25.6.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 1721 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 596/2013 of 24 June 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, of assets that have been frozen as a result of the listing of that person, Member States are to submit to the Sanctions Committee a request to unfreeze such funds Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European or economic resources and provide assurances that the Union, and in particular Article 215(2) thereof, funds or economic resources will not be transferred, directly or indirectly, to a listed natural or legal person, entity, body or group or otherwise used for terrorist Having regard to Council Common Position 2002/402/CESP of purposes, in line with UNSCR 1373 (2001). 27 May 2002 concerning restrictive measures against members of the Al-Qaida organisation and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them (1), (3) In order to ensure effective implementation of the decision of the Sanctions Committee, it is necessary to maintain certain restrictions on the funds and economic Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Represen- resources of that person .and provide for additional tative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and ex.empt1or1 from the freezing measures in accordance of the European Commission, with paragraph 32 of UNSCR 2083 (2012). Whereas: (4) This measure falls within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order (1) Common Position 2002/402/CFSP provides for certain to }mplement It, In particular with a View fo ensuring its restrictive measures in accordance with United Nations uniform  application by economic operators in all Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR’) 1267 (1999) and Member States. 1333 (2000), as updated regularly by the Sanctions Committee established by UNSCR 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011). Decision 2011/487|CESP (?), adopted in (5)  Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be accordance with Chapter 2 of Title V of the Treaty on amended accordingly, European  Union, amended Common  Position 2002/402/CFSP as regards its scope. The Union imple- menting measures are set out in Regulation (EC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 881/2002 (*) which provides for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons, entities, bodi iated with the Al-Qaida network. odies or groups associated wi e Al-Qaida networ Artide 1 Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows: (20  On 21 February 2013 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (‘Sanctions Committee ) decided, in line with paragraph 32 of UNSCR 2083 (1) Article 2 is amended as follows: (2012), to remove one natural person from the list of persons, entities, bodies or groups to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources applies. However, the Sanctions Committee decided that prior to the unfreezing (a) In paragraph 1, the following words are added after the reference to Annex [: OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 4. () OJ L 199, 2.8.2011, p. 73. OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9. ‘and Annex Ia’