A new consolidated version of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning „restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela“ was published in the Official Journal (OJ) of the EU.
The Regulation contains amendments to its Annex IV setting out a list of persons, entities, or bodies that are sanctioned due to their engagement in „serious human rights violations or abuses or the repression of civil society and democratic opposition or activities that undermine democracy or the rule of law in Venezuela“. The amendments were made by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2500 which updated the „statement of reasons“ of 16 persons, that is the reasoning for being sanctioned, and removed one person from the sanctions list altogether following a recent review by the European Council. Please refer to EventID #23734 in this context for more information.
