Council Decision 2005/426/CFSP

of 6 June 2005

concerning the implementation of 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 the second indent of Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,

Whereas:

(1) Under the terms of Common Position 2004/694/CFSP the Council adopted measures in order to freeze all funds and economic resources belonging to natural persons indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

(2) On 18 April 2005 the Council adopted Decision 2005/316/CFSP containing the latest amendments to the list in the Annex to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP.

(3) Following the transfer of Mr Vujadin POPOVIC and Mr Nebojsa PAVKOVIC to ICTY detention units, their names should be removed from the list.

(4) On 22 April 2005 the ICTY adopted an "Order granting leave to withdraw without prejudice the indictment against Goran BOROVNICA", presumed dead. His name too should be removed from the list.

(5) It is necessary to adapt the list contained in the Annex to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP accordingly,

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 text 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 Luxembourg, 6 June 2005.

For the Council

The President

J. Krecké

[1] OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 52. Common Position as last amended by Decision 2005/316/CFSP (OJ L 100, 20.4.2005, p. 54).

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