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Council Regulation (EU) No 554/2010 of 24 June 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 maintaining a freeze of funds in relation to Mr Milosevic and those persons associated with him
Council Regulation (EU) No 554/2010 of 24 June 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 maintaining a freeze of funds in relation to Mr Milosevic and those persons associated with him
Council Regulation (EU) No 554/2010 of 24 June 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 maintaining a freeze of funds in relation to Mr Milosevic and those persons associated with him
OJ L 159, 25.6.2010, p. 1–4
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No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 28/10/2014; Repealed by 32014R1145
25.6.2010 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 159/1 |
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 554/2010
of 24 June 2010
amending Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 maintaining a freeze of funds in relation to Mr Milosevic and those persons associated with him
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Common Position 2000/599/CFSP of 9 October 2000 on support to a democratic FRY and the immediate lifting of certain restrictive measures (1), and to Council Common Position 2000/696/CFSP of 10 November 2000 on the maintenance of specific restrictive measures directed against Mr Milosevic and persons associated with him (2),
Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
Council Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 of 10 November 2000 maintaining a freeze of funds in relation to Mr Milosevic and those persons associated with him (3) confirmed certain restrictive measures in accordance with Common Positions 2000/599/CFSP and 2000/696/CFSP. |
(2) |
It is appropriate to align Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 with recent developments in sanctions practice, on the one hand as regards the identification of competent authorities and on the other, as regards the Article on Union jurisdiction. |
(3) |
Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 should be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 is amended as follows:
1. |
Paragraph 2 of Article 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. Any information that the provisions of this Regulation are being, or have been circumvented shall be notified to the competent authorities as indicated in the websites listed in Annex II and/or to the Commission.’; |
2. |
Article 3 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 3 1. Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy, natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall:
2. Any additional information directly received by the Commission shall be made available to 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.’; |
3. |
Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 4 are replaced by the following: ‘2. The Commission shall be empowered:
3. Any request by a person for an exemption referred to in paragraph 2(b) or for an amendment of Annex I shall be made through the competent authorities as indicated in the websites listed in Annex II. The competent authorities of the Member States shall verify, to the fullest extent possible, the information provided by the persons making a request.’; |
4. |
The following Article is inserted: ‘Article 8a 1. Member States shall designate the competent authorities referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 4 and identify them in the websites as listed in Annex II. Member States shall notify the Commission of any changes to the addresses of their websites listed in Annex II before such changes take effect. 2. Member States shall notify the Commission of their competent authorities, including the contact details of those competent authorities, by 15 July 2010 and shall notify the Commission without delay of any subsequent amendment.’; |
5. |
Article 10 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 10 This Regulation shall apply:
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6. |
Annex II is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation. |
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 Luxembourg, 24 June 2010.
For the Council
The President
J. BLANCO LÓPEZ
(1) OJ L 261, 14.10.2000, p. 1.
ANNEX
‘ANNEX II
Websites for information on the competent authorities referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 4 and address for notifications and requests 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/ |
IRELAND http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28519 |
GREECE http://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Multilateral+Diplomacy/Global+Issues/International+Sanctions/ |
SPAIN http://www.maec.es/es/MenuPpal/Asuntos/SancionesInternacionales/Paginas |
FRANCE http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/autorites-sanctions/ |
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/sanctions |
LUXEMBOURG http://www.mae.lu/sanctions |
HUNGARY http://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu/kum/hu/bal/Kulpolitikank/nemzetkozi_szankciok/felelos_illetekes_hatosagok.htm |
MALTA http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/bodies/boards/sanctions_monitoring.asp |
NETHERLANDS http://www.minbuza.nl/nl/Onderwerpen/Internationale_rechtsorde/Internationale_Sancties/Bevoegde_instanties_algemeen |
AUSTRIA http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version= |
POLAND http://www.msz.gov.pl |
PORTUGAL http://www.mne.gov.pt/mne/pt/AutMedidasRestritivas.htm |
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/en/about-us/what-we-do/services-we-deliver/business-services/export-controls-sanctions/ |
Address for notifications and requests to the European Commission:
European Commission |
DG External Relations |
Directorate A. Crisis Platform and Policy Coordination in Common Foreign and Security Policy |
Unit A2. Crisis Response and Peace Building |
CHAR 12/106 |
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel (Belgium) |
E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu |
Tel. (32 2) 295 55 85 |
Fax (32 2) 299 08 73’ |