Council Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 of 31 January 2005 imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte d’Ivoire
Modified by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1209/2005of 27 July 2005amending Council Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte d'Ivoire, 32005R1209, July 28, 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, 32006R1791, December 20, 2006
Council Regulation (EU) No 1032/2010of 15 November 2010amending Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte-d’Ivoire, 32010R1032, November 16, 2010
Council Regulation (EU) No 668/2011of 12 July 2011amending Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte d’Ivoire, 32011R0668, July 13, 2011
Council Regulation (EU) No 617/2012of 10 July 2012amending Council Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte d’Ivoire, 32012R0617, July 11, 2012
Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013of 13 May 2013adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, trans-European networks, judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security, environment, customs union, external relations, foreign, security and defence policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia, 32013R0517, June 10, 2013
Council Regulation (EU) 2015/192of 9 February 2015amending Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte d'Ivoire, 32015R0192, February 10, 2015
Council Regulation (EC) No 174/2005of 31 January 2005imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte d’IvoireTHE 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 2004/852/CFSP of 13 December 2004 concerning restrictive measures against Côte d’IvoireOJ L 368, 15.12.2004, p. 50.,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1)In its 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 the implementation of the measures set out in UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1572 (2004), including a ban on technical and financial assistance related to military activities and on equipment, which might be used for internal repression.(3)This measure falls within the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, in order to avoid any distortion of competition, Community legislation is necessary to implement it 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 that 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 1For the purposes of this Regulation, "Sanctions Committee" shall mean the Committee of the Security Council of the United Nations which was established pursuant to paragraph 14 of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1572 (2004).Article 2It shall be prohibited:(a)to grant, sell, supply or transfer technical assistance related to military activities directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in, Côte d’Ivoire;(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 and other services, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in, Côte d’Ivoire;(c)to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to promote the transactions referred to in points (a) and (b).Article 3It shall be prohibited:(a)to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, equipment which might be used for internal repression as listed in Annex I, whether or not originating in the Union, to any person, entity or body in, or for use in, Côte d’Ivoire;(b)to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to promote the transactions referred to in point (a) of this Article.Article 41.By way of derogation from Article 2, the prohibitions referred to therein shall not apply to:(a)the provision of technical assistance, financing and financial assistance related to arms and related materiel, where such assistance or services are intended solely for the support of and use by the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) and the French forces who support that Operation;(b)the provision of technical assistance related to non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, including such equipment intended for European Union, United Nations, African Union and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) crisis management operations, where such activities have also been approved in advance by the Sanctions Committee;(c)the provision of financing or financial assistance related to non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, including such equipment intended for European Union, United Nations, African Union and ECOWAS crisis management operations;(d)the provision of technical assistance related to arms and related materiel intended solely for the support of or use in the Ivorian process of Security Sector Reform, pursuant to a formal request by the Ivorian Government, as approved in advance by the Sanctions Committee;(e)the provision of financing or financial assistance related to arms and related materiel intended solely for support of or use in the Ivorian process of Security Sector Reform, pursuant to a formal request by the Ivorian Government;(f)sales or supplies temporarily transferred or exported to Côte d’Ivoire to the forces of a State which is taking action, in accordance with international law, solely and directly to facilitate the evacuation of its nationals and those for whom it has consular responsibility in Côte d’Ivoire, where such activities have also been notified in advance to the Sanctions Committee;(g)the provision of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to non-lethal military equipment intended solely to enable the Ivorian security forces to use only appropriate and proportionate force while maintaining public order.2.Authorisations for the activities referred to in paragraph 1, including where approval by, or notification to, the Sanctions Committee is required, shall be obtained through the competent authority, as listed in Annex II, of the Member State where the service provider is established or of the exporting Member State.3.No authorisations shall be granted for activities that have already taken place.Article 4a1.By way of derogation from Article 3, the competent authority, as listed in Annex II, of the Member State where the exporter is established or, in the case that the exporter is not established within the Union, the Member State from which the equipment may be sold, supplied, transferred or exported, may authorise, under such conditions as it deems appropriate, the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal equipment included in Annex I, after having determined that the non-lethal equipment concerned is intended solely to enable the Ivorian security forces to use only appropriate and proportionate force while maintaining public order.2.By way of derogation from Article 3, the competent authority, as listed in Annex II, of the Member State where the exporter is established or, in the case that the exporter is not established within the Union, the Member State from which the equipment may be sold, supplied, transferred or exported, may authorise, under such conditions as it deems appropriate, the sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment that might be used for internal repression as listed in Annex I, which is intended solely for the support of the Ivorian process of Security Sector Reform and for support or use by the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the French forces who support them.3.The authorisations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be granted in accordance with the detailed rules laid down in Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 and shall be valid throughout the Union.4.The relevant Member State shall inform the other Member States and the European Commission of any authorisaton granted under this Article within two weeks of that authorisation.5.No authorisation shall be granted for activities that have already taken place.Article 4b1.By way of derogation from Article 3, the competent authority, as listed in Annex II, of the Member State where the exporter is established or, in the case that the exporter is not established within the Union, the Member State from which the equipment may be sold, supplied, transferred or exported, may authorise, under such conditions as it deems appropriate, the sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment as listed in point 4 of Annex I, where the equipment is solely for civilian use in mining or infrastructure projects.2.The authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted in accordance with the detailed rules laid down in Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 and shall be valid throughout the Union.3.Exporters shall supply the competent authority with all relevant information required for the assessment of their application for an authorisation.4.The competent authority shall not grant an authorisation for any sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment, as listed in point 4 of Annex I, unless it has determined that the equipment is solely for civilian use in mining or infrastructure projects.5.The relevant Member State shall inform the other Members States and the Commission, at least one week in advance, of its intention to grant an authorisation referred to in paragraph 1.6.No authorisation shall be granted for activities that have already taken place.Article 5Articles 2 and 3 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Côte d’Ivoire by United Nations personnel, personnel of the European Union, the Community or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel, for their personal use only.Article 6The 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 7The Commission shall be empowered to amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States.Article 8Member 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. Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.Article 9This Regulation shall apply:(a)within the territory of the Union, 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 Union who is a national of a Member State;(d)to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;(e)to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Union.Article 10This 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.ANNEX IList of equipment which might be used for internal repression as referred to in Articles 3, 4a and 4b1.Fire-arms, ammunition and related accessories therefor, as follows:1.1Firearms not controlled by ML 1 and ML 2 of the Common Military List of the European UnionOJ C 69, 18.3.2010, p. 19. ("EU Common Military List");1.2Ammunition specially designed for the firearms listed in 1.1 and specially designed components therefor;1.3Weapon-sights not controlled by the EU Common Military List.2.Bombs and grenades not controlled by the EU Common Military List.3.Vehicles as follows:3.1Vehicles equipped with a water cannon, specially designed or modified for the purpose of riot control;3.2Vehicles specially designed or modified to be electrified to repel borders;3.3Vehicles specially designed or modified to remove barricades, including construction equipment with ballistic protection;3.4Vehicles specially designed for the transport or transfer of prisoners and/or detainees;3.5Vehicles specially designed to deploy mobile barriers;3.6Components for the vehicles specified in 3.1 to 3.5 specially designed for the purposes of riot control.Note 1This item does not control vehicles specially designed for the purposes of fire-fighting.Note 2For the purposes of item 3.5 the term "vehicles" includes trailers.4.Explosive substances and related equipment as follows:4.1Equipment and devices specially designed to initiate explosions by electrical or non-electrical means, including firing sets, detonators, igniters, boosters and detonating cord, and specially designed components therefor; except those specially designed for a specific commercial use consisting of the actuation or operation by explosive means of other equipment or devices the function of which is not the creation of explosions (e.g. car air-bag inflaters, electric-surge arresters of fire sprinkler actuators);4.2Linear cutting explosive charges not controlled by the EU Common Military List;4.3Other explosives not controlled by the EU Common Military List and related substances as follows:a.amatol;b.nitrocellulose (containing more than 12,5 % nitrogen);c.nitroglycol;d.pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN);e.picryl chloride;f.2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT).5.Protective equipment not controlled by ML 13 of the EU Common Military List as follows:5.1Body armour providing ballistic and/or stabbing protection;5.2Helmets providing ballistic and/or fragmentation protection, anti-riot helmets, anti-riot shields and ballistic shields.NoteThis item does not control:equipment specially designed for sports activities;equipment specially designed for safety of work requirements.6.Simulators, other than those controlled by ML 14 of the EU 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 EU 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.ANNEX IIList of competent authorities referred to in Articles 4a and 4bBELGIUMService public fédéral Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et EnergiePotentiel économiqueDirection IndustriesTextile — Diamants et autres secteursCity AtriumRue du Progrès 505e étageB-1210 BruxellesTél. général: (32-2) 277 51 11Fax (32-2) 277 53 09 / (32-2) 277 53 10Federale overheidsdienst economie, KMO, Middenstand en EnergieEconomisch potentieelDirectie NijverheidTextiel — Diamant en andere sectorenCity AtriumVooruitgangstraat 505e verdiepingB-1210 BrusselTel. (centrale): (32-2) 277 51 11Fax (32-2) 277 53 09 / (32-2) 277 53 10BULGARIAConcerning freezing of funds:Министерство на финанситеул. "Г.С. Раковски" № 102София 1000Тел: (359-2) 985 91Факс: (359-2) 988 1207Е-mail: feedback@minfin.bgMinistry of Finance102 "G.S. Rakovsky" streetSofia 1000Tel.: (359-2) 985 91Fax: (359-2) 988 1207E-mail: feedback@minfin.bgConcerning technical assistance and import-export restrictions:Междуведомствен съвет по въпросите на военнопромишления комплекс и мобилизационната готовност на странатабул. "Дондуков" № 11594 Софиятел.: (359) 2 987 9145факс: (359) 2 988 0379Interdepartmental Council on the Military-Industrial Complex and the Mobilisation Preparedness of the Country1 "Dondukov" Blvd.1594 SofiaTel.: (359) 2 987 9145Fax: (359) 2 988 0379CZECH REPUBLICMinisterstvo průmyslu a obchoduLicenční správaNa Františku 32110 15 Praha 1Tel. (420-2) 24 06 27 20Fax (420-2) 24 22 18 11Ministerstvo zahraničních věcíOdbor Společné zahraniční a bezpečnostní politiky EULoretánské nám. 5118 00 Praha 1Tel. (420) 2 2418 2987Fax (420) 2 2418 4080DENMARKErhvervs- og ByggestyrelsenLangelinie Allé 17DK-2100 København ØTlf. (45) 35 46 62 81Fax (45) 35 46 62 03UdenrigsministerietAsiatisk Plads 2DK-1448 København KTlf. (45) 33 92 00 00Fax (45) 32 54 05 33JustitsministerietSlotholmsgade 10DK-1216 København KTlf. 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