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Council Regulation (EC) No 234/2004 of 10 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1030/2003
Consolidated text: Council Regulation (EC) No 234/2004 of 10 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1030/2003
Council Regulation (EC) No 234/2004 of 10 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1030/2003
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 234/2004 of10 February 2004 (OJ L 040, 12.2.2004, p.1) |
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 234/2004
of 10 February 2004
concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1030/2003
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 Council Common Position 2004/137/CFSP of 10 February 2004 concerning restrictive measures against Liberia and repealing Common Position 2001/357/CFSP ( 1 ),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
In its Resolution 1521 (2003) of 22 December 2003, the UN Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, and noting the changed circumstances in Liberia, in particular the departure of former President Charles Taylor and the formation of the National Transitional Government of Liberia, decided to modify certain of the restrictive measures imposed against Liberia by United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1343 (2001) of 7 March 2001 and 1478 (2003) of 6 May 2003. |
(2) |
Common Position 2004/137/CFSP provides for the implementation of the measures set out in UN Security Council Resolution 1521 (2003), including a ban on technical assistance related to military activities and imports of rough diamonds from and of round logs and timber products originating in Liberia. |
(3) |
Common Position 2004/137/CFSP also provides for a ban on services related to military activities, and on financial assistance related to military activities, which is not cited in UN Security Council Resolution 1521 (2003). |
(4) |
Some of the measures provided for by Resolutions 1343 (2001) and 1478 (2003) were implemented by Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2003 of 16 June 2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia ( 2 ). The amendments to those measures fall within the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, in order to avoid any distortion of competition, Community legislation is necessary to implement the relevant decisions of the Security Council as far as the Community is concerned. For the purpose of this Regulation, the territory of the Community is deemed to encompass the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in that Treaty. |
(5) |
For the sake of clarity, a single text containing all the relevant provisions as amended should be adopted, replacing Regulation (EC) No 1030/2003, which should be repealed. |
(6) |
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 in the Official Journal of the European Union, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definition shall apply:
‘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.
Article 2
It shall be prohibited:
(a) to grant, sell, supply or transfer 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 for the aforementioned, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in, Liberia;
(b) to provide 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, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in, Liberia;
(c) to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to promote the transactions referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b).
Article 3
1. By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authority, as listed in Annex I, of the Member State where the service provider is established, may authorise the provision of:
(a) technical assistance, financing and financial assistance related to arms and related materiel, where such assistance or services are intended solely for support of and use by the United Nations Mission in Liberia, or of
(b) financing and financial assistance related to:
(i) arms and related materiel intended solely for support of and use in an international training and reform programme for the Liberian armed forces and police, or to
(ii) non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use.
2. No authorisations shall be granted for activities that have already taken place.
Article 4
1. Where such activities have been approved in advance by the Committee established by paragraph 21 of UN Security Council Resolution 1521 (2003), and by way of derogation from Article 2 of this Regulation, the competent authority, as listed in Annex I, of the Member State where the service provider is established, may authorise the provision of technical assistance related to:
(a) arms and related materiel intended solely for support of and use in an international training and reform programme for the Liberian armed forces and police, or to
(b) non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use,
Such approval shall be obtained through the competent authority, as listed in Annex I, of the Member State where the service provider is established.
2. No authorisations shall be granted for activities that have already taken place.
Article 5
Article 2 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Liberia 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
1. The direct or indirect import into the Community of all rough diamonds from Liberia, as defined in Annex II, whether originating there or not, shall be prohibited.
2. The import into the Community of all round logs and timber products originating in Liberia, as defined in Annex III, shall be prohibited.
3. The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to promote the transactions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, shall also be prohibited.
Article 7
Without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Member States under the Charter of the United Nations, the Commission shall maintain all necessary contacts with the Committee established by paragraph 21 of UN Security Council Resolution 1521 (2003) for the purposes of effective implementation of this Regulation.
Article 8
Member States shall immediately inform each other and the Commission 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 judgements handed down by national courts.
Article 9
The Commission shall be empowered to:
(a) amend Annex I on the basis of information supplied by Member States;
(b) amend Annexes II and III in order to bring them into line with changes that may be made to the Combined Nomenclature.
Article 10
This Regulation shall apply notwithstanding any rights conferred, or obligations imposed, by any international agreement signed or any contract entered into or any licence or permit granted before 13 February 2004.
Article 11
1. The Member States shall lay down the rules on sanctions applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The sanctions provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
2. The Member States shall notify these rules to the Commission without delay after the entry into force of the Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.
Article 12
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 person elsewhere who is a national of a Member State;
(d) to any legal person, group or entity which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;
(e) to any legal person, group or entity doing business within the Community.
Article 13
Regulation (EC) No 1030/2003 is hereby repealed.
Article 14
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.
ANNEX I
List of competent authorities referred to in Articles 3 and 4
BELGIUM
1.
Service public fédéral des affaires étrangères, du commerce extérieur et de la coopération au développement
Direction générale des affaires bilatérales
Service ‘Afrique du sud du Sahara’
Egmont 1
Rue des Petits Carmes, 19
B-1000 Bruxelles
Tel. (32-2) 501 88 75
Fax (32-2) 501 38 26
1.
Federale Overheidsdienst Buitenlandse Zaken, Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking
Directoraat-generaal Bilaterale Zaken
Dienst Afrika ten zuiden van de Sahara
Egmont 1
Karmelietenstraat 19
B-1000 Brussel
Tel. (32-2) 501 88 75
Fax (32-2) 501 38 26
2.
Service public fédéral, économie, PME, classes moyennes et énergie
Potentiel économique
Direction Industries
Textile — Diamants et autres secteurs
City Atrium
Rue du Progrès, 50
5e étage
B-1210 Bruxelles
Tel. (32-2) 277 51 11
Fax (32-2) 277 53 09/277 53 10
2.
Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie
Economisch potentieel
Directie Nijverheid
Textiel — Diamant en andere sectoren
City Atrium
5e verdieping
Vooruitgangstraat 50
B-1210 Brussel
Tel. (32-2) 277 51 11
Fax (32-2) 277 53 09/277 53 10
3. Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest:
Kabinet van de minister van Financiën, Begroting, Openbaar Ambt en Externe Betrekkingen van de Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke regering
Kunstlaan 9
B-1210 Brussel
Tel. (32-2) 209 28 25
Fax (32-2) 209 28 12
3. Région de Bruxelles-Capitale:
Cabinet du ministre des finances, du budget, de la fonction publique et des relations extérieures du gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale
Avenue des Arts, 9
B-1210 Bruxelles
Tel. (32-2) 209 28 25
Fax (32-2) 209 28 12
4. Région wallonne:
Cabinet du ministre-président du gouvernement wallon
Rue Mazy, 25-27
B-5100 Jambes-Namur
Tel. (32-81) 33 12 11
Fax (32-81) 33 13 13
5. Vlaams Gewest:
Administratie Buitenlands Beleid
Boudewijnlaan 30
B-1000 Brussel
Tel. (32-2) 553 59 28
Fax (32-2) 553 60 37
CZECH REPUBLIC
Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu
Licenční správa
Na Františku 32
110 15 Praha 1
Tel: +420 22406 2720
Fax: +420 22422 1811
DENMARK
Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen
Dahlerups Pakhus
Langelinie Allé 17
DK-2100 København Ø
Tlf. (45) 35 46 60 00
Fax (45) 35 46 60 01
Udenrigsministeriet
Asiatisk Plads 2
DK-1448 København K
Tlf. (45) 33 92 0000
Fax (45) 32 54 05 33
Justitsministeriet
Slotsholmsgade 10
DK-1216 København K
Tlf. (45) 33 92 33 40
Fax (45) 33 93 35 10
GERMANY
Concerning financing and financial assistance:
Deutsche Bundesbank
Servicezentrum Finanzsanktionen
Postfach
D-80281 München
Tel.: (49-89) 28 89 38 00
Fax: (49-89) 35 01 63 38 00
Concerning technical assitance and other services:
Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)
Frankfurter Straße 29-35
D-65760 Eschborn
Tel.: (49) 619 69 08-0
Fax: (49) 619 69 08-800
ESTONIA
Eesti Välisministeerium
Islandi väljak 1
15049 Tallinn
Tel: +372 6 317 100
Fax: +372 6 317 199
Finantsinspektsioon
Sakala 4
15030 Tallinn
Tel: +372 6680500
Fax: +372 6680501
GREECE
A. Freezing of Assets
Ministry of Economy and Finance
General Directory of Economic Policy
5 Nikis Str.
GR-101 80 Athens
Tel. (30) 210 333 27 86
Fax (30) 210 333 28 10
A. ΔΕΣΜΕΥΣΗ ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΩΝ
Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών
Γενική Διεύθυνση Οικονομικής Πολιτικής
Νίκης 5
GR-101 80 Αθήνα
Τηλ. (30) 210 333 27 86
Φαξ (30) 210 333 28 10
B. Import- Export restrictions
Ministry of Economy and Finance
General Directorate for Policy Planning and Management
Kornaroy Str. 1
GR-105 63 Athens
Tel. (30) 210 328 64 01-3
Fax (30) 210 328 64 04
B. ΠΕΡΙΟΡΙΣΜΟΙ ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΩΝ — ΕΞΑΓΩΓΩΝ
Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών
Γενική Διεύθυνση Σχεδιασμού και Διαχείρισης Πολιτικής
Κορνάρου 1
GR-105 63 Αθήνα
Τηλ. (30) 210 328 64 01-3
Φαξ (30) 210 328 64 04
SPAIN
Ministerio de Economía
Dirección General de Comercio e Inversiones
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
Téléphone (33) 144 74 48 93
Télécopieur (33) 144 74 48 97
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Direction des Nations unies et des organisations internationales
Téléphone (33) 143 17 59 68
Télécopieur (33) 143 17 46 91
IRELAND
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Licensing Unit
Earlsfort Centre
Lower Hatch Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel.: (353) 1 631 2121
Fax: (353) 1 631 2562
ITALY
Ministero degli Affari esteri
DGAS.-Uff. I
Roma
Tel. (39) 06 36 91 4492/2988/5805
Fax (39) 06 36 91 5446
Ministero del Commercio estero
Gabinetto
Roma
Tel. (39) 06 59 93 23 10
Fax (39) 06 59 64 74 94
Ministero dei Trasporti
Gabinetto
Roma
Tel. (39) 06 44 26 71 16/84 90 40 94
Fax (39) 06 44 26 71 14
CYPRUS
Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών
Λεωφ. Προεδρικού Μεγάρου
1447 Λευκωσία
Τηλ: +357-22-300600
Φαξ: +357-22-661881
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Presidential Palace Avenue
1447 Nicosia
Tel: +357-22-300600
Fax: +357-22-661881
LATVIA
Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija
Brīvības iela 36
Rīga LV1395
Tel. Nr. (371) 7016201
Fax Nr. (371) 7828121
LITHUANIA
Economics Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
J. Tumo-Vaižganto 2
LT-2600 Vilnius
Tel.: 370 5 236 25 92
Fax: 370 5 231 30 90
LUXEMBOURG
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Office des licences
21, rue Philippe II
L-2340 Luxembourg
Téléphone (352) 478 23 70
Télécopieur (352) 46 61 38
HUNGARY
Gazdasági és Közlekedési Minisztérium
Engedélyezési és Közigazgatási Hivatal
1024 Budapest
Margit körút 85
Tel: (36-1) 336 7300
Fax: (36-1) 336 7302
MALTA
Bord ta’ Sorveljanza dwar is-Sanzjonijiet
Direttorat ta’ l-Affarijiet Multilaterali
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
Minister van Economische Zaken
Belastingdienst/Douane Noord
Postbus 40200
8004 De Zwolle
The Netherlands
Tel. (31-38) 467 25 41
Fax (31-38) 469 52 29
AUSTRIA
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Abteilung C/2/2
Stubenring 1
A-1010 Wien
Tel.: (43-1) 711 00
Fax: (43-1) 711 00-83 86
POLAND
Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych
Departament Prawno – Traktatowy
Al. J. CH. Szucha 23
PL-00-580 Warszawa
Tel. (48 22) 523 93 48
Fax (48 22) 523 91 29
PORTUGAL
Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros
Direcção-Geral dos Assuntos Multilaterais
Largo Rilvas
P-1350-179 Lisboa
Tel.: (351-21) 394 60 72
Fax: (351-21) 394 60 73
SLOVENIA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
Prešernova 25
1000 Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 478 20 00
Fax: +386 1 478 23 47
http://www.gov.si/mzz
SLOVAKIA
Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky
Sekcia obchodných vzťahov a ochranspotrebiteľa
Mierová 19
827 15 Bratislava
tel: +421 2 4854 2116
fax: +421 2 4854 3116
FINLAND
Ulkoasiainministeriö/Utrikesministeriet
PL/PB 176
FIN-00161 Helsinki/Helsingfors
P./Tfn (358-9)16 05 5900
Faksi/Fax (358-9) 16 05 5707
Puolustusministeriö/Försvarsministeriet
Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8/Södra Magasinsgatan 8
FIN-00131 Helsinki/Helsingfors
PL/PB 31
P./Tfn (358-9) 16 08 81 28
Faksi/Fax (358-9) 16 08 81 11
SWEDEN
Inspektionen för strategiska produkter (ISP)
Box 70 252
107 22 Stockholm
Tfn (46-8) 406 31 00
Fax (46-8) 20 31 00
Regeringskansliet
Utrikesdepartementet
Rättssekretariatet för EU-frågor
Fredsgatan 6
103 39 Stockholm
Tfn (46-8) 405 10 00
Fax (46-8) 723 11 76
UNITED KINGDOM
Sanctions Licensing Unit
Export Control Organisation Department of Trade and Industry
4 Abbey Orchard Street
London SW1P 2HT
United Kingdom
Tel.: (44) 20 7215 0594
Fax: (44) 20 7215 0593
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Commission of the European Communities
Directorate-General for External Relations
Directorate CFSP
Unit A.2: Legal and institutional matters for external relations — Sanctions
CHAR 12/163
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
Tel. (32-2) 295 81 48, 296 25 56
Fax (32-2) 296 75 63
ANNEX II
Rough diamonds referred to in Article 6(1)
CN code |
Product description |
7102 10 00 |
Unsorted diamonds, unworked and not mounted or set |
7102 21 00 |
Industrial diamonds, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted |
7102 31 00 |
Non-industrial diamonds, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted |
7105 10 00 |
Dust and powder of diamonds |
ANNEX III
Round logs and timber products referred to in Article 6(2)
CN code |
Product description |
4401 |
Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms |
4402 |
Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated |
4403 |
Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared |
4404 |
Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like |
4405 |
Wood wool; wood flour |
4406 |
Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood |
4407 |
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm |
4408 |
Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for other similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm |
4409 |
Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed |
4410 |
Particle board and similar board (for example, oriented strand board and waferboard) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances |
4411 |
Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances |
4412 |
Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood |
4413 |
Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes |
4414 |
Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects |
4415 |
Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood |
4416 |
Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves |
4417 |
Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts and trees, of wood |
4418 |
Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled parquet panels, shingles and shakes |
4419 |
Tableware and kitchenware, of wood |
4420 |
Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewellery or cutlery, and similar articles, of wood; statuettes and other ornaments, of wood; wooden articles of furniture not falling in Chapter 94 CN |
4421 |
Other articles of wood |
4 701 |
Mechanical wood pulp |
4702 |
Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades |
4703 |
Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades |
4704 |
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolving grades |
4705 |
Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes |
9401 61 |
Other seats, with wooden frames |
9401 69 |
Other seats, with wooden frames, which are not upholstered |
9401 90 30 |
Parts of seats of a kind used for aircraft, of wood |
9403 30 |
Wooden furniture of a kind used in offices |
9403 40 |
Wooden furniture of a kind used in the kitchen |
9403 50 |
Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom |
9403 60 |
Other wooden furniture |
9406 00 20 |
Prefabricated buildings of wood |
ex97 05 |
Wooden collectors' pieces |
ex97 06 |
Wooden antiques |
( 1 ) See page 35 of this Official Journal.
( 2 ) OJ L 150, 18.6.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2061/2003 (OJ L 308, 25.11.2003, p. 5).