Commission Regulation (EC) No 1226/2008 of 8 December 2008 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe

of 8 December 2008

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe

Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe ¹ , and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 lists the persons covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.

(2) Council Decision 2008/922/CFSP ² amends the Annex to Common Position 2004/161/CFSP ³ by adding 11 individuals and removing one individual. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.

(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 December 2008. For the Commission Eneko LANDÁBURU Director-General for External Relations

¹ OJ L 55, 24.2.2004, p. 1 .

² See page 22 of this Official Journal.

³ OJ L 50, 20.2.2004, p. 66 .

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

(1) The following natural persons are added after number 168 of the list:

NAME	FUNCTION / REASONS FOR LISTING
‘173.: Newton Kachepa	Member of Parliament for Mudzi North, directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the elections
174.: Major Kairo Mhandu	Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the elections
175.: Brigadier General Sibusio Bussie Moyo	Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the elections
176.: Brigadier General Richard Ruwodo	Promoted on 12 August 2008 to the rank of Major General (retired); former Acting Permanent Under Secretary (PUS) for Ministry of Defence, directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the elections
177.: Misheck Nyawani	Directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the elections
178.: Columbus Mudonhi	Assistant Inspector Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the elections
179.: Isaac Mumba	Superintendent, directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the elections
180.: Martin Kwainona	Assistant Commissioner, directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the elections
181.: Paul Mudzvova	Sergeant (SGT), directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the elections
182.: Martin Dinha	Provincial Governor for Mashonaland Central
183.: Faber Chidarikire	Provincial Governor for Mashonaland West’

(2) The following natural person is deleted from the list:

‘45.: Makoni , Simbarashe	ZANU (PF) Politburo Deputy Secretary General for Economic Affairs (former Minister of Finance), born 22.3.1950; member of the Politburo and as such with strong ties to the Government and its policy.’

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