On January 31, 2014, the European Council published a Decision [3] and Implementing Regulation [4]   “concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia.” The Decision and Regulation extend the 2011 Decision [5] and restrictive measures, which had been due to expire on January 31, 2014, until January 31, 2015.

The forty-five individuals named in the Annex are subject to a European Union-wide asset freeze and travel ban. The European Council amended the stated reasons for inclusion on the list to read: “Person subject to judicial investigations by the Tunisian authorities for misappropriation of public monies by a public office-holder, misuse of office by a public office-holder to procure an unjustified advantage for a third party and to cause a loss to the administration, and for exerting wrongful influence over a public office-holder with a view to obtaining directly or indirectly an advantage for another person.”

The Decision remains “under constant review” and “may be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.”