the disbursement of funds to Taliban fighters and their families.
                  A childhood friend of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, Gul Agha Ishakzai has served as Omar's principal finance officer and one of his closest advisors. At one time, no one was allowed to meet Mullah Omar unless approved by him. He lived in the presidential palace with Omar during the Taliban regime.
                  In December 2005, Gul Agha Ishakzai facilitated the movement of people and goods to Taliban training camps; in late 2006 he travelled abroad to obtain weapon parts.

                  40.

                     Abdul Habib Alizai (alias
                     (a) Haji Agha Jan Alizai (b) Hajji Agha Jan (c) Agha Jan Alazai (d) Haji Loi Lala (e) Loi Agha (f) Abdul Habib (g) Agha Jan Alizai)

                     Title: Haji. Date of birth: (a)15.10.1963, (b)14.2.1973, (c) 1967, (d) Approximately 1957. Place of birth: (a) Yatimchai village, Musa Qala District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, (b) Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Has managed a drug trafficking network in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, (b) Has regularly travelled to Pakistan. Date of UN designation:4.11.2010.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Agha Jan Alizai has managed one of the largest drug trafficking networks in Helmand, Afghanistan, and has provided funds to the Taliban in exchange for protection of his narco-trafficking activities. In 2008, a group of narcotics traffickers, including Alizai, agreed to pay the Taliban tax on land where opium poppy was planted in return for Taliban agreement to organize transportation for narcotics materials.
                  The Taliban also agreed to provide security for the narco-traffickers and their storage sites, while the traffickers would provide shelter and transportation to Taliban fighters. Alizai has also been involved in the purchase of weapons for the Taliban and has travelled to Pakistan regularly to meet senior Taliban leaders. Alizai has also facilitated the procurement of fraudulent Iranian passports by Taliban members in order to travel to Iran for training. In 2009, Alizai provided a passport and funds to a Taliban commander to travel to Iran.

                  41.

                     Saleh Mohammad Kakar Akhtar Muhammad (alias Saleh Mohammad)

                     Date of birth: (a) Approximately 1962, (b) 1961. Place of birth: (a) Nalghan village, Panjwai District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, (b) Sangesar village, Panjway District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Has run an organised smuggling network in Kandahar and Helmand provinces, Afghanistan, (b) Previously operated heroin processing laboratories in Band-e-Temur, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, (c) Has owned a car dealership in Mirwais Mena, Dand District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, (d) Arrested in 2008-2009 and in custody in Afghanistan as at 2011, (e) Linked by marriage to Mullah Ubaidullah Akhund Yar Mohammad Akhund (f) Belongs to Kakar tribe. Date of UN designation:4.11.2010.

                     Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                  Saleh Mohammad Kakar is a narcotics trafficker who has run an organized smuggling network in Kandahar and Helmand Provinces, Afghanistan, which met Taliban logistical and financial needs. Prior to his arrest by Afghan authorities, Saleh Mohammad Kakar operated heroin processing laboratories in the Band-e-Timor area of Kandahar Province that were protected by the Taliban.
                  Kakar has been in contact with senior Taliban leaders, collected cash on their behalf from narco-traffickers, and managed and hid money belonging to senior Taliban members. He was also responsible for facilitating tax payments to the Taliban on behalf of narco-traffickers. Kakar has owned a car dealership in Kandahar and has provided the Taliban with vehicles for use in suicide attacks.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1005/2011 of 11 October 2011 establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for export licences for cheese to be exported to the United States of America in 2012 under certain GATT quotas

text:
               12.10.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 267/11

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1005/2011
   of 11 October 2011
   establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for export licences for cheese to be exported to the United States of America in 2012 under certain GATT quotas
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009 of 27 November 2009 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards export licences and export refunds for milk and milk products (2), and in particular the first subparagraphs of Article 23(1) and (3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 789/2011 (3) opens the procedure for the allocation of export licences for cheese to be exported to the United States of America in 2012 under the GATT quotas listed in Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009.

               (2)

               The export licence applications for certain quotas and product groups exceed the quantities available for the 2012 quota year. Allocation coefficients should therefore be established.

               (3)

               In the case of product groups and quotas for which the applications lodged are for quantities smaller than those available, it is appropriate to provide for the allocation of the remaining quantities to the applicants in proportion to the quantities applied for. The allocation of such further quantities should be conditional upon the competent authority being notified of the quantities accepted by the operator concerned and upon the interested operators lodging a security.

               (4)

               Given the time limit for implementing the procedure for determining those coefficients, as provided for in Article 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 789/2011, this Regulation should apply as soon as possible,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Applications for export licences lodged under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 789/2011 in respect of the product groups and quotas identified by 16-Tokyo, 16-, 17-, 18-, 20- and 21-Uruguay, and 22-Tokyo in column 3 of the Annex to this Regulation shall be accepted, subject to the application of the allocation coefficients laid down in column 5 of that Annex.
   Article 2
   Applications for export licences lodged under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 789/2011 in respect of the product groups and quotas identified by 25-Tokyo, 22- and 25-Uruguay in column 3 of the Annex to this Regulation shall be accepted for the quantities requested.
   Export licences may be issued for further quantities distributed in accordance with the allocation coefficients in column 6 of the Annex, after acceptance by the operator within one week of publication of this Regulation and subject to the lodging of the security applicable.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 11 October 2011.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

      (1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 318, 4.12.2009, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 203, 6.8.2011, p. 26.

      ANNEX

                  Identification of group in accordance with the additional notes in Chapter 4 of the Harmonised Tariff Schedule of the United States

                  Identification of group and quota

                  Quantity available for 2012
                  (in tonnes)

                  Allocation coefficient provided for in Article 1

                  Allocation coefficient provided for in Article 2

                  Note No

                  Group

                  (1)

                  (2)

                  (3)

                  (4)

                  (5)

                  (6)

                  16

                  Not specifically provided for (NSPF)

                  16-Tokyo

                  908,877

                  0,2717243

                  16-Uruguay

                  3 446,000

                  0,1769757

                  17

                  Blue Mould

                  17-Uruguay

                  350,000

                  0,0925926

                  18

                  Cheddar

                  18-Uruguay

                  1 050,000

                  0,4929577

                  20

                  Edam/Gouda

                  20-Uruguay

                  1 100,000

                  0,1834862

                  21

                  Italian type

                  21-Uruguay

                  2 025,000

                  0,1359973

                  22

                  Swiss or Emmenthaler cheese other than with eye formation

                  22-Tokyo

                  393,006

                  0,8675629

                  22-Uruguay

                  380,000

                  6,3333333

                  25

                  Swiss or Emmenthaler cheese with eye formation

                  25-Tokyo

                  4 003,172

                  1,8816320

                  25-Uruguay

                  2 420,000

                  3,0344828


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/929 of 1 June 2016 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Gall del Penedès (PGI))

text:
               14.6.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 155/7

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/929
   of 1 June 2016
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Gall del Penedès (PGI))
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Spain's application to register the name ‘Gall del Penedès’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (2).

               (2)

               As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Gall del Penedès’ should therefore be entered in the register,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name ‘Gall del Penedès’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
   The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.1. Fresh meat (and offal), as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 1 June 2016.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Phil HOGAN

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ C 58, 13.2.2016, p. 42.

      (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1225/2014 of 17 November 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

text:
               18.11.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 331/1

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1225/2014
   of 17 November 2014
   implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (1), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

               (2)

               The information for one person listed under Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 should be amended.

               (3)

               Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 is hereby 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 Brussels, 17 November 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         F. MOGHERINI

      (1)  OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6.

      ANNEX
      The entry for the following person set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 is replaced by the entry below.

                  Name

                  Identifying information

                  Statement of reasons

                  Date of listing

                  Vladimir Volfovich ZHIRINOVSKY
                  Владимир Вольфович Жириновский

                  Born on 25.4.1946 in Almaty (formerly also known as Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan.

                  Member of the Council of the State Duma; leader of the LDPR party. He actively supported the use of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea. He has actively called for the split of Ukraine. He signed, on behalf of the LDPR party he chairs, an agreement with the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

                  12.9.2014


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 859/2014 of 5 August 2014 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               8.8.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 235/4

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 859/2014
   of 5 August 2014
   concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (2)

               Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.

               (3)

               Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.

               (4)

               It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.

               (5)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
   Article 2
   Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 5 August 2014.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Martine REICHERTS

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

      (2)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1).

      ANNEX

                  Description of the goods

                  Classification
                  (CN code)

                  Reasons

                  (1)

                  (2)

                  (3)

                  Article consisting of a calendar of the perpetual type and a statuette of plastic in the form of an angel. The angel is sitting on a pedestal of plastics. The calendar is inserted in the pedestal and consists of wooden blocks and plates with the names of the months and the numbers of the days printed on them.
                  The article is approximately 16 cm high. The statuette accounts for half of its height but is less in volume than the calendar-part of the article.
                  See image (1)

                  4910 00 00

                  Classification is determined by general rules 1 and 3(b) for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature (GIR) and the wording of CN code 4910 00 00.
                  According to the objective characteristics of the article, such as the size and the prominence of the calendar component compared to that of the decorative component, it is the calendar component that gives the article its essential character within the meaning of GIR 3(b) (see also the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes (HSEN) to heading 4910, fourth paragraph).
                  Moreover, heading 4910 covers calendars of any kind printed on any material (see also the HSEN to heading 4910, first paragraph).
                  The article should therefore be classified under CN code 4910 00 00 as calendars of any kind.

         (1)  The image is purely for information.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/461 of 19 March 2015 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the process to reach a joint decision on the application to use a group internal model in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               20.3.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 76/19

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/461
   of 19 March 2015
   laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the process to reach a joint decision on the application to use a group internal model in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Directive 2009/138/EC of 25 November 2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) (1) and in particular Article 231(4) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               An efficient exchange of appropriate information between the national supervisory authorities concerned is essential for the provision of an effective process for the reaching of a joint decision on group internal models.

               (2)

               In order to ensure a consistent application of the process for reaching a joint decision, it is important that each step be well defined. A clear process also facilitates exchange of information, promotes mutual understanding, develops relationships between the supervisory authorities concerned and promotes effective supervision.

               (3)

               Timely and realistic planning for the joint decision process is essential. Every supervisory authority concerned should provide the group supervisor with relevant information on a timely basis.

               (4)

               Establishing and documenting clear processes for the content and implementation of the joint decision should ensure that it is fully reasoned.

               (5)

               The process to reach a joint decision on the application to use a group internal model should be consistent for the joint decision on major changes and for changes to the policy for changing the model for group internal models.

               (6)

               This Regulation is based on the draft implementing technical standards submitted by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) to the Commission.

               (7)

               EIOPA has conducted open public consultations on the draft implementing technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the opinion of the Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),

               (8)

               In order to enhance legal certainty about the supervisory regime during the phasing-in period provided for in Article 308a of Directive 2009/138/EC, which will start on 1 April 2015, it is important to ensure that this Regulation enters into force as soon as possible, on the day after that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Subject matter and Scope
   This Regulation specifies the procedures to be followed by the supervisory authorities in order to reach a joint decision, referred to in Article 231(2) of Directive 2009/138/EC, on the application for permission to use a group internal model to calculate the consolidated group Solvency Capital Requirement, as well as the Solvency Capital Requirement of insurance and reinsurance undertakings in the group.
   Article 2
   Definition
   For the purpose of this Regulation, ‘supervisory authorities concerned’ are the supervisory authorities of all the Member States in which the head offices of each related insurance and reinsurance undertakings applying for the use of a group internal model to calculate their Solvency Capital Requirement are situated.
   Article 3
   Agreement on the process
   1.   The supervisory authorities concerned shall agree on the process to reach and the way to formalise a joint decision including timeline, main steps and deliverables, also taking into account the requirements set out in Directive 2009/138/EC as further specified in the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 (3) supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC. In order to do everything within their power to reach a joint decision according to Article 231(2) of Directive 2009/138/EC, every supervisory authority concerned shall ensure that the main steps and deliverables set out for the agreed process are followed in a timely way.
   2.   The supervisory authorities concerned shall take into account when agreeing on the process, any legal impediments or internal processes that may restrict them to give their formal view on the application within the specified timeframe. To this end, all supervisory authorities concerned shall inform the other ones about any legal impediments or internal processes that may exist in their respective supervisory authority.
   3.   The supervisory authorities concerned shall provide the other authorities concerned with any information that may be relevant for the decision on the application as soon as practical.
   4.   In the case a supervisory authority concerned raises a matter regarding the process, in particular when consensus on a decision is not likely to be reached, it shall explain the reasons for this to the other supervisory authorities concerned and indicate whether it intends to refer the matter to EIOPA according to Article 231(3) of Directive 2009/138/EC. The group supervisor shall discuss with all supervisory authorities concerned with the aim to find a solution to the matter. The supervisory authorities shall agree on a timeframe to reach a solution.
   5.   If no satisfactory solution is reached in the agreed timeframe and the relevant supervisory authority decides to refer the matter to EIOPA, it shall do it without delay.
   Article 4
   Proposal for a decision
   1.   Before making a proposal for a decision, the supervisory authorities concerned shall confirm that the assessment of the application has been finalized and that the outcome of this assessment constitutes the basis for making a decision on the application.
   2.   The other supervisory authorities concerned shall give their input on the proposal for a decision to the group supervisor in writing by summarising the outcome of the assessment made.
   3.   The group supervisor, with the input of the other supervisory authorities concerned referred to in paragraph 2, shall draft a written proposal for a decision, including, if applicable, the terms and conditions the proposed decision is subject to. This proposal shall include the reasons for the decision and, if applicable, for the terms and conditions.
   4.   When drafting a proposal for a decision, the group supervisor shall consider, if appropriate, the views expressed during the assessment of the application by the other supervisory authorities concerned regarding the appropriateness of the group internal model for the calculation of the consolidated group Solvency Capital Requirement. If relevant, the group supervisor shall also take into consideration the views from the other supervisory authorities within the college of supervisors regarding the group internal model.
   5.   The group supervisor shall send the proposal for a decision to the supervisory authorities concerned and, where appropriate, to the other members and participants of the college.
   6.   The other supervisory authorities concerned shall provide in writing to the group supervisor their opinion on the proposal for a decision, including, if applicable, their opinion on the terms and conditions to which the proposed decision is subject. The group supervisor shall aggregate the opinions received and provide a synthesis of them to the other supervisory authorities concerned.
   7.   The group supervisor shall organise at least a session with the other supervisory authorities concerned to discuss the proposal for a decision and the opinions provided. These sessions may take place as a physical meeting or, when agreed by all the supervisory authorities concerned, through other means. The discussion shall aim at reaching consensus on a joint decision. Every supervisory authority concerned shall then confirm its views or send in writing its final views and reservations to the group supervisor.
   Article 5
   Final decision
   1.   In the case set out in Article 231(5) of Directive 2009/138/EC when a joint decision has been reached, the group supervisor shall:

               (a)

               document the final decision on the application and, if applicable, on the terms and conditions to which the decision is subject;

               (b)

               send the final decision to all college members and, where appropriate, to participants, together with the views of the supervisory authorities concerned.

         In the case referred to in the first subparagraph, the agreement on the final decision shall be confirm in writing by representatives of the supervisory authorities concerned with appropriate authority to commit their respective authorities.
   2.   In the case set out in Article 231(6) of Directive 2009/138/EC when a joint decision has not been reached, the group supervisor shall:

               (a)

               document its final decision;

               (b)

               document the views and reservations referred to in Article 4(7);

               (c)

               state the views and reservations from the relevant supervisory authorities concerned and, if applicable, why the group supervisor has deviated from these views when providing the supervisory authorities concerned with a document setting out its decision according to Article 231(6) of Directive 2009/138/EC;

               (d)

               send the decision to the rest of college members and where appropriate to participants, together with the views and reservations of the supervisory authorities concerned.

         Article 6
   Notification of the decision
   1.   When a final decision is made, the group supervisor shall notify the decision to the applicant without delay.
   2.   In case of permission to use the group internal model the group supervisor shall include in the decision:

               (a)

               if the decision was a joint decision according to Article 231(5) of Directive 2009/138/EC or made by the group supervisor according to Article 231(6) of Directive 2009/138/EC;

               (b)

               the reasons for the decision;

               (c)

               the names of the related undertakings included in the scope of the internal model for the calculation of the group Solvency Capital Requirement;

               (d)

               the names of the related undertakings allowed to use the group internal model to calculate their Solvency Capital Requirement;

               (e)

               if relevant, the risks and major business units within the scope of a partial internal model;

               (f)

               the starting date from which the solvency capital requirements listed in points (c) and (d) shall be calculated using the group internal model;

               (g)

               if relevant, the terms and conditions to which the permission to use the group internal model is subject, ant the reasons for these terms and conditions;

               (h)

               if relevant, a requirement for the undertaking to develop and provide a plan to extend the scope of the internal model, including the description and timeframe of the plan;

               (i)

               if relevant the integration technique approved to be used to integrate the partial internal model into the solvency capital requirement standard formula.

         3.   In case of rejection to use the group internal model, the group supervisor shall include in the decision a brief description of the parts or aspects of the internal model that do not comply with the requirements to use a group internal model, as well as the precise reference to the requirements that are not complied with. The notification shall also state that the rejection does not imply that other requirements have been assessed as complied with.
   Article 7
   Entry into force
   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, 19 March 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 335, 17.12.2009, p. 1.

      (2)  Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/79/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 48).

      (3)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) (OJ L 12, 17.1.2015, p. 1).