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Document 32011R0588
Council Regulation (EU) No 588/2011 of 20 June 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures against President Lukashenko and certain officials of Belarus
Council Regulation (EU) No 588/2011 of 20 June 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures against President Lukashenko and certain officials of Belarus
Council Regulation (EU) No 588/2011 of 20 June 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures against President Lukashenko and certain officials of Belarus
OJ L 161, 21/06/2011, p. 1–6
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Modifies | 32006R0765 | Addition | annex I BIS | 21/06/2011 | |
Modifies | 32006R0765 | Replacement | article 01 P5 | 21/06/2011 | |
Modifies | 32006R0765 | Addition | article 01 BIS | 21/06/2011 | |
Modifies | 32006R0765 | Addition | article 01 P6 | 21/06/2011 | |
Modifies | 32006R0765 | Addition | article 01 TER | 21/06/2011 | |
Modifies | 32006R0765 | Addition | annex II | 21/06/2011 |
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Corrected by | 32011R0588R(01) | (DE) |
21.6.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 161/1 |
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 588/2011
of 20 June 2011
amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures against President Lukashenko and certain officials of Belarus
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2011/357/CFSP of 20 June 2011 amending Decision 2010/639/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against certain officials of Belarus (1),
Having regard to the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 (2) provides for a freezing of the assets of President Lukashenko and certain officials of Belarus. |
(2) |
By Decision 2011/357/CFSP, the Council has decided to take certain additional restrictive measures in relation to Belarus, in particular by imposing an arms embargo and a prohibition on internal repression equipment. |
(3) |
Some elements of these measures fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement them, in particular with a view to ensuring their uniform application by economic operators in all Member States. |
(4) |
In view of the gravity of the situation in Belarus and in accordance with Council Decision 2011/357/CFSP, additional persons and entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006. |
(5) |
Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
(6) |
In order to ensure that the measures in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is hereby amended as follows:
(1) |
The title of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is replaced by the following: ‘Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus’. |
(2) |
Article 1 is amended as follows:
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(3) |
The following Articles are inserted: ‘Article 1a 1. It shall be prohibited:
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and helmets, temporarily exported to Belarus by United Nations (UN) personnel, personnel of the Union or its Member States, representatives of the media or humanitarian and development workers and associated persons exclusively for their personal use. 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities in the Member States as listed in Annex II may authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment which might be used for internal repression, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, if they determine that such equipment is intended solely for humanitarian or protective use. Article 1b 1. It shall be prohibited:
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the prohibitions referred to therein shall not apply to:
provided that the provision thereof has first been approved by the competent authority of a Member State, as identified on the websites listed in Annex II. 3. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Belarus by UN personnel, personnel of the Union or its Member States, representatives of the media or humanitarian and development workers and associated persons exclusively for their personal use. |
Article 2
1. The persons and entities listed in Annex I to this Regulation shall be added to the list set out in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006.
2. Annex II to this Regulation shall be added to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006.
Article 3
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, 20 June 2011.
For the Council
The President
C. ASHTON
(1) See page 25 of this Official Journal.
ANNEX I
Persons and entities referred to in Article 2(1)
A. Persons
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Names Transcription of Belarusian spelling Transcription of Russian spelling |
Names (Belarusian spelling) |
Names (Russian spelling) |
Place and date of birth, other identifying information (passport number, …) |
Reasons |
1 |
Andrey Kazheunikau Andrey Kozhevnikov |
Андрэй Кажэўнiкаў |
Андрей Кожевников |
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Public prosecutor of the case against ex-presidential candidates Vladimir Neklyaev, Vitaly Rimashevsky, members of Neklyaev’s campaign team Andrei Dmitriev, Aleksandr Feduta and Sergei Vozniak, as well as Young Front deputy chairperson Anastasia Polozhanka. The accusation presented by him had a clear political motivation and it was a clear violation of the Code of Penal Procedure. It was based on wrong classification of the events of 19 December 2010, not sustained by evidence, proofs and testimonies of witnesses. |
2 |
Grachova, Liudmila (Grachova, Ludmila; Grachova Lyudmila) Gracheva Liudmila (Gracheva Lyudmila; Grachiova Ludmila) |
Грачова Людмiла |
Грачева Людмила |
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Judge of the Leninski District Court of Minsk. She dealt with the case of ex-presidential candidates Nikolai Statkevich and Dmitri Uss, as well as political and civil society activists Andrei Pozniak, Aleksandr Klaskovski, Aleksandr Kvetkevich, Artiom Gribkov and Dmitri Bulanov. Her way of conducting the trial was a clear violation of the Code of Penal Procedure. She sustained the use of evidence and testimonies irrelevant to the accused persons. |
3 |
Chubkavets Kiril Chubkovets Kirill |
Чубкавец Кiрыл |
Чубковец Кирилл |
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Public prosecutor of the case against ex-presidential candidates Nikolai Statkevich and Dmitri Uss, as well as political and civil society activists Andrei Pozniak, Aleksandr Klaskovski, Aleksandr Kvetkevich, Artiom Gribkov and Dmitri Bulanov. The accusation presented by him had a clear political motivation and it was a clear violation of the Code of Penal Procedure. It was based on wrong classification of the events of 19 December 2010, not sustained by evidence, proofs and testimonies of witnesses. |
4 |
Peftiev Vladimir Peftiev Vladimir Pavlovich |
Пефцiеў Уладзiмiр Паўлавiч |
Пефтиев Владимир Павлович |
Born on 1 July 1957 in the town of Berdyansk, Zaporozhskaya Oblast, Ukraine Present passport No.: MP2405942 |
Person associated with President Lukashenko and his family. Chief economic advisor of President Lukashenko and key financial sponsor of the Lukashenko regime. Chairman of the Council of Shareholders of Beltechexport, the largest export/import company of defence products in Belarus |
B. Entities
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Names Transcription of Belarusian spelling Transcription of Russian spelling |
Names (Belarusian spelling) |
Names (Russian spelling) |
Identifying information |
Reasons |
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1 |
Beltechexport |
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ЗАО „Белтехэкспорт“ |
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Entity controlled by Mr. Peftiev Vladimir |
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2 |
Sport-Pari (Operator of the Republican Lottery company) |
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ЗАО „Спорт-пари“ (оператор республиканской лотереи) |
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Entity controlled by Mr. Peftiev Vladimir |
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3 |
Private Unitary Enterprise (PUE) BT Telecommunications |
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частное унитарное предприятие ЧУП „БТ Телекоммуникации“ |
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Entity controlled by Mr. Peftiev Vladimir |
ANNEX II
‘ANNEX III
List of equipment which might be used for internal repression as referred to in Article 1a and Article 1b
1. |
Fire-arms, ammunition and related accessories therefor, as follows:
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2. |
Bombs and grenades not controlled by the Common Military List. |
3. |
Vehicles as follows:
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4. |
Explosive substances and related equipment as follows:
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5. |
Protective equipment not controlled by ML 13 of the Common Military List as follows:
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6. |
Simulators, other than those controlled by ML 14 of the Common Military List, for training in the use of firearms, and specially designed software therefor. |
7. |
Night vision, thermal imaging equipment and image intensifier tubes, other than those controlled by the Common Military List. |
8. |
Razor barbed wire. |
9. |
Military knives, combat knives and bayonets with blade lengths in excess of 10 cm. |
10. |
Production equipment specially designed for the items specified in this list. |
11. |
Specific technology for the development, production or use of the items specified in this list.’. |