Brussels, 21 March 2011 Belarus: EU further extends restrictive measures

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION		EN
Brussels, 21 March 2011
8006/11
PRESSE 73
Belarus: EU further extends restrictive measures

The Council adopted today a decision and a regulation extending restrictive measures to further officials in view of the gravity of the situation in Belarus.

On 25 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/639/CFSP concerning restrictive measures (travel ban and assets freeze) against certain officials of Belarus¹. An additional 19 Belarus officials will be included in the lists of persons subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annexes IIIA and IV to Decision 2010/639/CFSP.

The updated lists will be published in the Official Journal on 22 March.

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¹ :

OJ L 280, 26.10.2010, p. 18.