(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 (2) gives effect to Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (3).

(2)

On 19 February 2024, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2024/628 (4) which inserted in Common Position 2001/931/CFSP, for an initial period of 12 months, a humanitarian exemption to asset freeze measures applicable to, and to the restrictions on making funds and economic resources available to, designated persons, groups and entities, for the benefit of actors referred to in United Nations Security Council Resolution 2664 (2022), of organisations and agencies to which the Union has granted the Humanitarian Partnership Certificate, and of organisations and agencies which are certified or recognised by a Member State, or by a specialised agency of a Member State. In addition, Decision (CFSP) 2024/628 introduced a derogation mechanism for those organisations and actors involved in humanitarian activities that cannot benefit from that humanitarian exemption, and a review clause related to those exceptions.

(3)

On 30 January 2025, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2025/204, which amends Common Position 2001/931/CFSP to prolong the humanitarian exemption until 22 February 2027.

(4)

The measures fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and, therefore, notably with a view to ensuring their uniform application in all Member States, regulatory action at the level of the Union is necessary in order to implement them.

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly,

(1)

in paragraph (7), the words ‘12 months’ are replaced by the words ‘24 months’;

(2)

in paragraph (8), the date ‘22 February 2025’ is replaced by that of ‘22 February 2027’.