Foreign policy: freezing of funds and economic resources, restrictive measures against persons suspected of involvement in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in Lebanon

In a document proposed by the Council on 29 November 2005, the delegations were called upon to produced a new version of the Commission’s proposal (please refer to the summary dated 28 November 2005).

The revised text states that :

- For reasons of expediency, the Commission should be empowered to amend the Annexes to this Regulation, on the basis of notification or information by the relevant Sanctions Committee and Member States, as appropriate;

- Annex I of the proposal or the annex concerning the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies whose funds and economic resources have been frozen shall be completed after the persons and entities have been registered by the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations.