13.7.2010 Official Journal of the European Union L 178/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 610/2010 of 12 July 2010 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1285/2009 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, () The Council has carried out a complete review of the list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies, as required by Article 2(3) of that Regulation. When doing so it took account of obser- Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of vations submitted to the Council by those concerned. 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism ('), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof, (5)  The Council has concluded that there are no longer grounds for keeping certain groups on the list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) Whereas: No 2580/2001 applies. (1)~ On ?2 Decembfe r 2009, the Counci ad.o pted ImPle— (6)  The Council has concluded, that with the exception of menting Regulation (EU) No 1285/2009 implementing h ferred 1o i ital he oth Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 (3), estab- the groups referred to in recital (5), the other persons, lishing an updated list of persons, groups and entities to groups and.ent1t1es 11.sted n the Annex .tO.thIS Regulat{on which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies. have be<?n involved in terrorist acts w1th1n.the meaning of Article 1(2) and (3) of Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (°), (2)  The Council has provided all the persons, groups and that a decision has been taken with respect to them by a entities for which it was practically possible with competent authority .V‘_’lthln the meaning of Article 1(4) statements of reasons explaining why they were listed of that C(?mmon P051t10r.1,. and that_ they should continue in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1285/2009. In to b.e subject to the specific restrictive measures provided the case of two persons, an amended statement of for in Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001. reasons was provided in April 2010. (7). The list of the persons, groups and entities to which By way of a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (%), the Council informed the persons, groups and entities listed in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1285/2009 that it had decided to keep them on the list. The Council also informed the persons, groups and entities concerned that it was possible to request a statement of the Council’s reasons for putting them on the list where one had not already been communicated to them. In the case of two groups, an amended statement of reasons was made available in April 2010 (4. L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 70. L 346, 23.12.2009, p. 39. C 315, 23.12.2009, p. 11. C 108, 28.4.2010, p. 8. Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies should be updated accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The list provided for in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 shall be replaced by the list set out in the Annex to this Regulation. () OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93.