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On 18 March 2014, the Official Journal published Council Decision 2014/147/CFSP of 17 March 2014 amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Council Regulation (EU) No 271/2014 of 17 March 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Council Decision and Council Regulation (EU) No 271/2014 extend the restrictive measures to certain designated persons and, as appropriate, entities, designated by the Sanctions Committee who are:
• individuals or entities acting in violation of the arms embargo and related measures;
• political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the DRC who impede the disarmament and the voluntary repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups;
• political and military leaders of Congolese militias, including those receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration processes;
• individuals or entities operating in the DRC and recruiting or using children in armed conflict in violation of applicable international law;
• individuals or entities operating in the DRC and involved in planning, directing, or participating in the targeting of children or women in situations of armed conflict, including killing and maiming, rape and other sexual violence, abduction, forced displacement, and attacks on schools and hospitals;
• individuals or entities obstructing the access to or the distribution of humanitarian assistance in the DRC;
• individuals or entities supporting armed groups in the DRC through illicit trade of natural resources, including gold or wildlife as well as wildlife products;
• individuals or entities acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated individual or entity, or acting on behalf of or at the direction of an entity owned or controlled by a designated individual or entity;
• individuals or entities who plan, direct, sponsor or participate in attacks against peacekeepers of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO);
• individuals or entities providing financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to, or in support of a designated individual or entity.
In addition, Council Regulation (EU) No 270/2014 of 17 March 2014 amends Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 which imposed certain restrictive measures in respect of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to permit a derogation for technical assistance, financing and financial assistance related to arms and related materiel intended solely for the support of or use by the African Union Regional Task Force.
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