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Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 of 12 April 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire
Consolidated text: Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 of 12 April 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire
Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 of 12 April 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 560/2005 of 12 April 2005 (OJ L 095, 14.4.2005, p.1) |
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 560/2005
of 12 April 2005
imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60, 301 and 308 thereof,
Having regard to Council Common Position 2004/852/CFSP of 13 December 2004 concerning restrictive measures against Côte d'Ivoire ( 1 ),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ( 2 ),
Whereas:|
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In Resolution 1572 (2004) of 15 November 2004, the UN Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations and deploring the resumption of hostilities in Côte d'Ivoire and the repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement of 3 May 2003, decided to impose certain restrictive measures against Côte d'Ivoire. |
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Common Position 2004/852/CFSP provides for implementation of the measures set out in UN Security Council Resolution 1572 (2004), including the freezing of funds and economic resources of persons, designated by the competent United Nations Sanctions Committee, who constitute a threat to the peace and national reconciliation process in Côte d'Ivoire, in particular those who block implementation of the Linas-Marcoussis and Accra III Agreements, any other person determined as responsible for serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Côte d'Ivoire on the basis of relevant information, any other person who incites publicly hatred and violence, and any other person determined by the Committee to be in violation of the arms embargo also imposed by Resolution 1572 (2004). |
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These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, in order to avoid any distortion of competition, Community legislation is necessary to implement them 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 the Treaty. |
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In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
1. ‘Sanctions Committee’ means the Committee of the Security Council of the United Nations which was established pursuant to paragraph 14 of UN Security Council Resolution 1572 (2004);
2. ‘funds’ means financial assets and benefits of every kind, including but not limited to:
(a) cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments;
(b) deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations;
(c) publicly and privately traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivatives contracts;
(d) interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets;
(e) credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments;
(f) letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale;
(g) documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources;
(h) any other instrument of export-financing.
3. ‘freezing of funds’ means preventing any move, transfer, alteration, use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would enable the funds to be used, including portfolio management;
4. ‘economic resources’ means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but can be used to obtain funds, goods or services;
5. ‘freezing of economic resources’ means preventing the use of economic resources to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, by selling, hiring or mortgaging them.
Article 2
1. All funds and economic resources owned, or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the natural or legal persons or entities listed in Annex I shall be frozen.
2. No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the natural or legal persons or entities listed in Annex I.
3. The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be prohibited.
Article 3
1. By way of derogation from Article 2, provided that the competent authorities of the Member States, as listed in Annex II, have notified the Sanctions Committee of their intention to authorise access to such funds and economic resources and have not received a negative decision by the Sanctions Committee within two working days of such notification, they may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources or the making available of certain frozen funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources concerned are:
(a) necessary for basic expenses, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;
(b) intended exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;
(c) intended exclusively for payment of fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources.
2. By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of the Member States as listed in Annex II may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources or the making available of certain frozen funds or economic resources, after having determined that the funds or economic resources are necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that they have notified that determination to the Sanctions Committee and that the determination has been approved by that Committee, under the conditions envisaged by paragraph 14(e) of UN Security Council Resolution 1572 (2004).
Article 4
By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of the Member States as listed in Annex II may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources if the following conditions are met:
(a) the funds or economic resources are subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien established prior to 15 November 2004 or of a judicial, administrative or arbitral judgment rendered prior to that date;
(b) the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a lien or recognised as valid in such a judgment, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims;
(c) the lien or judgment is not for the benefit of a person or entity listed in Annex I;
(d) recognising the lien or judgment is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned;
(e) the competent authorities have notified the lien or judgment to the Sanctions Committee.
Article 5
The relevant competent authority shall inform the competent authorities of the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under Articles 3 or 4.
Article 6
Article 2(2) shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:
(a) interest or other earnings on those accounts; or
(b) payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose prior to the date on which those accounts became subject to this Regulation,
provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments are frozen in accordance with Article 2(1).
Article 7
Article 2(2) shall not prevent the crediting of frozen accounts by financial institutions that receive funds transferred by third parties to the accounts of the persons or entities listed in Annex I provided that any such additions to such accounts are also frozen. The financial institution shall inform the competent authorities about such transactions without delay.
Article 8
1. Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy and to the provisions of Article 284 of the Treaty, natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall:
(a) supply immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 2, to the competent authorities of the Member States listed in Annex II where they are resident or located, and shall transmit such information, directly or through these competent authorities, to the Commission;
(b) cooperate with the competent authorities listed in Annex II in any verification of this information.
2. Any additional information directly received by the Commission shall be made available to the competent authorities of the Member State concerned.
3. Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.
Article 9
The freezing of funds and economic resources or the refusal to make funds or economic resources available, carried out in good faith on the basis that such action is in accordance with this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal person or entity implementing it, or its directors or employees, unless it is proved that the funds and economic resources were frozen as result of negligence.
Article 10
The Commission and 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 11
The Commission shall be empowered to:
(a) amend Annex I on the basis of determinations made by the Sanctions Committee; and
(b) amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States.
Article 12
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 those rules to the Commission without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.
Article 13
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 inside or outside the territory of the Community 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 14
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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 natural or legal persons or entities referred to in Articles 2, 4 and 7
(a) ►M2 Charles Goudé Blé (alias Gbapé Zadi). Address:Bloc P 170, Yopougon Selmer, Côte d’Ivoire. Date of birth: 1.1.1972. Place of birth: Guibéroua (Gagnoa). Nationality: Côte d’Ivoire. Passport No: PD. AE/088 DH 12. Other information: (1) address in 2001, (2) possible alias or title: ‘Général’ or ‘Génie de kpo’. ◄
(b) ►M2 Djué Eugène Ngoran Kouadio. Date of birth: 20.12.1969 or 1.1.1966. Nationality: Côte d’Ivoire. Passport No: 04 LE 017521 (passport issued on 10 February 2005 and valid until 10 February 2008). ◄
(c) Martin Kouakou Fofie. Date of birth: 1.1.1968. Nationality: Côte d’Ivoire.
ANNEX II
List of competent authorities referred to in Articles 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8
BELGIUM
Federale Overheidsdienst Financiën
Thesaurie
Kunstlaan 30
B-1040 Brussel
Fax (32-2) 233 74 65
E-mail: Quesfinvragen.tf@minfin.fed.be
Service public fédéral des finances
Trésorerie
Avenue des Arts 30
B-1040 Bruxelles
Fax (32-2) 233 74 65
E-mail: Quesfinvragen.tf@minfin.fed.be
BULGARIA
Министерство на финансите
ул. ‘Г.С. Раковски’ № 102
София 1000
Тел: (359-2) 985 91
Факс: (359-2) 988 1207
Е-mail: feedback@minfin.bg
Ministry of Finance
102 ‘G.S. Rakovsky’ street
Sofia 1000
Tel.: (359-2) 985 91
Fax: (359-2) 988 1207
E-mail: feedback@minfin.bg
CZECH REPUBLIC
Ministerstvo financí
Finanční analytický útvar
P. O. BOX 675
Jindřišská 14
111 21 Praha 1
tel.: (420-2) 57 04 45 01
fax: (420-2) 57 04 45 02
Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí
Odbor společné zahraniční a bezpečnostní politiky EU
Loretánské nám. 5
118 00 Praha 1
tel.: (420-2) 24 18 29 87
fax: (420-2) 24 18 40 80
DENMARK
Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen
Dahlerups Pakhus
Langelinie Allé 17
DK-2100 København Ø
Tlf. (45) 35 46 62 81
Fax (45) 35 46 62 03
Udenrigsministeriet
Asiatisk Plads 2
DK-1448 København K
Tlf. (45) 33 92 00 00
Fax (45) 32 54 05 33
Justitsministeriet
Slotholmsgade 10
DK-1216 København K
Tlf. (45) 33 92 33 40
Fax (45) 33 93 35 10
GERMANY
Concerning freezing of funds:
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 assistance:
Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)
Frankfurter Straße 29-35
D-65760 Eschborn
Tel: (49) 61 96 908-0
Fax: (49) 61 96 908-800
ESTONIA
Eesti Välisministeerium
Islandi väljak 1
15049 Tallinn
Tel: +372 6317 100
Fax: +372 6317 199
Finantsinspektsioon
Sakala 4
15030 Tallinn
Tel: +372 6680 500
Fax: +372 6680 501
GREECE
A. Freezing of Assets
Ministry of Economy and Finance
General Directory of Economic Policy
5 Nikis Str.
GR-105 63 Athens
Tel.: (30) 210 333 27 86
Fax: (30) 210 333 28 10
A. Δέσμευση κεφαλαίων
Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών
Γενική Δ/νση Οικονομικής Πολιτικής
Νίκης 5
GR-105 63 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.
GR-101 80 Athens
Tel.: (30) 210 328 64 01-3
Fax: (30) 210 328 64 04
Β. Περιορισμοί εισαγωγών — εξαγωγών
Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών
Γενική Δ/νση Σχεδιασμού και Διαχείρισης Πολιτικής
Κορνάρου 1
GR-101 80 Αθήνα
Τηλ.: (30) 210 328 64 01-3
Φαξ: (30) 210 328 64 04
SPAIN
Dirección General del Tesoro y Política Financiera
Subdirección General de Inspección y control de Movimiento y Capitales
Ministerio de Economía
Paseo del Prado, 6
E-28014 Madrid
Tel. (34) 912 09 95 11
Subdirección General de Inversiones Exteriores
Ministerio de Industria Comercio y Turismo
Paseo de la Castellana, 162
E-28046 Madrid
Tel. (34) 913 49 39 83
FRANCE
Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie
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 de Bercy
75572 Paris Cedex 12
Tel. (33) 144 87 72 85
Fax (33) 153 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) 143 17 59 68
Fax (33) 143 17 46 91
Service de la politique étrangère et de sécurité commune
Tel. (33) 143 17 45 16
Fax (33) 143 17 45 84
IRELAND
United Nations Section
Department of Foreign Affairs,
Iveagh House
79-80 Saint Stephen's Green
Dublin 2.
Telephone + 353 1 478 0822
Fax + 353 1 408 2165
Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland
Financial Markets Department
Dame Street
Dublin 2.
Telephone + 353 1 671 6666
Fax + 353 1 679 8882
ITALY
Ministero degli Affari esteri
Piazzale della Farnesina, 1 — 00194 Roma
D.G.A.S. — Ufficio I
Tel. (39) 06 36 91 73 34
Fax (39) 06 36 91 54 46
Ministero dell'Economia e delle finanze
Dipartimento del Tesoro
Comitato di Sicurezza finanziaria
Via XX Settembre, 97 — 00187 Roma
Tel. (39) 06 47 61 39 42
Fax (39) 06 47 61 30 32
CYPRUS
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
6 Andrea Araouzou
CY-1421 Nicosia
Tel: (357) 22 86 71 00
Fax: (357) 22 31 60 71
Central Bank of Cyprus
80 Kennedy Avenue
CY-1076 Nicosia
Tel: (357) 22 71 41 00
Fax: (357) 22 37 81 53
Ministry of Finance (Department of Customs)
M. Karaoli
CY-1096 Nicosia
Tel: (357) 22 60 11 06
Fax: (357) 22 60 27 41/47
LATVIA
Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija
Brīvības iela 36
Rīga LV-1395
Tālr.: (371) 7016 201
Fakss: (371) 7828 121
LITHUANIA
Financial Crime Investigation Service under the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania
Šermukšnių g. 3
Vilnius
LT-01106
Tel. +370 5 271 74 47
Faks. +370 5 262 18 26
LUXEMBOURG
Ministère des affaires étrangères et de l’immigration
Direction des relations économiques internationales
5, rue Notre-Dame
L-2240 Luxembourg
Tel. (352) 478 2346
Fax (352) 22 20 48
Ministère des finances
3, rue de la Congrégation
L-1352 Luxembourg
Tel. (352) 478 2712
Fax (352) 47 52 41
HUNGARY
Országos Rendőrfőkapitányság
1139 Budapest, Teve u. 4–6.
Magyarország
Tel./fax: +36-1-443-5554
Pénzügyminisztérium
1051 Budapest, József nádor tér 2–4.
Magyarország
Postafiók: 1369 Pf.: 481.
Tel.: +36-1-318-2066, +36-1-327-2100
Fax: +36-1-318-2570, +36-1-327-2749
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
De Minister van Financiën
De Directie Financiële Markten/Afdeling Integriteit
Postbus 20201
2500 EE DEN HAAG
Fax: (31-70) 342 79 84
Tel: (31-70) 342 89 97
AUSTRIA
Österreichische Nationalbank
Otto Wagner Platz 3
A-1090 Wien
Tel.: (+43-1) 404 20-0
Fax: (+43-1) 404 20-7399
POLAND
Main authority:
Ministerstwo Finansów
Generalny Inspektor Informacji Finansowej (GIIF)
ul. Świętokrzyska 12
00-916 Warszawa
Polska
Tel. (+48-22) 694 59 70
Fax (+48-22) 694 54 50
Coordinating authority:
Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych
Departament Prawno-Traktatowy
al. J. Ch. Szucha 23
00-580 Warszawa
Polska
Tel. (+48-22) 523 9427/9348
Fax (+48-22) 523 8329
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) 218 82 33 90/8
Fax: (351) 218 82 33 99
ROMANIA
Ministerul Afacerilor Externe
Aleea Alexandru, nr. 31
Sector 1, București
Tel.: (40) 21 319 2183
Fax: (40) 21 319 2226
e-mail: cabinet@mae.ro
Ministerul Finanțelor Publice
Strada Apolodor nr. 17,
Sector 5, București
Tel.: (40) 21 319 9743
Fax: (40) 21 312 1630
e-mail: cabinet.ministru@mfinante.ro
Ministerul Economiei și Comerțului
Calea Victoriei, nr. 152
Sector 1, București
Tel.: (40) 21 231 02 62
Fax: (40) 21 312 05 13
SLOVENIA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Prešernova 25
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel. (386-1) 478 20 00
Faks (386-1) 478 23 41
Ministry of the Economy
Kotnikova 5
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel. (386-1) 478 33 11
Faks (386-1) 433 10 31
Ministry of Defence
Kardeljeva pl. 25
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel. (386-1) 471 22 11
Faks (386-1) 431 81 64
SLOVAKIA
Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí Slovenskej republiky
Hlboká cesta 2
833 36 Bratislava
Tel.: (421-2) 59 78 11 11
Fax: (421-2) 59 78 36 49
Ministerstvo financií Slovenskej republiky
Štefanovičova 5
P. O. BOX 82
817 82 Bratislava
Tel.: (421-2) 59 58 11 11
Fax: (421-2) 52 49 80 42
FINLAND
Ulkoasiainministeriö/Utrikesministeriet
PL/PB 176
FI-00161 Helsinki/Helsingfors
P./Tfn (358-9) 16 00 5
Faksi/Fax (358-9) 16 05 57 07
SWEDEN
Articles 3, 4 and 5:
Försäkringskassan
S-103 51 Stockholm
Tfn (46-8) 786 90 00
Fax (46-8) 411 27 89
Articles 7 and 8:
Finansinspektionen
Box 6750
S-113 85 Stockholm
Tfn (46-8) 787 80 00
Fax (46-8) 24 13 35
UNITED KINGDOM
HM Treasury
Financial Systems and International Standards
1, Horse Guards Road
London SW1A 2HQ
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7270 5977
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7270 5430
Bank of England
Financial Sanctions Unit
Threadneedle Street
London EC2R 8AH
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7601 4607
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7601 4309
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
European Commission
DG External Relations
Directorate A: 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
Tel. (32 2) 295 55 85
Fax (32 2) 296 75 63
( 1 ) OJ L 368, 15.12.2004, p. 50.
( 2 ) Opinion delivered on 24 February 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).