Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1934 of 13 October 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1934 of 13 October 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof, Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1720 of 14 October 2019 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua OJ L 262, 15.10.2019, p. 58. , Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission, Whereas: (1) On 14 October 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/1720 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 of 14 October 2019 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua (OJ L 262, 15.10.2019. p. 1). concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua. (2) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2019/1716, the Commission should be empowered to amend Annex II, containing the websites for information on the competent authorities and the address for notifications to the Commission. (3) Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 should be replaced. (4) Those amendments fall within the scope of the Treaty and therefore regulatory action at the Union level is necessary in order to implement them, in particular with a view to ensure uniform application in all Member States. (5) Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 17, the following paragraph is added: 4. The Commission shall be empowered to amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States.; (2) Annex II is replaced by 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 Luxembourg, 13 October 2022. For the Council The President P. Blažek

Annex

ANNEX Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 is replaced by the following: .

Annex

ANNEX II Websites for information on the competent authorities and address for notifications to the Commission BELGIUM https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/policy-areas/peace-and-security/sanctions/belgian-authorities-in-charge-implementation-restrictive-measures-eu BULGARIA https://www.mfa.bg/en/EU-sanctions CZECHIA www.financnianalytickyurad.cz/mezinarodni-sankce.html DENMARK http://um.dk/da/Udenrigspolitik/folkeretten/sanktioner/ GERMANY https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Artikel/Aussenwirtschaft/embargos-aussenwirtschaftsrecht.html ESTONIA https://vm.ee/sanktsioonid-ekspordi-ja-relvastuskontroll/rahvusvahelised-sanktsioonid IRELAND https://www.dfa.ie/our-role-policies/ireland-in-the-eu/eu-restrictive-measures/

GREECE http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html SPAIN https://www.exteriores.gob.es/es/PoliticaExterior/Paginas/SancionesInternacionales.aspx FRANCE http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/autorites-sanctions/ CROATIA https://mvep.gov.hr/vanjska-politika/medjunarodne-mjere-ogranicavanja/22955 ITALY https://www.esteri.it/it/politica-estera-e-cooperazione-allo-sviluppo/ CYPRUS https://mfa.gov.cy/themes/ LATVIA http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539 LITHUANIA http://www.urm.lt/sanctions LUXEMBOURG https://maee.gouvernement.lu/fr/directions-du-ministere/affaires-europeennes/organisations-economiques-int/mesures-restrictives.html HUNGARY https://kormany.hu/kulgazdasagi-es-kulugyminiszterium/ensz-eu-szankcios-tajekoztato MALTA https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Government/SMB/Pages/SMB-Home.aspx NETHERLANDS https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-sancties AUSTRIA https://www.bmeia.gv.at/themen/aussenpolitik/europa/eu-sanktionen-nationale-behoerden/ POLAND https://www.gov.pl/web/dyplomacja/sankcje-miedzynarodowe https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/international-sanctions PORTUGAL https://portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/politica-externa/medidas-restritivas ROMANIA http://www.mae.ro/node/1548 SLOVENIA http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/omejevalni_ukrepi SLOVAKIA https://www.mzv.sk/europske_zalezitosti/europske_politiky-sankcie_eu FINLAND https://um.fi/pakotteet SWEDEN https://www.regeringen.se/sanktioner Address for notifications to the European Commission: European Commission Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA) Rue de Spa 2 B-1049 Brussels, Belgium E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu