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Consolidated text: Council Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 of 27 January 2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Somalia

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 147/2003

of 27 January 2003

concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Somalia

(OJ L 024 29.1.2003, p. 2)

Amended by:

 

 

Official Journal

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page

date

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 631/2007 of 7 June 2007

  L 146

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8.6.2007

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1137/2010 of 7 December 2010

  L 322

2

8.12.2010

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 642/2012 of 16 July 2012

  L 187

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17.7.2012

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 941/2012 of 15 October 2012

  L 282

1

16.10.2012

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 431/2013 of 13 May 2013

  L 129

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14.5.2013

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 517/2013 of 13 May 2013

  L 158

1

10.6.2013

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1153/2013 of 15 November 2013

  L 306

1

16.11.2013

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 478/2014 of 12 May 2014

  L 138

1

13.5.2014

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1163 of 5 July 2019

  L 182

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8.7.2019

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2020/169 of 6 February 2020

  L 36

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7.2.2020

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2021/48 of 22 January 2021

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25.1.2021

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/595 of 11 April 2022

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12.4.2022



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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 147/2003

of 27 January 2003

concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Somalia



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Article 1

1.  

It shall be prohibited:

(a) 

to provide financing or financial assistance related to military activities, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of goods and technology included in the Common Military List of the European Union ( 1 ), directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in Somalia;

(b) 

to provide technical assistance related to military activities in relation to goods and technology included in the Common Military List of the European Union, directly or indirectly, to any person, entity or body in Somalia.

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Article 1a

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

(a) 

‘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; including verbal forms of assistance;

(b) 

‘financing or financial assistance’ means any action, irrespective of the particular means chosen, whereby the person, entity or body concerned, conditionally or unconditionally, disburses or commits to disburse its own funds or economic resources, including but not limited to grants, loans, guarantees, suretyships, bonds, letters of credit, supplier credits, buyer credits, import or export advances and all types of insurance and reinsurance, including export credit insurance. Payment as well as terms and conditions of payment of the agreed price for a good or a service, made in line with normal business practice, do not constitute financing or financial assistance;

(c) 

‘Sanctions Committee’ means the Committee of the UN Security Council which was established pursuant to paragraph 11 of UNSCR 751 (1992);

(d) 

‘territory of the Union’ means the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is applicable, under the conditions laid down in that Treaty, including their airspace.

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Article 2

The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to promote the transactions referred to in Article 1 shall be prohibited.

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Article 2a

By way of derogation from Article 1, the competent authority in the Member State where the service provider is established, as indicated on the websites set out in Annex I, may authorise:

(a) 

the provision of financing or financial assistance or technical assistance related to military activities in relation to goods and technology included in the Common Military List of the European Union, if the competent authority concerned has determined that such financing or financial assistance, or technical assistance is intended solely for the development of the Somali National Security Forces to provide security for the Somali people;

(b) 

the provision of financing or financial assistance or technical assistance related to military activities in relation to goods and technology included in the Common Military List of the European Union if all of the following conditions are met:

(i) 

the competent authority concerned has determined that such financing, financial assistance or technical assistance is intended solely for the development of the Somali security sector institutions other than those of the Federal Government of Somalia, to provide security for the Somali people;

(ii) 

the Sanctions Committee has not taken a negative decision within five working days of receiving a notification from the Member State providing such financing, financial assistance or technical assistance, of any provision of such financing, financial assistance or technical assistance;

(iii) 

the Federal Government of Somalia has been informed in parallel at least five working days in advance in accordance with UNSCR 2551 (2020).

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Article 3

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1.  
Article 1 shall not apply to:
(a) 

the provision of financing or financial assistance for the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use;

(b) 

the provision of technical assistance related to such non-lethal equipment, provided that such activities have been notified in advance and for its information only to the Sanctions Committee by the supplying Member State, international, regional or subregional organisation;

(c) 

the provision of financing or financial assistance or technical assistance related to military activities in relation to goods and technology included in the Common Military List of the European Union, intended solely for the support of or use by United Nations personnel, including the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM); AMISOM’s strategic partners, operating solely under the latest African Union Strategic Concept of Operations, and in cooperation and coordination with AMISOM; and the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) in Somalia; or

(d) 

the provision of financing or financial assistance or technical assistance for the sale, supply, transfer or export of goods and technology included in the Common Military List of the European Union destined for the sole use of States or international, regional and subregional organisations undertaking measures to suppress acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia, upon the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and for which the Federal Government of Somalia has notified the UN Secretary-General, and provided that any measures undertaken shall be consistent with applicable international humanitarian and international human rights law.

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2.  
Article 1 shall not apply either to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Somalia by United Nations personnel, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only.
3.  
Article 2 shall not apply to the participation in activities the object or effect of which is to promote activities that have been approved by the Committee established by paragraph 11 of Resolution 751 (1992) of the Security Council of the United Nations.

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Article 3a

1.  
In order to ensure the strict implementation of Articles 1 and 3 of Council Decision 2010/231/CFSP of 26 April 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Somalia ( 2 ), all goods brought into or leaving the customs territory of the Union to and from Somalia shall be made subject to pre-arrival or pre-departure information to be submitted to the competent authorities of the Member States concerned.

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2.  
The rules governing the obligation to provide pre-arrival or pre-departure information, in particular regarding the person who provides that information, the time-limits to be respected and the data required, shall be as determined in the relevant provisions concerning entry and exit summary declarations as well as customs declarations in the customs legislation ( 3 ).

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3.  
Furthermore, the person who provides the information referred to in paragraph 2, shall declare whether the goods are covered by the Common Military List of the European Union ( 4 ) and, if their export is subject to an exemption, specify the particulars of the export licence granted.
4.  
Until 31 December 2010 the entry and exit summary declarations and the required additional elements as referred to in this Article may be submitted in written form using commercial, port or transport documentation, provided that it contains the necessary particulars.
5.  
As from 1 January 2011 the required additional elements, as referred to in paragraph 3, shall be submitted either in written form or using a customs declaration as appropriate.

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Article 3b

1.  

It shall be prohibited:

(a) 

to import charcoal into the Union if it:

(i) 

originates in Somalia; or

(ii) 

has been exported from Somalia;

(b) 

to purchase charcoal which is located in or which originated in Somalia;

(c) 

to transport charcoal if it originates in Somalia, or is being exported from Somalia to any other country;

(d) 

to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance, as well as insurance and re-insurance related to the import, transport or purchase of charcoal from Somalia referred to in points (a), (b) and (c); and

(e) 

to participate knowingly and intentionally, in activities whose object or effect is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the prohibition in points (a), (b), (c) and (d).

2.  
For the purposes of this Article, ‘charcoal’ means the products listed in Annex II.
3.  
The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the purchase or transport of charcoal which had been exported from Somalia prior to 22 February 2012.

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Article 3c

1.  
It shall be prohibited to sell, export, supply or transfer, directly or indirectly, improvised explosive devices components as listed in Annex III to Somalia from the territories of Member States or by nationals of Member States outside the territories of Member States, or using the flag vessels or aircraft of Member States, unless the competent authority of the relevant Member State, as identified on the websites listed in Annex I, has granted prior authorisation.
2.  
The competent authorities of the Member States shall not grant any authorisation under paragraph 1 if there is sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the item(s) will be used, or that there is a significant risk they may be used, in the manufacture in Somalia of improvised explosive devices.

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Article 4

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 Security Council Committee mentioned in Article 3(1) for the purpose of the effective implementation of this Regulation.

Article 5

The Commission and the Member States shall immediately inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with 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 6

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 the entry into force of this Regulation.

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Article 6a

The Commission shall amend ►M3  Annex I ◄ on the basis of information supplied by Member States.

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Article 7

1.  
Each Member State shall determine the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

Pending the adoption, where necessary, of any legislation to this end, the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed shall, where relevant, be those determined by the Member States in order to give effect to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1318/2002 of 22 July 2002 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia ( 5 ).

2.  
Each Member State shall be responsible for bringing proceedings against any natural or legal person, entity or body under its jurisdiction, in cases of violation of any of the prohibitions laid down in this Regulation by such person, entity or body.

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Article 7a

1.  
Member States shall designate the competent authorities referred to in this Regulation and identify them in, or through, the websites as set out in ►M3  Annex I ◄ .
2.  
Member States shall notify the Commission of their competent authorities without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.

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Article 8

This Regulation shall apply

— 
within the territory of the Community, including its airspace,
— 
on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State,
— 
to any person elsewhere who is a national of a Member State, and
— 
to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State.

Article 9

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

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

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ANNEX I

Websites for information on the competent authorities and address for notifications to the European Commission

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BELGIUM

https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/policy_areas/peace_and_security/sanctions

BULGARIA

https://www.mfa.bg/en/EU-sanctions

CZECHIA

www.financnianalytickyurad.cz/mezinarodni-sankce.html

DENMARK

http://um.dk/da/Udenrigspolitik/folkeretten/sanktioner/

GERMANY

https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Artikel/Aussenwirtschaft/embargos-aussenwirtschaftsrecht.html

ESTONIA

https://vm.ee/et/rahvusvahelised-sanktsioonid

IRELAND

https://www.dfa.ie/our-role-policies/ireland-in-the-eu/eu-restrictive-measures/

GREECE

http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html

SPAIN

https://www.exteriores.gob.es/es/PoliticaExterior/Paginas/SancionesInternacionales.aspx

FRANCE

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/autorites-sanctions/

CROATIA

https://mvep.gov.hr/vanjska-politika/medjunarodne-mjere-ogranicavanja/22955

ITALY

https://www.esteri.it/it/politica-estera-e-cooperazione-allo-sviluppo/politica_europea/misure_deroghe/

CYPRUS

https://mfa.gov.cy/themes/

LATVIA

http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539

LITHUANIA

http://www.urm.lt/sanctions

LUXEMBOURG

https://maee.gouvernement.lu/fr/directions-du-ministere/affaires-europeennes/organisations-economiques-int/mesures-restrictives.html

HUNGARY

https://kormany.hu/kulgazdasagi-es-kulugyminiszterium/ensz-eu-szankcios-tajekoztato

MALTA

https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Government/SMB/Pages/SMB-Home.aspx

NETHERLANDS

https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-sancties

AUSTRIA

https://www.bmeia.gv.at/themen/aussenpolitik/europa/eu-sanktionen-nationale-behoerden/

POLAND

https://www.gov.pl/web/dyplomacja/sankcje-miedzynarodowe

https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/international-sanctions

PORTUGAL

https://www.portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/politica-externa/medidas-restritivas

ROMANIA

http://www.mae.ro/node/1548

SLOVENIA

http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/omejevalni_ukrepi

SLOVAKIA

https://www.mzv.sk/europske_zalezitosti/europske_politiky-sankcie_eu

FINLAND

https://um.fi/pakotteet

SWEDEN

https://www.regeringen.se/sanktioner

Address for notifications to the European Commission:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA)

Rue de Spa 2

B-1049 Brussels, Belgium

E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu

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ANNEX II



Products included within the meaning of the word ‘charcoal’

HS Code

Description

4402

Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated

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ANNEX III

List of items referred to in Article 3c

1. Equipment and devices, not specified by item 2 in Annex IV to Council Decision 2010/231/CFSP ( 6 ), that are specially designed to initiate explosives by electrical or non-electrical means (e.g. firing sets, detonators, igniters, detonating chord).

2. ‘Technology’‘required’ for the ‘production’ or ‘use’ of the items listed at paragraph 1. (The definitions of the terms ‘technology’, ‘required’, ‘production’ and ‘use’ are from the Common Military List of the European Union ( 7 ).)

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3. Explosive materials, as follows, and mixtures containing one or more thereof:



Name of the substance

Chemical Abstracts Service Registry number (CAS RN)

Combined Nomenclature (CN) code (1)

Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO)

6484-52-2 (ammonium nitrate)

3102 30 90

3102 40

Nitrocellulose (containing more than 12,5 % nitrogen w/w)

9004-70-0

ex 3912 20

Nitroglycerin (except when packaged/prepared in individual medicinal doses) unless compounded or mixed with the ‘energetic material’ specified by ML8.a. or powdered metals specified by ML8.c. of the EU Common Military List

55-63-0

ex 2920 90 70

Nitroglycol

628-96-6

ex 2920 90 70

Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN)

78-11-5

ex 2920 90 70

Picryl chloride

88-88-0

ex 2904 99 00

2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT)

118-96-7

2904 20 00

(1)   

The nomenclature codes are taken from the Combined Nomenclature as defined in Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1) and as set out in Annex I thereto, which are valid at the time of publication of this Regulation and mutatis mutandis as amended by subsequent legislation.

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4. Explosives precursors:



Name of the substance

Chemical Abstracts Service Registry number (CAS RN)

Combined Nomenclature (CN) code

Ammonium nitrate

6484-52-2

3102 30

Potassium nitrate

7757-79-1

2834 21 00

Sodium chlorate

7775-09-9

2829 11 00

Nitric acid

7697-37-2

ex 2808

Sulphuric acid

7664-93-9

ex 2807


( 1 ) OJ C 98, 15.3.2018, p. 1.

( 2 ) OJ L 105, 27.4.2010, p. 17.

( 3 ) Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1); Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 of 28 July 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed rules concerning certain provisions of the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 1); Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558).

( 4 ) OJ C 69, 18.3.2010, p. 19.

( 5 ) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 1.

( 6 ) Council Decision 2010/231/CFSP of 26 April 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Somalia and repealing Common Position 2009/138/CFSP (OJ L 105, 27.4.2010, p. 17).

( 7 ) OJ C 98, 15.3.2018, p. 1.

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