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Document 32005R1859

    Council Regulation (EC) No 1859/2005 of 14 November 2005 imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of Uzbekistan

    OB L 299, 16.11.2005, p. 23–31 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
    OB L 173M, 27.6.2006, p. 118–126 (MT)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 13/11/2009; отменен от 32009R1227

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2005/1859/oj

    16.11.2005   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 299/23


    COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1859/2005

    of 14 November 2005

    imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of Uzbekistan

    THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof,

    Having regard to Common Position 2005/792/CFSP of 14 November 2005 concerning restrictive measures against Uzbekistan (1),

    Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    On 23 May 2005, the Council strongly condemned the ‘reported excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force by the Uzbek security forces in Andijan, Eastern Uzbekistan’, earlier that month. The Council expressed its deep regret regarding the failure of the Uzbek authorities to respond adequately to the United Nations' call for an independent international inquiry. On 13 June 2005, it urged these authorities to reconsider their position by the end of June 2005.

    (2)

    In view of the absence of any adequate response up to now, Common Position 2005/792/CFSP provides that certain restrictive measures should be imposed for an initial period of one year, during which period the measures will be kept under constant review.

    (3)

    The restrictive measures provided for by Common Position 2005/792/CFSP include, inter alia, a ban on the export of equipment which might be used for internal repression and a ban on technical assistance, financing and financial assistance related to military activities, to arms and related materiel, and to equipment which might be used for internal repression.

    (4)

    These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, notably with a view to ensuring their uniform application by economic operators in all Member States, Community legislation is necessary to implement them as far as the Community is concerned. For the purposes of this Regulation, the territory of the Community should be deemed to encompass the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty.

    (5)

    In due course, the list of equipment which might be used for internal repression should be supplemented by the reference numbers taken from the Combined Nomenclature as set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (2).

    (6)

    Member States should determine the penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation. The penalties provided for should be proportionate, effective and dissuasive.

    (7)

    In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

    Article 1

    For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

    1.

    ‘equipment which might be used for internal repression’ means the goods listed in Annex I;

    2.

    ‘technical assistance’ means any technical support related to repairs, development, manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance, or any other technical service, and may take forms such as instruction, advice, training, transmission of working knowledge or skills or consulting services; technical assistance includes verbal forms of assistance;

    3.

    ‘territory of the Community’ means the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty.

    Article 2

    It shall be prohibited:

    (a)

    to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, equipment which might be used for internal repression, whether or not originating in the Community, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Uzbekistan;

    (b)

    to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance related to the equipment referred to in point (a), to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Uzbekistan;

    (c)

    to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the equipment referred to in point (a), to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Uzbekistan;

    (d)

    to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to promote the transactions referred to in points (a), (b) or (c).

    Article 3

    It shall be prohibited:

    (a)

    to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance related to military activities and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts of the aforementioned, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Uzbekistan;

    (b)

    to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to military activities, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel, or for any provision of related technical assistance and other services, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Uzbekistan;

    (c)

    to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to promote the transactions referred to in points (a) and (b).

    Article 4

    1.   By way of derogation from Articles 2 and 3, the competent authorities of the Member States as listed in Annex II, may authorise:

    (a)

    the sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment which might be used for internal repression, provided it is intended

    (i)

    for use by the forces in Uzbekistan of contributors to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and ‘Operation Enduring Freedom’ (OEF), or

    (ii)

    solely for humanitarian or protective use;

    (b)

    the provision of financing, financial assistance or technical assistance related to equipment referred to in point (a);

    (c)

    the provision of financing, financial assistance and technical assistance related to:

    (i)

    non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, for institution building programmes of the United Nations, the European Union and the Community, or for EU and UN crisis management operations; or

    (ii)

    military equipment for use by the forces in Uzbekistan of contributors to the ISAF and the OEF.

    2.   No authorisations shall be granted for activities that have already taken place.

    Article 5

    Articles 2 and 3 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Uzbekistan by United Nations personnel, personnel of the European Union, the Community or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only.

    Article 6

    The Commission and the Member States shall immediately inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with any other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information in respect of violation and enforcement problems and judgments handed down by national courts.

    Article 7

    The Commission shall be empowered to amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States.

    Article 8

    The Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

    The Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.

    Article 9

    This Regulation shall apply:

    (a)

    within the territory of the Community, including its airspace;

    (b)

    on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State;

    (c)

    to any natural person inside or outside the territory of the Community who is a national of a Member State;

    (d)

    to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;

    (e)

    to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done, in whole or in part, within the Community.

    Article 10

    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 14 November 2005.

    For the Council

    The President

    T. JOWELL


    (1)  See page 72 of this Official Journal.

    (2)   OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 493/2005 (OJ L 82, 31.3.2005, p. 1).


    ANNEX I

    List of equipment which might be used for internal repression referred to in Articles 1(1) and 2(a)

    The list below does not comprise articles that have been specially designed or modified for military use.

    1.

    Helmets providing ballistic protection, anti-riot helmets, anti-riot shields and ballistic shields and specially designed components therefore.

    2.

    Specially designed fingerprint equipment.

    3.

    Power-controlled searchlights.

    4.

    Construction equipment provided with ballistic protection.

    5.

    Hunting knives.

    6.

    Specially designed production equipment to make shotguns.

    7.

    Ammunition hand-loading equipment.

    8.

    Communications intercept devices.

    9.

    Solid-state optical detectors.

    10.

    Image-intensifier tubes.

    11.

    Telescopic weapon sights.

    12.

    Smooth-bore weapons and related ammunition, other than those specially designed for military use, and specially designed components therefor; except:

    signal pistols;

    air- and cartridge-powered guns designed as industrial tools or humane animal stunners.

    13.

    Simulators for training in the use of firearms and specially designed or modified components and accessories therefore.

    14.

    Bombs and grenades, other than those specially designed for military use, and specially designed components therefore.

    15.

    Body armour, other than that manufactured to military standards or specifications, and specially designed components therefore.

    16.

    All-wheel-drive utility vehicles capable of off-road use that have been manufactured or fitted with ballistic protection, and profiled armour for such vehicles.

    17.

    Water cannon and specially designed or modified components therefor.

    18.

    Vehicles equipped with a water cannon.

    19.

    Vehicles specially designed or modified to be electrified to repel boarders and components therefor specially designed or modified for that purpose.

    20.

    Acoustic devices represented by the manufacturer or supplier as suitable for riot-control purposes, and specially designed components therefor.

    21.

    Leg-irons, gang-chains, shackles and electric-shock belts, specially designed for restraining human beings, except

    handcuffs for which the maximum overall dimension including chain does not exceed 240 mm when locked.

    22.

    Portable devices designed or modified for the purpose of riot control or self-protection by the administration of an incapacitating substance (such as tear gas or pepper sprays), and specially designed components therefor.

    23.

    Portable devices designed or modified for the purpose of riot control or self-protection by the administration of an electric shock (including electric-shock batons, electric shock shields, stun guns and electric shock dart guns) and components therefor specially designed or modified for that purpose.

    24.

    Electronic equipment capable of detecting concealed explosives and specially designed components therefor, except

    TV or X-ray inspection equipment.

    25.

    Electronic jamming equipment specially designed to prevent the detonation by radio remote control of improvised devices and specially designed components therefor.

    26.

    Equipment and devices specially designed to initiate explosions by electrical or non-electrical means, including firing sets, detonators, igniters, boosters and detonating cord, and specially designed components therefor, except

    those specially designed for a specific commercial use consisting of the actuation or operation by explosive means of other equipment or devices the function of which is not the creation of explosions (e.g., car air-bag inflaters, electric-surge arresters of fire sprinkler actuators).

    27.

    Equipment and devices designed for explosive ordnance disposal; except:

    bomb blankets;

    containers designed for folding objects known to be, or suspected of being improvised explosive devices.

    28.

    Night vision and thermal imaging equipment and image intensifier tubes or solid state sensors therefore.

    29.

    Linear cutting explosive charges.

    30.

    Explosives and related substances as follows:

    amatol,

    nitrocellulose (containing more than 12,5 % nitrogen),

    nitroglycol,

    pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN),

    picryl chloride,

    tinitorphenylmethylnitramine (tetryl),

    2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT).

    31.

    Software specially designed and technology required for all listed items.


    ANNEX II

    List of competent authorities referred to in Article 4

    BELGIUM

    Federal Authority in charge of sales, purchases and technical assistance by Belgian defence forces and security services, and of financial and technical services in relation to the production or delivery of weapons and military and paramilitary equipment:

    Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie/Service Public Fédéral Economie, PME, Classes Moyennes et Energie

    Algemene Directie Economisch Potentieel/Direction générale du Potentiel économique

    Vergunningen/Licences

    K.B.O. Beheerscel/Cellule de gestion B.C.E

    44, Leuvensestraat/rue de Louvain

    B-1000 Brussel/Bruxelles

    Tel.: 0032 (0) 2 548 67 79

    Fax: 0032 (0) 2 548 65 70.

    Regional Authorities in charge of other export, import and transit licences for weapons, military and paramilitary equipment:

    Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest/Région de Bruxelles — Capitale:

    Directie Externe Betrekkingen/Direction des Relations extérieures

    City Center

    Kruidtuinlaan/Boulevard du Jardin Botanique 20

    B-1035 Brussel/Bruxelles

    Tel.: (32-2) 800 37 59 (Cédric Bellemans)

    Fax: (32-2) 800 38 20

    e-mail: cbellemans@mrbc.irisnet.be

    Région wallonne:

    Direction Générale Economie et Emploi

    Direction Gestion des Licences

    Chaussée de Louvain 14

    5000 Namur

    Tel.: 081/649751

    Fax: 081/649760

    e-mail: m.moreels@mrw.wallonie.be

    Vlaams Gewest:

    Administratie Buitenlands Beleid

    Cel Wapenexport

    Boudewijnlaan 30

    B-1000 Brussel

    Tel.: (32-2) 553 59 28

    Fax: (32-2) 553 60 37

    e-mail: wapenexport@vlaanderen.be

    CZECH REPUBLIC

    Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu

    Licenční správa

    Na Františku 32

    110 15 Praha 1

    Tel.: + 420 2 24 06 27 20

    Tel.: + 420 2 24 22 18 11

    Ministerstvo financí

    Finanční analytický útvar

    P.O. BOX 675

    Jindřišská 14

    111 21 Praha 1

    Tel.: + 420 2 5704 4501

    Fax: + 420 2 5704 4502

    Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí

    Odbor Společné zahraniční a bezpečnostní politiky EU

    Loretánské nám. 5

    118 00 Praha 1

    Tel.: + 420 2 2418 2987

    Fax: + 420 2 2418 4080

    DENMARK

    Justitsministeriet

    Slotsholmsgade 10

    DK-1216 København K

    Tel.: (45) 33 92 33 40

    Fax: (45) 33 93 35 10

    Udenrigsministeriet

    Asiatisk Plads 2

    DK-1448 København K

    Tel.: (45) 33 92 00 00

    Fax: (45) 32 54 05 33

    Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen

    Langelinie Allé 17

    DK-2100 København Ø

    Tel.: (45) 35 46 62 81

    Fax: (45) 35 46 62 03

    GERMANY

    For authorisations concerning the provision of financing and financial assistance according to Article 4 paragraph 1(b) and (c):

    Deutsche Bundesbank

    Servicezentrum Finanzsanktionen

    Postfach

    D-80281 München

    Tel.: (49) 89 28 89 38 00

    Fax: (49) 89 35 01 63 38 00

    For authorisations according to Article 4 paragraph 1(a), according to Article 4 paragraph 1(b) concerning related technical assistance, and according to Article 4 paragraph 1(c) concerning the provision of technical assistance:

    Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)

    Frankfurter Straße 29—35

    D-65760 Eschborn

    Tel.: (49) 6196/908-0

    Fax: (49) 6196/908-800

    ESTONIA

    Eesti Välisministeerium

    Islandi väljak 1

    15049 Tallinn

    Tel.: + 372 6317 100

    Fax: + 372 6317 199

    GREECE

    Ministry of Economy and Finance

    General Directorate for Policy Planning and Management

    Address Kornarou Str.

    105 63 Athens

    Τel.: + 30 210 3286401-3

    Fax: + 30 210 3286404

    Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών

    Γενική Δ/νση Σχεδιασμού και Διαχείρισης Πολιτικής

    Δ/νση: Κορνάρου 1, Τ.Κ.

    105 63 Αθήνα — Ελλάς

    Τηλ.: + 30 210 3286401-3

    Φαξ: + 30 210 3286404

    SPAIN

    Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio

    Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior

    Paseo de la Castellana, 162

    E-28046 Madrid

    Tel.: (34) 913 49 38 60

    Fax: (34) 914 57 28 63

    FRANCE

    Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie

    Direction générale des douanes et des droits indirects

    Cellule embargo — Bureau E2

    Tel.: (33) 1 44 74 48 93

    Fax: (33) 1 44 74 48 97

    Direction générale du Trésor et de la politique économique Service des affaires multilatérales et du développement Sous-direction Politique commerciale et investissements Service Investissements et propriété intellectuelle

    139, rue du Bercy

    F-75572 Paris Cedex 12

    Tel.: (33) 1 44 87 72 85

    Fax: (33) 1 53 18 96 55

    Ministère des affaires étrangères

    Direction générale des affaires politiques et de sécurité

    Direction des Nations Unies et des organisations internationales Sous-direction des affaires politiques

    Tel.: (33) 1 43 17 59 68

    Fax: (33) 1 43 17 46 91

    Service de la politique étrangère et de sécurité commune

    Tel.: (33) 1 43 17 45 16

    Fax: (33) 1 43 17 45 84

    IRELAND

    Department of Foreign Affairs

    (United Nations Section)

    79-80 Saint Stephen's Green

    Dublin 2

    Tel.: + 353 1 478 0822

    Fax: + 353 1 408 2165

    Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland

    (Financial Markets Department)

    Dame Street

    Dublin 2

    Tel.: + 353 1 671 6666

    Fax: + 353 1 679 8882

    Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

    (Export Licensing Unit)

    Lower Hatch Street

    Dublin 2

    Tel.: + 353 1 631 2534

    Fax: + 353 1 631 2562

    ITALY

    Ministero degli Affari Esteri

    Piazzale della Farnesina, 1

    I-00194 Roma

    D.G.EU. — Ufficio IV

    Tel.: (39) 06 3691 3645

    Fax: (39) 06 3691 2335

    D.G.C.E. — U.A.M.A.

    Tel.: (39) 06 3691 3605

    Fax: (39) 06 3691 8815

    CYPRUS

    1.

    Import-Export Licencing Unit

    Trade Service

    Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

    6, Andrea Araouzou

    1421 Nicosia

    Tel.: 357 22 867100

    Fax: 357 22 316071

    2.

    Supervision of International Banks, Regulations and Financial Stability Department

    Central Bank of Cyprus

    80, Kennedy Avenue

    1076 Nicosia

    Tel.: 357 22 714100

    Fax: 357 22 378153

    LATVIA

    Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija

    Brīvības iela 36

    Rīga LV 1395

    Tel.: (371) 7016 201

    Fax: (371) 7828 121

    LITHUANIA

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Security Policy Department

    J. Tumo-Vaizganto 2

    LT-01511 Vilnius

    Tel.: + 370 5 2362516

    Fax: + 370 5 2313090

    LUXEMBOURG

    Ministère de l'économie et du commerce extérieur

    Office des licences

    BP 113

    L-2011 Luxembourg

    Tel.: (352) 478 23 70

    Fax: (352) 46 61 38

    e-mail: office.licences@mae.etat.lu

    Ministère des affaires étrangères et de l'immigration

    Direction des affaires politiques

    5, rue Notre-Dame

    L-2240 Luxembourg

    Tel.: (352) 478 2421

    Fax: (352) 22 19 89

    Ministère des Finances

    3 rue de la Congrégation

    L-1352 Luxembourg

    Fax: 00352 475241

    HUNGARY

    Hungarian Trade Licencing Office

    Margit krt. 85.

    H-1024 Budapest

    Hungary

    Postbox: H-1537 Budapest Pf.: 345

    Tel.: + 36-1-336-7327

    Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési Hivatal

    Margit krt. 85.

    H-1024 Budapest

    Magyarország

    Postafiók: 1537 Budapest Pf.:345

    Tel.: + 36-1-336-7327

    MALTA

    Bord ta' Sorveljanza dwar is-Sanzjonijiet

    Ministeru ta' l-Affarijiet Barranin

    Palazzo Parisio

    Triq il-Merkanti

    Valletta CMR 02

    Tel.: + 356 21 24 28 53

    Fax: + 356 21 25 15 20

    NETHERLANDS

    Ministerie van Economische Zaken

    Belastingdienst/Douane Noord

    Postbus 40200

    NL-8004 De Zwolle

    Tel.: (31-38) 467 25 41

    Fax: (31-38) 469 52 29

    AUSTRIA

    Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

    Abteilung C2/2 (Ausfuhrkontrolle)

    Stubenring 1

    A-1010 Wien

    Tel.: (+ 43-1) 711 00-0

    Fax: (+ 43-1) 711 00-8386

    POLAND

    Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour

    Department of Export Control

    Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5

    00-507 Warsaw

    Poland

    Tel.: (+ 48 22) 693 51 71

    Fax: (+ 48 22) 693 40 33

    PORTUGAL

    Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros

    Direcção-Geral dos Assuntos Multilaterais

    Largo do Rilvas

    P-1350-179 Lisboa

    Tel.: (351) 21 394 67 02

    Fax: (351) 21 394 60 73

    Ministério das Finanças

    Direcção-Geral dos Assuntos Europeus e Relações Internacionais

    Avenida Infante D. Henrique, n.o 1, C 2.o

    P-1100 Lisboa

    Tel.: (351) 21 882 3390/8

    Fax: (351) 21 882 3399

    SLOVENIA

    1.

    Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve

    Sektor za mednarodne organizacije in človekovo varnost

    Prešernova cesta 25

    SI-1001 Ljubljana

    Tel.: 00 386 1 478 2206

    Fax: 00 386 1 478 2249

    2.

    Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve

    Sektor za upravne zadeve prometa, zbiranja in združevanja, eksplozivov in orožja

    Bethovnova ulica 3

    SI-1501 Ljubljana

    Tel.: 00 386 1 472 47 59

    Fax: 00 386 1 472 42 53

    3.

    Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo

    Komisija za nadzor izvoza blaga za dvojno rabo

    Kotnikova 5

    SI-1000 Ljubljana

    Tel.: 00 386 1 478 3223

    Fax: 00 386 1 478 3611

    4.

    Ministrstvo za obrambo

    Direktorat za Logistiko

    Kardeljeva ploščad 24

    SI-1000 Ljubljana

    Tel.: 00 386 1 471 20 25

    Fax: 00 386 1 512 11 03

    SLOVAKIA

    Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky

    Mierová 19

    827 15 Bratislava 212

    Tel.: 00421/2/4854 1111

    Fax: 00421/2/4333 7827

    FINLAND

    Ulkoasiainministeriö/Utrikesministeriet

    PL/PB 176

    FI-00161 Helsinki/Helsingfors

    Tel.: (358-9) 16 00 5

    Fax: (358-9) 16 05 57 07

    Puolustusministeriö/Försvarsministeriet

    Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8/Södra Magasinsgatan 8

    PL/PB 31

    FI-00131 Helsinki/Helsingfors

    Tel.: (358-9) 16 08 81 28

    Fax: (358-9) 16 08 81 11

    SWEDEN

    Inspektionen för strategiska produkter (ISP)

    Box 70 252

    107 22 Stockholm

    Tel.: (+46-8) 406 31 00

    Fax: (+46-8) 20 31 00

    UNITED KINGDOM

    Sanctions Licensing Unit

    Export Control Organisation

    Department of Trade and Industry

    Kingsgate House

    66-74 Victoria Street

    London SW1E 6SW

    Tel.: (44) 20 7215 4544

    Fax: (44) 20 7215 4539

    EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

    Commission of the European Communities

    Directorate-General for External Relations

    Directorate Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP): Commission Coordination and contribution

    Unit A.2: Legal and institutional matters, CFSP Joint Actions, Sanctions, Kimberley Process

    CHAR 12/163

    B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

    Belgium

    Tel.: (32-2) 296 25 56

    Fax: (32-2) 296 75 63

    e-mail: relex-sanctions@cec.eu.int.


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