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Council Regulation (EC) No 1377/2007 of 26 November 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Council Regulation (EC) No 1377/2007 of 26 November 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Council Regulation (EC) No 1377/2007 of 26 November 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of the Democratic Republic of Congo
OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 1–4
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No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 22/04/2015; Implicitly repealed by 32015R0613
27.11.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 309/1 |
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1377/2007
of 26 November 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of the Democratic Republic of Congo
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 2007/654/CFSP of 9 October 2007 amending Common Position 2005/440/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo (1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
Council Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 (2) imposed restrictive measures in respect of the Democratic Republic of Congo (‘DRC’), in accordance with Common Position 2005/440/CFSP and in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1596 (2005) and subsequent relevant resolutions. |
(2) |
By means of Resolution 1771 (2007) of 10 August 2007, the UN Security Council decided, inter alia, that the restrictive measures on technical assistance should not apply to the provision of relevant technical assistance, as notified in advance to the Committee established by paragraph 8 of Resolution 1533 (2004) and agreed to by the Government of the DRC, where such assistance is intended solely for support of units of the army and police of the DRC that are in the process of their integration in the provinces of North and South Kivu and the Ituri district. It is appropriate to amend Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 accordingly. |
(3) |
It is also appropriate to align Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 with recent developments in sanctions practice regarding the identification of competent authorities, liability for infringements and jurisdiction, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 is amended as follows:
1. |
Article 3 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 3 1. By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities, as indicated in the websites listed in the Annex, in the Member State where the service provider is established, may authorise the provision of:
2. No authorisations shall be granted for activities that have already taken place.’; |
2. |
the following Article 2a shall be inserted: ‘Article 2a The prohibition set out in Article 2(b) shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal persons or entities concerned, if they did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that their actions would infringe this prohibition.’; |
3. |
the following Article 6a shall be inserted: ‘Article 6a 1. Member States shall designate the competent authorities referred to in Article 3(1) and identify them in the websites as listed in the Annex. 2. Member States shall notify the Commission of their competent authorities without delay after the entry into force of this Article and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.’; |
4. |
Article 7 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 7 This Regulation shall apply:
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5. |
the Annex shall be replaced by the text given in the Annex to this Regulation. |
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 26 November 2007.
For the Council
The President
J. SILVA
(1) OJ L 264, 10.10.2007, p. 11.
(2) OJ L 152, 15.6.2005, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).
ANNEX
‘ANNEX
Websites for information on the competent authorities referred to in Articles 3 and 6a, and address for notifications to the European Commission
BELGIUM
http://www.diplomatie.be/eusanctions
BULGARIA
http://www.mfa.government.bg
CZECH REPUBLIC
http://www.mfcr.cz/mezinarodnisankce
DENMARK
http://www.um.dk/da/menu/Udenrigspolitik/FredSikkerhedOgInternationalRetsorden/Sanktioner/
GERMANY
http://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Navigation/Aussenwirtschaft/Aussenwirtschaftsrecht/embargos.html
ESTONIA
http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/
GREECE
http://www.ypex.gov.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Multilateral+Diplomacy/International+Sanctions/
SPAIN
www.mae.es/es/MenuPpal/Asuntos/Sanciones+Internacionales
FRANCE
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/autorites-sanctions/
IRELAND
http://www.dfa.ie/un_eu_restrictive_measures_ireland/competent_authorities
ITALY
http://www.esteri.it/UE/deroghe.html
CYPRUS
http://www.mfa.gov.cy/sanctions
LATVIA
http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539
LITHUANIA
http://www.urm.lt
LUXEMBOURG
http://www.mae.lu/sanctions
HUNGARY
http://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu/kum/hu/bal/Kulpolitikank/nemzetkozi_szankciok/
MALTA
http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/bodies/boards/sanctions_monitoring.asp
NETHERLANDS
http://www.minbuza.nl/sancties
AUSTRIA
http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version=
POLAND
http://www.msz.gov.pl
PORTUGAL
http://www.min-nestrangeiros.pt
ROMANIA
http://www.mae.ro/index.php?unde=doc&id=32311&idlnk=1&cat=3
SLOVENIA
http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/zunanja_politika/mednarodna_varnost/omejevalni_ukrepi/
SLOVAKIA
http://www.foreign.gov.sk
FINLAND
http://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteet
SWEDEN
http://www.ud.se/sanktioner
UNITED KINGDOM
http://www.fco.gov.uk/competentauthorities
Address for notifications to the European Commission:
Commission of the European Communities |
DG External Relations |
Directorate A. Crisis Platform and Policy Coordination in CFSP |
Unit A2. Crisis Management and Conflict Prevention |
CHAR 12/108 |
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel (Belgium) |
E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu |
Tel. (32 2) 29 91176/55585 |
Fax: (32 2) 299 0873’ |