Council Decision 2004/900/CFSP

of 22 December 2004

implementing Common Position 2004/694/CFSP on further measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP [1] and in particular Article 2 thereof, in conjunction with Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,

Whereas:

(1) By Common Position 2004/694/CFSP the Council adopted measures in order to freeze all funds and economic resources belonging to Radovan Karadžić, Ratko Mladić and Ante Gotovina.

(2) On 15 November 2004 the Council adopted Decision 2004/767/CFSP [2], which amended the list contained in the Annex to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP.

(3) On 12 November 2004, the Office of the ICTY Prosecutor confirmed that Mr Miroslav BRALO was in the custody of the Tribunal. On 3 December 2004 the Office of the Prosecutor confirmed that Mr Dragomir MILOSEVIC was in the custody of the Tribunal. These two persons should therefore be taken off the list contained in the Annex to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP.

(4) The list contained in the Annex to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP should be amended accordingly.

(5) Action by the Community is needed in order to implement this Decision,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The list of persons set out in the Annex to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP shall be replaced by the list set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2004.

For the Council

The President

C. Veerman

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[1] OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 52.

[2] OJ L 339, 16.11.2004, p. 16.

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