Notice for the attention of the persons and entities added to the list provided for in Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 renewing and strengthening the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar, by virtue of Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2011

2011/C 162/07

In Council Decision 2010/232/CFSP (1), as amended by Council Decision 2011/239/CFSP (2), the Council of the European Union set out, as Annex II to the Decision, those persons, entities and bodies against whom the measures set out in Articles 9 and 10 of that Decision are to apply, having determined that they are:

as referred to in Articles 9(1) and 10(1) of Council Decision 2010/232/CFSP.

Consequently the Commission has, pursuant to Article 18(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 (3), adopted Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 383/2011 (4) which amends, inter alia, Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 194/2008.

Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 provides, inter alia, for the freezing of all funds, other financial assets and economic resources belonging to the persons, groups and entities listed in Annex VI and that no funds, other financial assets and economic resources may be made available to them, whether directly or indirectly.

The attention of the persons, entities and bodies listed in Annex VI is hereby drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for essential needs or specific payments in accordance with Article 13 of that Regulation.

The persons, entities and bodies on the lists in Council Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 383/2011 may submit at any time a request to the Council of the European Union, together with any supporting documentation, for the decision to include and/or maintain them on the lists referred to above to be reconsidered. Such requests should be made to the following address:

The persons, entities and bodies added to Annex VI to Council Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 by means of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 383/2011, may make their views on their listing known to the Commission. Such communications should be sent to:

Such requests and information will be considered when they are received. In this respect, the attention of the persons and entities concerned is drawn to the constant review by the Council of the lists according to Article 14 of Council Decision 2010/232/CFSP.

The attention of the persons and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 383/2011 before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 263 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

(1)  OJ L 105, 26.4.2010, p. 22. The Decision extends the measures previously imposed by Common Position 2006/318/CFSP.

(2)  OJ L 101, 12.4.2011, p. 24.

(3)  OJ L 66, 10.3.2008, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 103, 18.4.2011, p. 8.