Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 of 18 July 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Modified by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1824/2005of 9 November 2005amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 305R1824, November 10, 2005
Commission Regulation (EC) No 84/2006of 18 January 2006amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 306R0084, January 19, 2006
Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005of 18 July 2005imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the CongoTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60, 301 and 308 thereof,Having regard to Common Position 2005/440/CFSP of 13 June 2005 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the CongoOJ L 152, 15.6.2005, p. 22.,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOpinion delivered on 23 June 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).,Whereas:(1)In view of the continuing illicit flow of weapons within and into the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the UN Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, adopted Resolution 1596 (2005) of 18 April 2005 providing, inter alia, for financial restrictive measures against persons designated by the competent United Nations Sanctions Committee as acting in violation of the arms embargo imposed against the Democratic Republic of the Congo by UN Security Council Resolutions 1493 (2003) and 1596 (2005).(2)Common Position 2005/440/CFSP provides, inter alia, for implementation of the financial restrictive measures against persons designated by the competent United Nations Sanctions Committee. Those measures fall within the scope of the Treaty. In order to avoid any distortion of competition Community measures are therefore necessary to implement them as far as the Community is concerned. For the purposes 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.(3)For reasons of expediency, the Commission should be empowered to amend the Annexes to this Regulation.(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.(5)The Treaty, in Articles 60 and 301, empowers the Council to take, under certain conditions, measures aimed at the interruption or reduction of payments or movement of capital and of economic relations with regard to third countries. The measures laid down in this Regulation, targeted also at individual persons not directly linked to the government of a third country, are necessary to attain this objective of the Community and Article 308 of the Treaty empowers the Council to take such measures if no other specific powers are provided for in the Treaty,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:1."Sanctions Committee" means the Committee of the Security Council of the United Nations which was established pursuant to paragraph 8 of UN Security Council Resolution 1533 (2004);2."funds" means financial assets and benefits of every kind, including but not limited to:(a)cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments;(b)deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations;(c)publicly and privately traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivatives contracts;(d)interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets;(e)credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments;(f)letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale;(g)documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources;(h)any other instrument of export-financing;3."freezing of funds" means preventing any move, transfer, alteration, use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would enable the funds to be used, including portfolio management;4."economic resources" means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but can be used to obtain funds, goods or services;5."freezing of economic resources" means preventing their use to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, the selling, hiring or mortgaging of them.Article 21.All funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned or held by the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex I shall be frozen.2.No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex I.3.The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be prohibited.Article 31.By way of derogation from Article 2 the competent authorities of the Member States, as listed in Annex II, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources or the making available of certain frozen funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources concerned are:(a)necessary for basic expenses, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;(b)intended exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;(c)intended exclusively for payment of fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources;provided that the Member State concerned has notified this determination to the Sanctions Committee and the Sanctions Committee has not objected within four working days of such notification.2.By way of derogation from Article 2 the competent authorities of the Member States, as listed in Annex II, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources or the making available of certain frozen funds or economic resources, after having determined that the funds or economic resources are necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that this determination has been notified by the Member State to the Sanctions Committee and that the determination has been approved by that Committee.Article 4By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of the Member States as listed in Annex II may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, if the following conditions are met:(a)the funds or economic resources are subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien established prior to 18 April 2005 or of a judicial, administrative or arbitral judgement rendered prior to that date;(b)the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a lien or recognised as valid in such a judgement, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims;(c)the lien or judgement is not for the benefit of a person, entity or body listed in Annex I;(d)recognising the lien or judgement is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned;(e)the lien or judgement has been notified by the Member State to the Sanctions Committee.Article 51.Article 2(2) shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:(a)interest or other earnings on those accounts, or(b)payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose prior to the date on which those accounts became subject to this Regulation,provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments are frozen in accordance with Article 2(1).2.Article 2(2) shall not prevent the crediting of the frozen accounts by financial or credit institutions that receive funds transferred by third parties to the account of the person, entity or body listed in Annex I, provided that any such additions to such accounts will also be frozen. The financial or credit institutions shall inform the competent authorities about such transactions without delay.Article 61.Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy and to the provisions of Article 284 of the Treaty, natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall:(a)supply immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 2, to the competent authorities of the Member States listed in Annex II where they are resident or located, and shall transmit such information, directly or through these competent authorities, to the Commission;(b)cooperate with the competent authorities listed in Annex II in any verification of this information.2.Any additional information directly received by the Commission shall be made available to the competent authorities of the Member State concerned.3.Any information provided or received in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.Article 7The freezing of funds and economic resources or the refusal to make funds or economic resources available, carried out in good faith on the basis that such action is in accordance with this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal person, entity or body implementing it, or its directors or employees, unless it is proved that the funds and economic resources were frozen as result of negligence.Article 8The 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 91.The Commission shall be empowered to:(a)amend Annex I on the basis of determinations made by the Sanctions Committee; and(b)amend Annex II 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 10Member 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 provided for 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.Article 11This 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 inside or outside the territory of the Community 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 doing business within the Community.Article 12This 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 natural and legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 21.Frank Kakolele Bwambale (alias (a) Frank Kakorere, (b) Frank Kakorere Bwambale). Other information: Former RCD-ML leader.2.Jérôme Kakwavu Bukande (alias (a) Jérôme Kakwavu, (b) Commandant Jérôme). Nationality: Congolese. Other information: Former President of UCD/FAPC. Given the rank of General in the FARDC in December 2004.3.Germain Katanga. Nationality: Congolese. Other information: Under house arrest in Kinshasa from March 2005. FRPI chief. Appointed General in the FARDC in December 2004.4.Thomas Lubanga. Place of birth: Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo. Nationality: Congolese. Other information: President of the UPC/L. Under arrest in Kinshasa from March 2005.5.Khawa Panga Mandro (alias (a) Kawa Panga, (b) Kawa Panga Mandro, (c) Kawa Mandro, (d) Yves Andoul Karim, (e) Chief Kahwa, (f) Kawa). Date of birth: 20.8.1973. Place of birth: Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo. Nationality: Congolese. Other information: Ex-President of PUSIC. In prison in Bunia since April 2005.6.Douglas Mpano. Nationality: Congolese. Other information: Based in Goma. Manager of the Compagnie Aérienne des Grands Lacs and of Great Lakes Business Company.7.Sylvestre Mudacumura (alias (a) Radja, (b) Mupenzi Bernard, (c) General Major Mupenzi). Nationality: Rwandan. Other information: FDLR Commander.8.Dr Ignace Murwanashyaka (alias Ignace). Date of birth: 14.5.1963. Place of birth: Butera, Rwanda. Nationality: Rwandan. Other information: President of FDLR. Resident in Germany.9.Jules Mutebutsi (alias (a) Jules Mutebusi, (b) Jules Mutebuzi, (c) Colonel Mutebutsi). Place of birth: South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Nationality: Congolese. Other information: Former FARDC Deputy Military Regional Commander of 10th Military Region (Dismissed in April 2004). Currently detained in Rwanda.10.Matthieu Ngudjolo (alias Cui Ngudjolo). Other information: "Colonel" or "General". FNI Chief of Staff and former Chief of Staff of the FRPI. Arrested by MONUC in Bunia in October 2003.11.Floribert Ngabu Njabu (alias (a) Floribert Njabu, (b) Floribert Ndjabu, (c) Floribert Ngabu, (d) Ndjabu). Other information: President of FNI. Arrested and placed under house arrest in Kinshasa from March 2005.12.Laurent Nkunda (alias (a) Laurent Nkunda Bwatare, (b) Laurent Nkundabatware, (c) Laurent Nkunda Mahoro Batware, (d) General Nkunda). Date of birth: 6.2.1967. place of birth: North Kivu/Rutshuru, democratic Republic of Congo. Nationality: Congolese. Other information: Former RCD-G General. Currently unlocated. Sightings in Rwanda and Goma.13.James Nyakuni. Nationality: Ugandan. Other information: Trade partnership with Commandant Jerome (Jérôme Kakwavu Bukande).14.Dieudonné Ozia Mazio (alias (a) Ozia Mazio, (b) Omari, (c) Mr Omari). Date of birth: 6.6.1949. Place of birth: Ariwara, Democratic Republic of Congo. Nationality: Congolese. Other information: President of FEC in Aru territory. Financial schemes with Commandant Jerome (Jérôme Kakwavu Bukande) and FAPC.15.Bosco Taganda (alias (a) Bosco Ntaganda, (b) Bosco Ntagenda, (c) Terminator, (d) Major). Nationality: Congolese. Other information: UPC/L military commander.16.Tous Pour la Paix et le Developpment (alias TPD). Address: Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Other information: non-governmental organization that provided assistance to RCD-G.ANNEX IIList of competent authorities referred to in Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6BELGIUMFederale Overheidsdienst FinanciënThesaurieKunstlaan 30B-1040 BrusselFax: 00 32 2 233 74 65E-mail: Quesfinvragen.tf@minfin.fed.beService Public Fédéral des FinancesTrésorerie30 Avenue des ArtsB-1040 BruxellesFax: 00 32 2 233 74 65E-mail: Quesfinvragen.tf@minfin.fed.beCZECH REPUBLICMinisterstvo financíFinanční analytický útvarP.O. BOX 675Jindřišská 14111 21 Praha 1Tel.: + 420 2 5704 4501Fax: + 420 2 5704 4502Ministerstvo 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 KTlf. (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. (45) 33 92 33 40Fax (45) 33 93 35 10GERMANYConcerning freezing of funds:Deutsche BundesbankServicezentrum FinanzsanktionenPostfachD-80281 MünchenTel. (49) 89 28 89 38 00Fax (49) 89 35 01 63 38 00Concerning technical assistance:Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)Frankfurter Straße 29—35D-65760 EschbornTel. (49) 61 96 908-0Fax (49) 61 96 908-800ESTONIAEesti VälisministeeriumIslandi väljak 115049 TallinnTel.: + 372 6317 100Faks: + 372 6317 199FinantsinspektsioonSakala 415030 TallinnTel.: + 372 6680 500Faks: + 372 6680 501GREECEA.Freezing of AssetsMinistry of Economy and FinanceGeneral Directory of Economic PolicyAddress: 5 Nikis Str.10 563 Athens — GreeceTel.: + 30 210 3332786Fax: + 30 210 3332810Α.Δέσμευση κεφαλαίωνΥπουργείο Οικονομίας και ΟικονομικώνΓενική Δ/νση Οικονομικής ΠολιτικήςΔ/νση: Νίκης 510 563 ΑθήναΤηλ.: + 30 210 3332786Φαξ: + 30 210 3332810Β.Import-Export restrictionsMinistry of Economy and FinanceGeneral Directorate for Policy Planning and ManagementAddress Kornaroy Str.10 563 AthensTel.: + 30 210 3286401-3Fax: + 30 210 3286404Β.Περιορισμοί εισαγωγών — εξαγωγώνΥπουργείο Οικονομίας και ΟικονομικώνΓενική Δ/νση Σχεδιασμού και Διαχείρισης ΠολιτικήςΔ/νση: Κορνάρου 1Τ.Κ. 10 563 Αθήνα — ΕλλάςΤηλ.: + 30 210 3286401-3Φαξ: + 30 210 3286404SPAINDirección General del Tesoro y Política FinancieraSubdirección General de Inspección y Control de Movimientos de CapitalesMinisterio de EconomíaPaseo del Prado, 6E-28014 MadridTel. 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