Council Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 of 13 June 2005 imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of the Democratic Republic of Congo and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1727/2003
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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 889/2005of 13 June 2005imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of the Democratic Republic of Congo and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1727/2003THE 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 Common Position 2005/440/CFSP of 13 June 2005 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of CongoSee page 22 of this Official Journal.,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1)Council Common Position 2002/829/CFSP of 21 October 2002 on the supply of certain equipment into the Democratic Republic of CongoOJ L 285, 23.10.2002, p. 1. Common Position as amended by Common Position 2003/680/CFSP (OJ L 249, 1.10.2003, p. 64). imposed an embargo on the supply of arms and related materiel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC").(2)On 28 July 2003 the United Nations Security Council decided in its Resolution 1493 (2003) ("UNSCR 1493 (2003)") to impose an embargo on the supply of arms and related materiel as well as the provision of assistance, advice or training related to military activities to all armed groups and militias operating in the territory of North and South Kivu and of Ituri, and to groups not party to the Global and All-inclusive agreement, in the DRC.(3)Common Position 2003/680/CFSP provides for the alignment of Common Position 2002/829/CFSP with the measures set out by UNSCR 1493 (2003). Some of these measures have been implemented at Community level by Council Regulation (EC) No 1727/2003OJ L 249, 1.10.2003, p. 5. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation 1567/2004 (OJ L 285, 4.9.2004, p. 10)..(4)In view of the continuing illicit flow of weapons within and into the DRC, the UN Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, adopted Resolution 1596 (2005) of 18 April 2005 ("UNSCR 1596 (2005)") which, inter alia, extends the existing arms embargo to any recipient in the territory of the DRC. UNSCR 1596 (2005) provides for certain exemptions to the embargo.(5)Common Position 2005/440/CFSP confirms the embargo and ban on the provision of related assistance of Common Position 2002/829/CFSP and provides for an additional exemption to the arms embargo and the ban on the provision of related assistance in order to bring the list of exemptions in line with UNSCR 1596 (2005).(6)The prohibition on providing technical and financial assistance related to military activities falls within the scope of the Treaty. In order to avoid any distortion of competition, Community measures are therefore necessary to implement that prohibition as far as the Community is concerned.(7)For the purpose of this Regulation, the territory of the Community should be deemed to encompass the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty.(8)For reasons of expediency, the Commission should be empowered to amend the Annex to this Regulation.(9)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.(10)For the sake of clarity, Regulation (EC) No 1727/2003 should be replaced by this new Regulation containing all the relevant provisions regarding the prohibition on providing technical and financial assistance related to military activities in the DRC,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:1."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 also includes verbal forms of assistance;2."Sanctions Committee" means the Committee of the Security Council of the United Nations which was established pursuant to paragraph 8 of UNSCR 1533 (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 the DRC;(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 the DRC;(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 31.By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authority, as set out in the Annex, of the Member State where the service provider is established, may authorise:(a)the provision of technical assistance, financing and financial assistance related to arms and related materiel intended solely for support of and use by the United Nations Organisation Mission in the DRC ("MONUC");(b)the provision of technical assistance, financing and financial assistance related to arms and related materiel intended solely for support of or use by units of the army and police of the DRC, provided that the said units:(i)have completed the process of their integration, or(ii)operate under the command, respectively, of the "état-major intégré" of the Armed Forces or of the National Police of the DRC, or(iii)are in the process of their integration, in the territory of the DRC outside the provinces of North and South Kivu and the Ituri district.(c)the provision of technical assistance, financing and financial assistance related to non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, where the provision of such assistance or services has been notified in advance to the Sanctions Committee.2.No authorisations shall be granted for activities that have already taken place.Article 4The 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 51.The Commission shall be empowered to amend the Annex on the basis of information supplied by Member States.2.Without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Member States under the Charter of the United Nations, the Commission shall maintain all necessary contacts with the Sanctions Committee for the purpose of the effective implementation of this Regulation.Article 6Member 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 laid down must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.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 thereof.Article 7This Regulation shall apply(a)within the territory of the Community, including its airspace and on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State;(b)to any person inside or outside the territory of the Community who is a national of a Member State;(c)to any legal person, group or entity which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;(d)to any legal person, group or entity doing business within the Community.Article 8Regulation (EC) No 1727/2003 is hereby repealed.Article 9This 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.ANNEXList of competent authorities referred to in Article 3(1)BELGIUMMinisterie van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest/Ministère de la Région de Bruxelles — CapitaleDirectie Externe Betrekkingen/Direction des Relations extérieuresCity CenterKruidtuinlaan/Boulevard du Jardin Botanique 20B-1035 Brussel/BruxellesTéléphone: (32-2) 800 37 59 (Cédric Bellemans)Fax: (32-2) 800 38 20cbellemans@mrbc.irisnet.beRégion wallonne:Cabinet du Ministre-Président du Gouvernement wallonRue Mazy, 25-27B-5100 Jambes-NamurTéléphone: (32-81) 33 12 11Fax: (32-81) 33 13 13Vlaams Gewest:Administratie Buitenlands BeleidBoudewijnlaan 30B-1000 BrusselTel. (32-2) 553 59 28Fax: (32-2) 553 60 37BULGARIAConcerning 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 20Tel. + 420 2 24 22 18 11Ministerstvo financíFinanční analytický útvarP.O. 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