Considerations on JOIN(2015)1 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine

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dossier JOIN(2015)1 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and ...
document JOIN(2015)1 EN
date January 29, 2015
 
table>(1)Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 (2) gives effect to certain measures provided for in Decision 2014/119/CFSP and provides for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons identified as responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian State funds and persons responsible for human rights violations in Ukraine, and natural or legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them.
(2)On 29 January 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/143 (3) which amends Decision 2014/119/CFSP and clarifies the designation criteria for the freezing of funds targeting persons identified as responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian State funds.

(3)That amendment falls within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and, therefore, in particular with a view to ensuring its uniform application in all Member States, regulatory action at the level of the Union is necessary in order to implement it. Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,