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Document 32005R0560

    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

    IO L 95, 14.4.2005, p. 1–8 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
    IO L 159M, 13.6.2006, p. 347–354 (MT)

    ⏵Foilsíodh an doiciméad seo in eagrán speisialta (BG, RO, HR)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 10/06/2016; Arna aisghairm le 32016R0907

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2005/560/oj

    14.4.2005   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 95/1

    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:

    (1)

    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.

    (2)

    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).

    (3)

    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.

    (4)

    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.

    Done at Luxembourg, 12 April 2005.

    For the Council

    The President

    J.-C. JUNCKER

    (1)   OJ L 368, 15.12.2004, p. 50.

    (2)  Opinion delivered on 24 February 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

    ANNEX I

    List of natural or legal persons or entities referred to in Articles 2, 4 and 7

    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

    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

    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
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