On 19 April 2018 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/611[1] amending Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849.
The Decision amends the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 by adding four persons to the Annex.
The Candidate Countries the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, Montenegro*, Serbia* and Albania*, the country of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, as well as the Republic of Moldova and Armenia, align themselves with this declaration. They will ensure that their national policies conform to this Council Decision.
The European Union takes note of this commitment and welcomes it.
[1] Published on 20.04.2018 in the Official Journal of the European Union L 101/70
* – The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania continue to be part of the Stabilisation and Association Process.
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