Council Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 of 26 January 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan
Modified by
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 1353/2004of 26 July 2004amending Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan, 304R1353, July 27, 2004
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/2004of 25 August 2004amending Council Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan, 304R1516, August 27, 2004
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 838/2005of 30 May 2005amending Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan, 305R0838, June 2, 2005
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 1354/2005of 17 August 2005amending Council Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan, 305R1354, August 18, 2005
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006of 20 November 2006adapting certain Regulations and Decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture (including veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), transport policy, taxation, statistics, energy, environment, cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, customs union, external relations, common foreign and security policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, 306R1791, December 20, 2006
Council Regulation (EC) No 131/2004of 26 January 2004concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof, Having regard to Council Common Position 2004/31/CFSP of 9 January 2004 concerning the imposition of an embargo on arms, munitions and military equipmentOJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 55. on Sudan, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1)In view of the ongoing civil war in Sudan, Common Position 2004/31/CFSP maintains the arms embargo imposed against that country by Council Decision 94/165/CFSPOJ L 75, 17.3.1994, p. 1. Decision repealed by Common Position 2004/31/CFSP. and strengthens that embargo to include a ban on technical assistance and other services related to military activities, and on financial assistance related to military activities. (2)Common Position 2004/31/CFSP also makes provision for humanitarian exemptions to the arms embargo, including sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment and materiel for mine clearance operations in Sudan. (3)The embargoes on certain technical and financial assistance fall within the scope of the Treaty. Therefore, notably with a view to avoiding distortion of competition, Community legislation is necessary to implement the embargoes as far as the territory of 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 that Treaty. (4)In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definition shall apply:"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. Technical assistance includes verbal forms of assistance.
Article 2 It shall be prohibited: (a)to grant, sell, supply or transfer technical assistance related to military activities and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in Sudan; (b)to provide financing or financial assistance related to military activities, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel, or for any grant, sale, supply, or transfer of related technical assistance, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in Sudan.
Article 3 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 2 shall be prohibited.
Article 4 1. By way of derogation from Articles 2 and 3, the competent authorities of Member States as listed in the Annex, may authorise the provision of financing and financial assistance and technical assistance related to: (a)non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, or for institution-building programmes of the United Nations, the African Union, the European Union and the Community; (b)materiel intended for European Union, United Nations and African Union crisis management operations; (c)mine clearance equipment and materiel for use in mine clearance; (d)the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed by the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Nairobi, Kenya, on 9 January 2005. 2. No authorisations shall be granted for activities that have already taken place.
Article 5 Articles 2 and 3 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Sudan by United Nations personnel, personnel of the EU, the Community or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only.
Article 6 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 judgements handed down by national courts.
Article 7 The Commission shall be empowered to amend the Annex on the basis of information supplied by Member States.
Article 8 The Member States shall lay down the rules on sanctions applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The sanctions provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The Member States shall notify these rules to the Commission without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.
Article 9 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 elsewhere 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 10 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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. ANNEX List of competent authorities referred to in Article 4 BELGIUM 1.Service public fédéral des affaires étrangères, commerce extérieur et coopération au développementDirection générale des affaires bilatéralesService "Afrique du sud du Sahara"Egmont 1Rue des Petits Carmes 19B-1000 BruxellesTel: (32-2) 501 88 75Fax: (32-2) 501 38 26 1.Federale Overheidsdienst Buitenlandse Zaken, Buitenlandse Handel en OntwikkelingssamenwerkingDirectie van de bilaterale betrekkingenDienst "Afrika ten Zuiden van de Sahara"Egmont 1Karmelietenstraat 15B-1000 BrusselTel: (32-2) 501 88 75Fax: (32-2) 501 38 26 2.Service public fédéral, économie, P.M.E., classes moyennes & énergiePotentiel économiqueDirection industriesTextile — Diamants et autres secteursCity AtriumRue du Progrès 505ème étageB-1210 BruxellesTel: (32-2) 277 51 11Fax: (32-2) 277 53 09Fax: (32-2) 277 53 10 2.Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO, Middenstand & EnergieEconomisch potentieelDirectie NijverheidTextiel — Diamant en andere sectorenCity AtriumVooruitgangstraat 505de verdiepingB-1210 BrusselTel: (32-2) 277 51 11Fax: (32-2) 277 53 09Fax: (32-2) 277 53 10 3.Brussels Hoofdstedelijk GewestKabinet van de minister van Financiën, Begroting, Openbaar Ambt en Externe Betrekkingen van de Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke regeringKunstlaan 9B-1210 BrusselTel: (32-2) 209 28 25Fax: (32-2) 209 28 12 3.Région de Bruxelles-CapitaleCabinet du ministre des finances, du budget, de la fonction publique et des relations extérieures du gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-CapitaleAvenue des Arts 9B-1210 BruxellesTel: (32-2) 209 28 25Fax: (32-2) 209 28 12 4.Région wallonne: Cabinet du ministre-président du gouvernement wallonRue Mazy 25-27B-5100 Jambes-NamurTel: (32-81) 33 12 11Fax: (32-81) 33 13 13 5.Vlaams Gewest: Administratie Buitenlands BeleidBoudewijnlaan 30B-1000 BrusselTel: (32-2) 553 59 28Fax: (32-2) 553 60 37 BULGARIA Concerning technical assistance and import-export restrictions: Междуведомствен съвет по въпросите на военнопромишления комплекс и мобилизационната готовност на странатабул. "Дондуков" № 11594 Софиятел. (359) 2 987 91 45факс (359) 2 988 03 79 Interdepartmental Council on the Military-Industrial Complex and the Mobilisation Preparedness of the Country1 "Dondukov" Blvd.1594 SofiaTel.: (359) 2 987 91 45Fax: (359) 2 988 03 79 Concerning freezing of funds: Министерство на финанситеул. "Г.С. Раковски" № 102София 1000Тел: (359-2) 985 91Факс: (359-2) 988 1207Е-mail: feedback@minfin.bg Ministry of Finance102 "G.S. Rakovsky" streetSofia 1000Tel.: (359-2) 985 91Fax: (359-2) 988 1207E-mail: feedback@minfin.bg CZECH REPUBLIC Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchoduLicenční správaNa Františku 32110 15 Praha 1Tel. (420-2) 24 06 27 20Fax (420-2) 24 22 18 11 DENMARK Erhvervs- og BoligstyrelsenDahlerups PakhusLangelinie Allé 17DK-2100 København ØTlf. (45) 35 46 60 00Fax (45) 35 46 60 01UdenrigsministerietAsiatisk Plads 2DK-1448 København KTlf. (45) 33 92 00 00Fax (45) 32 54 05 33JustitsministerietSlotholmsgade 10DK-1216 København KTlf. (45) 33 92 33 40Fax (45) 33 93 35 10 GERMANY Concerning financing and financial assistance:Deutsche BundesbankServicezentrum FinanzsanktionenPostfachD-80281 MünchenTel. (49-89) 2889-3800Fax (49-89) 350163-3800Concerning technical assistance and other services:Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)Frankfurter Straße 29-35D-65760 EschbornTel. (49-61) 96 908-0Fax (49-61) 96 908-800 ESTONIA Eesti VälisministeeriumIslandi väljak 115049 TallinnTel. (372-6) 31 71 00Fax (372-6) 31 71 99FinantsinspektsioonSakala 415030 TallinnTel. (372-6) 68 05 00Fax (372-6) 68 05 01 GREECE A.Freezing of Assets Ministry of Economy and FinanceGeneral Directory of Economic Policy5 Nikis Str.GR-101 80 AthensTel: (30) 210 333 27 86Fax: (30) 210 333 28 10 Α.Δέσμευση κεφαλαίων Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και ΟικονομικώνΓενική Δ/νση Οικονομικής ΠολιτικήςΝίκης 5GR-101 80 ΑθήναΤηλ.: (30) 210 333 27 86Φαξ: (30) 210 333 28 10 B.Import-Export restrictions Ministry of Economy and FinanceGeneral Directorate for Policy Planning and ManagementKornaroy Str. 1,GR-105 63 AthensTel: (30) 210 328 64 01-3Fax: (30) 210 328 64 04 Β.Περιορισμοί εισαγωγών-εξαγωγών Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και ΟικονομικώνΓενική Δ/νση Σχεδιασμού και Διαχείρισης ΠολιτικήςΚορνάρου 1,GR-105 63 ΑθήναΤηλ.: (30) 210 328 64 01-3Φαξ: (30) 210 328 64 04 SPAIN Ministerio de EconomíaDirección General de Comercio e InversionesPaseo de la Castellana, 162E-28046 MadridTel.: (34) 913 49 38 60Fax (34) 914 57 28 63 FRANCE Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrieDirection générale des douanes et des droits indirectsCellule embargo — Bureau E2Téléphone (33) 144 74 48 93Télécopieur (33) 144 74 48 97Ministère des affaires étrangèresDirection des Nations unies et des organisations internationalesTéléphone (33) 143 17 59 68Télécopieur (33) 143 17 46 91 IRELAND Department of Enterprise, Trade and EmploymentLicensing UnitEarlsfort CentreLower Hatch St.Dublin 2IrelandTel. 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