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Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002

of 27 May 2002

imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan

THE 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 2002/402/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Usama bin Laden, members of the Al-Qaida organisation and the Taliban and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them and repealing Common Positions 96/746/CFSP, 1999/727/CFSP, 2001/154/CFSP and 2001/771/CFSP(1),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(2),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(3),

Whereas:

(1) On 16 January 2002, the Security Council of the United Nations adopted Resolution 1390(2002) determining that the Taliban had failed to respond to its demands made in a number of previous resolutions and condemning the Taliban for allowing Afghanistan to be used as a base for terrorist training and activities and also condemning the Al-Qaida network and other associated terrorist groups for their terrorist acts and destruction of property.

(2) The Security Council decided, inter alia, that the flight ban and certain export restrictions imposed on Afghanistan further to its Resolutions 1267(1999) and 1333(2000) should be repealed and that the scope of the freezing of funds and the prohibition on funds being made available, which were imposed further to these Resolutions, should be adjusted. It also decided that a prohibition on providing the Taliban and the Al-Qaida organisation with certain services related to military activities should be applied. In accordance with paragraph 3 of Resolution 1390(2002), those measures will be reviewed by the Security Council 12 months after adoption of the resolution and at the end of this period the Security Council will either allow the measures to continue or decide to improve them.

(3) In this regard, the Security Council recalled the obligation to implement in full its Resolution 1373(2001) with regard to any member of the Taliban and the Al-Qaida organisation, but also with regard to those who are associated with them and have participated in the financing, planning, facilitation, preparation or perpetration of terrorist acts.

(4) These measures fall under the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, notably with a view to avoiding distortion of competition, Community legislation is necessary to implement the relevant decisions of the Security Council 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.

(5) In order to create maximum legal certainty within the Community, the names and other relevant data with regard to natural or legal persons, groups or entities whose funds should be frozen further to a designation by the UN authorities, should be made publicly known and a procedure should be established within the Community to amend these lists.

(6) The competent authorities of the Member States should, where necessary, be empowered to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation.

(7) UN Security Council Resolution 1267(1999) provides that the relevant UN Sanctions Committee may grant exemptions from the freezing of funds on grounds of humanitarian need. Therefore, provision needs to be made to render such exemptions applicable throughout the Community.

(8) For reasons of expediency, the Commission should be empowered to amend the Annexes to this Regulation on the basis of pertinent notification or information by the UN Security Council, the relevant UN Sanctions Committee and Member States, as appropriate.

(9) The Commission and Member States should inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and of other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, and cooperate with the relevant UN Sanctions Committee, in particular by supplying it with information.

(10) Member States should lay down rules on sanctions applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and ensure that they are implemented. Those sanctions must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

(11) Taking into account that the freezing of funds is to be adjusted, it is necessary to ensure that sanctions for breaches of this Regulation can be imposed as of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

(12) In view of the measures imposed under Resolution 1390(2002) it is necessary to adjust the measures imposed in the Community by repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001(4) and adopting a new Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1U.K.

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

1.

‘funds’ means financial assets and economic benefits of every kind, including but not limited to cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments; deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations; publicly and privately traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates presenting securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures, derivatives contracts; interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets; credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments; letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale; documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources, and any other instrument of export-financing;

2.

‘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;

3.

‘freezing of funds’ means preventing any move, transfer, alteration, use of 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 use of the funds, including portfolio management;

4.

‘freezing of economic resources’ means preventing their use to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, by selling, hiring or mortgaging them.

Article 2U.K.

1.All funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned or held by, a natural or legal person, group or entity designated by the Sanctions Committee and listed in Annex I shall be frozen.

2.No funds shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to, or for the benefit of, a natural or legal person, group or entity designated by the Sanctions Committee and listed in Annex I.

3.No economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to, or for the benefit of, a natural or legal person, group or entity designated by the Sanctions Committee and listed in Annex I, so as to enable that person, group or entity to obtain funds, goods or services.

[F1Article 2a U.K.

1. Article 2 shall not apply to funds or economic resources where:

(a) any of the competent authorities of the Member States, as listed in Annex II, has determined, upon a request made by an interested natural or legal person, that these funds or economic resources are:

(i)

necessary to cover basic expenses, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;

(ii)

intended exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;

(iii)

intended exclusively for payment of fees or service charges for the routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or frozen economic resources; or

(iv)

necessary for extraordinary expenses; and

(b) such determination has been notified to the Sanctions Committee; and

(i)

in the case of a determination under point (a)(i), (ii) or (iii), the Sanctions Committee has not objected to the determination within 48 hours of notification; or

(ii)

in the case of a determination under point (a)(iv), the Sanctions Committee has approved the determination.

2. Any person wishing to benefit from the provisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall address its request to the relevant competent authority of the Member State as listed in Annex II.

The competent authority listed in Annex II shall promptly notify both the person that made the request, and any other person, body or entity known to be directly concerned, in writing, whether the request has been granted.

The competent authority shall also inform other Member States whether the request for such an exception has been granted.

3. Funds released and transferred within the Community in order to meet expenses or recognised by virtue of this Article shall not be subject to further restrictive measures pursuant to Article 2.

4. Article 2(2) shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:

(a) interest or other earnings due on those accounts; or

(b) payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that arose prior to the date on which those accounts became subject to the provisions of UN Security Council resolutions implemented successively through Regulation (EC) No 337/2000 (5) , Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 (6) or this Regulation.

In the same manner as the account to which they are added, such interest, other earnings and payments shall also be frozen.]

Article 3U.K.

Without prejudice to the powers of Member States in the exercise of their public authority, it shall be prohibited to grant, sell, supply or transfer, directly or indirectly, technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities, including in particular training and assistance related to the manufacture, maintenance and use of arms and related materiel of all types, to any natural or legal person, group or entity designated by the Sanctions Committee and listed in Annex I.

Article 4U.K.

1.The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities, the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent Article 2 or to promote the transactions referred to in Article 3, shall be prohibited.

2.Any information that the provisions of this Regulation are being, or have been, circumvented shall be notified to the competent authorities of the Member States and, directly or through these competent authorities, to the Commission.

Article 5U.K.

1.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)provide 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, directly or through these competent authorities, to the Commission.

In particular, available information in respect of funds, financial assets or economic resources owned or controlled by persons designated by the Sanctions Committee and listed in Annex 1 during the period of six months before the entry into force of this Regulation shall be provided;

(b)cooperate with the competent authorities listed in Annex II in any verification of this information.

2.Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.

3.Any additional information directly received by the Commission shall be made available to the competent authorities of the Member States concerned.

Article 6U.K.

The freezing of funds, other financial assets and economic resources, in good faith that such action is in accordance with this Regulation, shall not involve the natural or legal person, group or entity implementing it, or its directors or employees, in liability of any kind unless it is proved that the freezing was due to negligence.

Article 7U.K.

1.The Commission shall be empowered to:

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 8U.K.

The Commission and the Member States shall immediately inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information received in accordance with Article 5 and in respect of violation and enforcement problems and judgements handed down by national courts.

Article 9U.K.

This Regulation shall apply notwithstanding any rights conferred or obligations imposed by any international agreement signed or any contract entered into or any licence or permit granted before the entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 10U.K.

1.Each Member State shall determine the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

2.Pending the adoption, where necessary, of any legislation to this end, the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed, shall be those determined by the Member States in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 467/2001.

3.Each Member State shall be responsible for bringing proceedings against any natural or legal person, group or entity under its jurisdiction, in cases of violation of any of the prohibitions laid down in this Regulation by any such person, group or entity.

Article 11U.K.

This Regulation shall apply

Article 12U.K.

Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 is hereby repealed.

Article 13U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX IU.K.List of persons, groups and entities referred to in Article 2

Legal persons, groups and entitiesU.K.

Textual Amendments

Natural persons(functions in brackets are those under the former Taliban regime of Afghanistan)U.K.

Editorial Information

Textual Amendments

ANNEX IIU.K.List of competent authorities referred to in Article 5

BELGIUMU.K.

Ministère des finances

Trésorerie

Avenue des Arts 30

B-1040 Bruxelles

Fax (32-2) 233 75 18

Ministère des affaires économiques

Administration des relations économiques

Service Licences

60, rue Général Léman

B-1040 Bruxelles

Fax (32-2) 230 83 22

Tel. (32-2) 206 58 11

[F79BULGARIA U.K.

Concerning technical assistance and import-export restrictions:

Междуведомствен съвет по въпросите на военнопромишления комплекс и мобилизационната готовност на страната

бул. Дондуков № 1

1594 София

тел. (359-2) 987 9145

факс (359-2) 988 0379

Interdepartmental Council on the Military-Industrial Complex and the Mobilisation Preparedness of the Country

1 Dondukov Blvd.

1594 Sofia

Tel.: (359-2) 987 9145

Fax: (359-2) 988 0379

Concerning freezing of funds:

Министерство на финансите

ул. Г.С. Раковски № 102

София 1000

Тел: (359-2) 985 91

Факс: (359-2) 988 1207

Е-mail: feedback@minfin.bg

Ministry of Finance

102 G.S. Rakovsky street

Sofia 1000

Tel.: (359-2) 985 91

Fax: (359-2) 988 1207

E-mail: feedback@minfin.bg]

[F80CZECH REPUBLIC U.K.

Ministerstvo financí

Finanční analytický útvar

P.O. BOX 675

Jindřišská 14

111 21 Praha 1

Tel.: +420 2 57044501

Fax.: +420 2 57044502]

DENMARKU.K.

Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen

Dahlerups Pakhus

Langelinie Alle 17

DK-2100 København Ø

Tel. (45) 35 46 60 00

Fax (45) 35 46 60 01

GERMANYU.K.

[F80ESTONIA U.K.

Eesti Välisministeerium

Islandi väljak 1

15049 Tallinn

Tel: +372 6 317 100

Fax: +372 6 317 199

Freezing of funds:

Finantsinspektsioon

Sakala 4

15030 Tallinn

Tel: +372 66 80 500

Fax: +372 66 80 501]

GREECEU.K.

Ministry of National Economy

General Directorate of Economic Policy

5-7 Nikis Street

GR-101 80 Athens

Tel. (30-10) 333 27 81-2

Fax (30-10) 333 28 10, 333 27 93

Υπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονομίας

Γενική Διεύθυνση Οικονομικής Πολιτικής

Νίκης 5-7

GR-101 80 Αθήνα

Tηλ. (30-10) 333 27 81-2

Φάξ.: (00-30-10) 333 28 10/333 27 93

SPAINU.K.

Dirección General de Comercio Inversiones

Subdirección General de Inversiones Exteriores

Ministerio de Economía

Paseo de la Castellana, 162

E-28046 Madrid

Tel. (34) 913 49 39 83

Fax (34) 913 49 35 62

Dirección General del Tesoro y Política Financiera

Subdirección General de Inspección y Control de Movimientos de Capitales

Ministerio de Economía

Paseo del Prado, 6

E-28014 Madrid

Tel. (34) 912 09 95 11

Fax (34) 912 09 96 56

FRANCEU.K.

Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie

Direction du Trésor

Service des affaires européennes et internationales

Sous-direction E

139, rue du Bercy

F-75572 Paris Cedex 12

Tel. (33-1) 44 87 17 17

Fax (33-1) 53 18 36 15

IRELANDU.K.

Central Bank of Ireland

Financial Markets Department

PO Box 559

Dame Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

Tel. (353-1) 671 66 66

Department of Foreign Affairs

Bilateral Economic Relations Division

76-78 Harcourt Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

Tel. (353-1) 408 24 92

ITALYU.K.

Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze

Comitato di sicurezza finanziaria

Via XX Settembre 97

I-00187 Roma

Email: csf@tesoro.it

Tel. (39 06) 4 761 39 21

Fax (39 06) 4 761 39 32

[F80CYPRUS U.K.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Presidential Palace Avenue

1447 Nicosia

Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών

Λεωφόρος Προεδρικού Μεγάρου

1447 Λευκωσία

Tel: +357 22 300600

Fax: +357 22 661881

Unit for Combating Money Laundering

1 Apellis Street

1403 Nicosia

Μονάδα Καταπολέμησης Αδικημάτων Συγκάλυψης (ΜΟΚΑΣ)

Οδός Απελλή Αρ.1

1403 Λευκωσία

Tel: +357 22 889 100

Fax: +357 22 665 080

E-mail: mokas@cytanet.com.cy

LATVIA U.K.

Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija

Brīvības bulvāris 36

Rīga

LV 1395

Tel: +371 7016201

Fax: +371 7828121

LITHUANIA U.K.

[F82Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Security Policy Department

J.Tumo-Vaizganto 2

LT-01511 Vilnius

Tel: (370-5) 236 25 16

Fax: (370-5) 231 30 90] ]

LUXEMBOURGU.K.

Ministère des affaires étrangères, du commerce extérieur, de la coopération, de l'action humanitaire et de la défense

Direction des relations économiques internationales

BP 1602

L-1016 Luxembourg

Tel. (352) 478-1 ou 478-2350

Fax (352) 22 20 48

Ministère des finances

3, rue de la Congrégation

L-1352 Luxembourg

Tel. (352) 478-2712

Fax (352) 47 52 41

[F80HUNGARY U.K.

Gazdasági és Közlekedési Minisztérium

Engedélyezési és Közigazgatási Hivatal

1024 Budapest

Margit körút 85

Tel: (36-1) 336 7300

Fax: (36-1) 336 7302

MALTA U.K.

Bord ta' Sorveljanza dwar is-Sanzjonijiet

Direttorat ta' l-Affarijiet Multilaterali

Ministeru ta' l-Affarijiet Barranin

Palazzo Parisio

Triq il-Merkanti

Valletta CMR 02

Tel: +356 21 24 28 53

Fax: +356 21 25 15 20]

NETHERLANDSU.K.

[F82Ministerie van Financiën

Directie Financiële Markten/Afdeling Integriteit

Postbus 20201

2500 EE Den Haag

The Netherlands

Tel: (31-70) 342 89 97

Fax: (31-70) 342 79 84]

AUSTRIAU.K.

Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Otto-Wagner-Platz 3

A-1090 Wien

Tel. (43-1) 404 20-0

Fax (43-1) 404 20-73 99

Bundesministerium für Inneres — Bundeskriminalamt

Josef Holaubek Platz 1

A-1090 Wien

Tel. (43-1) 313 45-0

Fax (43-1) 313 45-85 290

[F80POLAND U.K.

Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych

Departament Prawno - Traktatowy

Al. J. Ch. Szucha 23

PL-00-580 Warszawa

Tel: +48 22 523 93 48

Fax: +48 22 523 91 29]

PORTUGALU.K.

Ministério das Finanças

Direcção Geral dos Assuntos Europeus Relações Internacionais

Avenida Infante D. Henrique, n.o 1, C 2. o

P-1100 Lisboa

Tel. (351-1) 882 32 40/47

Fax (351-1) 882 32 49

Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros

Direcção Geral dos Assuntos Multilaterias/Direcção dos Serviços das Organizações Políticas Internacionais

Largo do Rilvas

P-1350-179 Lisboa

Tel. (351-21) 394 60 72

Fax (351-21) 394 60 73

[F79ROMANIA U.K.

Ministerul Afacerilor Externe

Aleea Alexandru, nr. 31

Sector 1, București

Tel.: (40) 21 319 2183

Fax: (40) 21 319 2226

e-mail: cabinet@mae.ro

Ministerul Finanțelor Publice

Strada Apolodor nr. 17,

Sector 5, București

Tel.: (40) 21 319 9743

Fax: (40) 21 312 1630

e-mail: cabinet.ministru@mfinante.ro

Ministerul Transporturilor, Construcțiilor și Turismului

Bulevardul Dinicu Golescu nr. 38

Sector 1, Bucuresti

Tel.: (40) 21 319 6161

Fax: (40) 21 312 0772

e-mail: cabmin@mt.ro

Ministerul Economiei și Comerțului

Calea Victoriei, nr. 152

Sector 1, București

Tel.: +40 21 231 0262

Fax: +402 1 312 0513]

[F80SLOVENIA U.K.

Banka Slovenije

Slovenska 35

1505Ljubljana

Tel: +386 1 471 90 00

Fax: +386 1 251 55 16

http://www.bsi.si

Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve

Prešernova 25

1000Ljubljana

Tel: +386 1 478 20 00

Fax: +386 1 478 23 47

http://www.gov.si/mzz/

SLOVAKIA U.K.

Ministerstvo financií

Štefanovičova 5

817 82 Bratislava

Tel: +421 2 5958 2201

Fax: +421 2 5249 3531

Ministerstvo hospodárstva

Mierová 19

827 15 Bratislava

Tel: +421 2 4854 1421

Fax: +421 2 4342 3949]

FINLANDU.K.

Ulkoasiainministeriö/Utrikesministeriet

PL 176

FIN-00161 Helsinki

Tel. (358-9) 16 05 59 00

Fax (358-9) 16 05 57 07

SWEDENU.K.

[F82Article 2a U.K.

Försäkringskassan

S-103 51 Stockholm

Tel: (46-8) 786 90 00

Fax: (46-8) 411 27 89

Article 4 U.K.

Rikspolisstyrelsen

Box 12256

S-102 26 Stockholm

Tel: (46-8) 401 90 00

Fax (46-8) 401 99 00

Article 5 U.K.

Finansinspektionen

Box 6750

S-113 85 Stockholm

Tel: (46-8) 787 80 00

Fax: (46-8) 24 13 35]

UNITED KINGDOMU.K.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITYU.K.

[F83Commission of the European Communities

Directorate-General for External Relations

Directorate CFSP

Unit A.2: Legal and institutional matters for external relations — Sanctions

CHAR 12/163

B-1049 Brussels

Tel. (32-2) 295 81 48, 296 25 56

Fax (32-2) 296 75 63

E-mail: relex-sanctions@cec.eu.int]

(1)

See page 4 of this Official Journal.

(2)

Proposal submitted on 6 March 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3)

Opinion delivered on 11 April 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(5)

[F1 OJ L 43, 16.2.2000, p. 1 ; Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 467/2001.]

(6)

[F1 OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 1 ; Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 881/2002.]