Recital 8

(8) In line with the Union’s common foreign and security policy objectives of preserving peace, reinforcing international security and promoting international cooperation, democracy and the rule of law, and more specifically the objectives pursued by Decision 2014/145/CFSP, it is appropriate to ensure that the documents held by the Council, the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (the ‘High Representative’) concerning the enforcement of the restrictive measures set out in Regulation (EU) No 269/2014, or concerning the prevention of the violation or circumvention of those measures, are subject to professional secrecy and enjoy the protection afforded by the rules applicable to the Union institutions, since information contained in those documents could be used to obstruct the enforcement of those measures or to compromise their effectiveness, given that the persons and entities concerned could act in such a way as to prevent their enforcement. That protection should also be ensured for joint proposals from the High Representative and the Commission for the amendment of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 and any related preparatory documents, as their disclosure might affect the effectiveness of the measures set out in Decision 2014/145/CFSP and in that Regulation and the preparation of, and negotiation on the basis of, future proposals. Certain measures which are included in such joint proposals, and which cannot be adopted by the Council for various reasons, are often included by the High Representative and the Commission in subsequent proposals. It is important to protect that power of initiative from any influence exerted by public or private interests that attempt, outside of organised consultations, to compel the Union institutions and Union services to propose, adopt, amend or agree on an amendment. Their disclosure could render the possible new asset freeze measures ineffective due to the fact that their intended adoption would have already been revealed. Thus, it should be presumed that disclosure of those documents would harm the security of the Union or that of one or more of its Member States or the conduct of their international relations.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-17 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.