19.12.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 365/147 COUNCIL DECISION 2014/932/CFSP of 18 December 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof, Whereas: (1)  On 26 February 2014, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2140 (2014), recalling its Resolu- tions 2014 (2011) and 2051 (2012), and the Security Council Presidential Statement of 15 February 2013 and reaffirming the United Nations Security Council’s strong commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Yemen. (2)  United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2140 (2014) requires that travel restrictions be applied to persons to be designated by the Committee established by paragraph 19 of UNSCR 2140 (2014)(‘the Committee)) and that funds and assets of persons or entities to be designated by the Committee be frozen. (3)  On 7 November 2014, the Committee designated three individuals on the basis of the criteria set out in para- graph 17 of UNSCR 2140 (2014). (4)  Action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of the persons designated by the Committee engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Yemen, including but not limited to: (a) acts obstructing or undermining the successful completion of the political transition, as outlined in the Gulf Co- operation Council (GCC) Initiative and Implementation Mechanism Agreement; (b) acts impeding the implementation of the outcomes of the final report of the Comprehensive National Dialogue Conference through violence, or attacks on essential infrastructure; or (c) planning, directing or committing acts that violate applicable international human rights law or international huma- nitarian law, or acts that constitute human rights abuses, in Yemen. The persons referred to in this paragraph are listed in the Annex to this Decision. 2. Paragraph 1 shall not oblige a Member State to refuse its own nationals entry into its territory. 3. Paragraph 1 shall not apply where entry or transit is necessary to take part in legal proceedings. 4. Paragraph 1 shall not apply where a Member State determines on a case-by-case basis that entry or transit is required to advance peace and stability in Yemen and the Member State subsequently notifies the Committee within 48 hours after making such determination. 5. Paragraph 1 shall not apply where the Committee determines, on a case-by-case basis, that: (a) entry or transit is needed on the grounds of humanitarian need, including religious obligations; or (b) an exemption would further the objectives of peace and national reconciliation in Yemen. 6. In cases where, pursuant to paragraph 3, 4 or 5, a Member State authorises the entry into, or transit through, its territory of persons listed in the Annex, the authorisation shall be limited to the purpose for which it is given and to the persons concerned by the authorisation.