THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
On 1 October 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763(1) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi.
On the basis of a review by the Council of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 31 October 2023 and three persons should be removed from the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures, as set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763.
Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 is amended as follows:
the second paragraph of Article 6 is replaced by the following:
‘This Decision shall apply until 31 October 2023.’;
the Annex is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Luxembourg, 24 October 2022.
For the Council
The President
A. Hubáčková
In the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 (List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Articles 1 and 2), the following entries are deleted:
entry 1 (Godefroid BIZIMANA),
entry 2 (Gervais NDIRAKOBUCA alias NDAKUGARIKA),
entry 4 (Léonard NGENDAKUMANA).