§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the legal basis for Council proposal Coin (2001) 569. [39648]
§ Mr. BradshawThe legal base of proposal 569 was article 308 of the EU treaty. The proposal was adopted as a regulation (2580–2001) on 27 December 2001. The legal basis of the regulation was articles 60, 301 and 308 of the EU treaty.
The Government welcome this regulation as an integral part of the EU"s measures to implement UNSCR 1373(2001). The UK strongly supported the timely adoption of UNSCR 1373 (2001) as a vital measure in the global campaign against terrorism. The regulation will assist in ensuring full compliance within the EU with the provisions of UNSCR 1373(2001). The Government consider the immediate freezing of assets to prevent their dissipation an essential tool in the fight against terrorism. The regulation does not limit the UK"s ability to take autonomous measures against other individuals that we deem to be linked to terrorism.