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[F1Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002

of 27 May 2002

imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations]

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and certain export restrictions imposed on Afghanistan further to its Resolutions 1267(1999) and 1333(2000) should be repealed and that the scope of the freezing of funds and the prohibition on funds being made available, which were imposed further to these Resolutions, should be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:

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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.

[F2‘ 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.

‘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[F2;]

5.

‘[F3 [F1sanctions Committee ’ means the Committee of the UN Security Council established pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1267 (1999) concerning ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida;]

6.

‘statement of reasons’ means the publicly releasable portion of the statement of case as provided by the Sanctions Committee and/or, where applicable, the narrative summary of reasons for listing as provided by the Sanctions Committee [F1;] ]

7.

[F4‘ competent authorities ’ means the authorities of the Member States, as listed in Annex II.]

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[F2Article 2 U.K.

1. [F1All funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled, either directly or indirectly, by a natural or legal person, entity, body or group listed in Annex I and Annex Ia including by a third party acting on their behalf or at their direction, shall be frozen.]

2. No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to, or for the benefit of, natural or legal persons, entities, bodies or groups listed in Annex I.

[F42a. The prohibition in paragraph 2 includes, but is not limited to, funds and economic resources used for the provision of Internet hosting and related services used for the support of ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and the natural or legal persons, entities, bodies or groups listed in Annex I; the payment of ransoms to them, regardless of how or by whom the ransom is paid; funds and economic resources provided in connection with the travel of such natural persons, including costs incurred with respect to their transportation and lodging; and funds and economic resources related to the direct or indirect trade in oil and refined oil products, modular refineries and related material including chemicals and lubricants, as well as other natural resources.]

3. Annex I shall consist of natural and legal persons, entities, bodies and groups designated by the UN Security Council or by the Sanctions Committee as being [F1associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) or Al-Qaida organisations] .

[F53a. Annex Ia consists of a natural person previously designated by the Security Council and previously included in Annex I, in relation to whom the Security Council decided that specific conditions should be applied when unfreezing funds or economic resources that were frozen pursuant to the designation of the person in Annex I.]

4. The prohibition set out in paragraph 2 shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal persons, entities, bodies or groups concerned, if they did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that their actions would infringe [F1this prohibition] .]

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[F6Article 2a U.K.

[F71. Article 2 shall not apply to funds or economic resources where:

(a) any of the competent authorities of the Member States [F8, as listed in Annex II,] has determined, upon a request made by an interested natural or legal person, that these funds or economic resources:

(i)

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

(ii)

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

(iii)

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

(iv)

are necessary for extraordinary expenses; or

(v)

were frozen pursuant to the inclusion, in Annex I, of a natural person as listed in Annex Ia; and

(b) the determination referred to in point (a) 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 three working days of notification;

(ii)

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

(iii)

in case of a determination under point (a)(v), the competent authority of the relevant Member State [F8, as listed in Annex II,] has provided assurances to the Sanctions Committee that the funds or economic resources will not be transferred, directly or indirectly, to any natural or legal person, entity, body or group, as listed in Annex I, or otherwise used for terrorist purposes, in line with UNSCR 1373 (2001), and no member of the Sanctions Committee has objected to the determination within 30 days of notification.]

3. Funds released and transferred within the [F1Union] 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.]

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[F3Article 2b U.K.

Article 2(2) shall not prevent financial or credit institutions in the Union from crediting frozen accounts where they receive funds transferred to the account of a listed natural or legal person, entity, body or group, provided that any additions to such accounts will also be frozen. The financial or credit institution shall inform the competent authorities about such transactions without delay.]

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[F2Article 3 U.K.

Without prejudice to the powers of Member States in the exercise of their public authority, it shall be prohibited to provide, 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, entity, body or group listed in Annex I.]

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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 [F1Article 337 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union], natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall:

[F1(a) provide immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as information about funds and economic resources held or controlled while acting on behalf of, or at the direction of, any natural or legal person, entity, body or group listed in Annex I or Annex Ia, or about accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 2, to the competent authorities of the Member States where they are resident or located, and, directly or through those competent authorities, to the Commission.

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

(b)cooperate with the competent authorities [F8listed 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.

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[F2Article 6 U.K.

The 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, or not made available, as a result of negligence.]

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Article 7U.K.

[F21. The Commission shall be empowered to:

(a) amend Annex I [F5and Annex Ia] , where necessary in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7b(2), 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.

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[F3Article 7a U.K.

1. Where the United Nations Security Council or the Sanctions Committee decides to list a natural or legal person, entity, body or group for the first time, the Commission shall, as soon as a statement of reasons has been provided by the Sanctions Committee, take a decision to include such person, entity, body or group in Annex I.

2. Once the decision referred to in paragraph 1 has been taken, the Commission shall without delay communicate the statement of reasons provided by the Sanctions Committee, to the person, entity, body or group concerned, either directly, if the address is known, or following the publication of a notice, providing him, her or it an opportunity to express his, her or its views on the matter.

3. Where observations are submitted, the Commission shall review its decision referred to in paragraph 1 in the light of those observations and after following the procedure referred to in Article 7b(2). Those observations shall be forwarded to the Sanctions Committee. The Commission shall communicate the result of its review to the person, entity, body or group concerned. The result of the review shall also be forwarded to the Sanctions Committee.

4. If a further request is made, based on substantial new evidence, to remove a person, entity, body or group from Annex I, the Commission shall conduct a further review in accordance with paragraph 3 and after following the procedure referred to in Article 7b(2).

5. Where the United Nations decide to de-list a person, entity, body or group, or to amend the identifying data of a listed person, entity, body or group, the Commission shall amend Annex I accordingly.

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[F1Article 7b U.K.

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 11 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 (7) of the European Parliament and of the Council shall apply.]

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Article 7c U.K.

1. Persons, entities, bodies and groups which were included in Annex I before 3 September 2008 and continue to be listed, may present to the Commission a request for a statement of reasons. The request shall be submitted in writing in an official language of the Union.

2. As soon as the requested statement of reasons is provided by the Sanctions Committee, the Commission shall communicate it to the person, entity, body or group concerned, providing him, her or it an opportunity to express his, her or its views on the matter.

3. Where observations are submitted, the Commission shall review the decision to include the person, entity, body or group concerned in Annex I, in the light of those observations and after following the procedure referred to in Article 7b(2). Those observations shall be forwarded to the Sanctions Committee. The Commission shall communicate the result of its review to the person, entity, body or group concerned. The result of the review shall also be forwarded to the Sanctions Committee.

4. If a further request is made, based on substantial new evidence, to remove a person, entity, body or group from Annex I, the Commission shall conduct a further review in accordance with paragraph 3 and after following the procedure referred to in Article 7b(2).

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Article 7d U.K.

1. The Commission shall process personal data in order to carry out its tasks under this Regulation and in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (8) .

2. [F7Annex I and Annex Ia shall include] , where available, information on listed natural persons that is provided by the United Nations Security Council or by the Sanctions Committee and that is necessary for the purpose of identifying the persons concerned. Such information may include:

(a) surname and given names, including alias names and titles, if any;

(b) date and place of birth;

(c) nationality;

(d) passport and ID card numbers;

(e) fiscal and social security numbers;

(f) gender;

(g) address or other information on whereabouts;

(h) function or profession;

(i) the date of designation referred to in Article 2(3).

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Article 7e U.K.

Annex I shall include, where available, information on legal persons and entities that is provided by the United Nations Security Council or by the Sanctions Committee and that is necessary for the purpose of identifying the person or entity concerned. Such information may include:

(a)

name;

(b)

place and date of registration;

(c)

registration number;

(d)

principal place of business or other information on the whereabouts;

(e)

date of designation referred to in Article 2(3).]

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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.

[F2Article 11 U.K.

This 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 natural 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 natural or legal person, entity, body or group in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Union.]

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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 [F1Union] .

Textual Amendments

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.

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

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Editorial Information

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[F5ANNEX IA U.K. Natural person referred to in Article 2(3a)

Usama Muhammed Awad Bin Laden ( alias (a) Usama Bin Muhammed Bin Awad, Osama Bin Laden, (b) Ben Laden Osama, (c) Ben Laden Ossama, (d) Ben Laden Usama, (e) Bin Laden Osama Mohamed Awdh, (f) Bin Laden Usamah Bin Muhammad, (g) Shaykh Usama Bin Ladin, (h) Usamah Bin Muhammad Bin Ladin, (i) Usama bin Laden, (j) Usama bin Ladin, (k) Osama bin Ladin, (l) Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Ladin, (m) Usama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Ladin, (n) Abu Abdallah Abd Al Hakim, (o) Al Qaqa). Title: (a) Shaykh, (b) Hajj. Date of birth: (a) 30.7.1957 (b) 28.7.1957 , (c) 10.3.1957 , (d) 1.1.1957 , (e) 1956, (f) 1957. Place of birth: (a) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, (b) Yemen. Nationality: Saudi citizenship withdrawn, Afghan nationality given by the Taliban regime. Other information: Confirmed to have died in Pakistan in May 2011. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 25.1.2001 .]

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

[F243BELGIUM U.K.

https://diplomatie.belgium.be/nl/Beleid/beleidsthemas/vrede_en_veiligheid/sancties

https://diplomatie.belgium.be/fr/politique/themes_politiques/paix_et_securite/sanctions

https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/policy_areas/peace_and_security/sanctions

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BULGARIA U.K.

https://www.mfa.bg/en/101

CZECH REPUBLIC U.K.

www.financnianalytickyurad.cz/mezinarodni-sankce.html

DENMARK U.K.

http://um.dk/da/Udenrigspolitik/folkeretten/sanktioner/

GERMANY U.K.

http://www.bmwi.de/DE/Themen/Aussenwirtschaft/aussenwirtschaftsrecht,did=404888.html

ESTONIA U.K.

http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/

IRELAND U.K.

http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28519

GREECE U.K.

http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html

SPAIN U.K.

http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/en/PoliticaExteriorCooperacion/GlobalizacionOportunidadesRiesgos/Paginas/SancionesInternacionales.aspx

FRANCE U.K.

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/autorites-sanctions/

CROATIA U.K.

http://www.mvep.hr/sankcije

ITALY U.K.

https://www.esteri.it/mae/it/politica_estera/politica_europea/misure_deroghe

CYPRUS U.K.

http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/mfa35_en/mfa35_en?OpenDocument

LATVIA U.K.

http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539

LITHUANIA U.K.

http://www.urm.lt/sanctions

LUXEMBOURG U.K.

https://maee.gouvernement.lu/fr/directions-du-ministere/affaires-europeennes/mesures-restrictives.html

HUNGARY U.K.

http://www.kormany.hu/download/9/2a/f0000/EU%20szankci%C3%B3s%20t%C3%A1j%C3%A9koztat%C3%B3_20170214_final.pdf

MALTA U.K.

https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Government/SMB/Pages/Sanctions-Monitoring-Board.aspx

NETHERLANDS U.K.

https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-sancties

AUSTRIA U.K.

http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version=

POLAND U.K.

https://www.gov.pl/web/dyplomacja

PORTUGAL U.K.

http://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/ministerios/mne/quero-saber-mais/sobre-o-ministerio/medidas-restritivas/medidas-restritivas.aspx

ROMANIA U.K.

http://www.mae.ro/node/1548

SLOVENIA U.K.

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

SLOVAKIA U.K.

https://www.mzv.sk/europske_zalezitosti/europske_politiky-sankcie_eu

FINLAND U.K.

http://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteet

SWEDEN U.K.

http://www.ud.se/sanktioner

UNITED KINGDOM U.K.

https://www.gov.uk/sanctions-embargoes-and-restrictions

Address for notifications to the European Commission:

European Commission

Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI)

EEAS 07/99

B-1049 Brussels, Belgium

E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu]

(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)

[F6 OJ L 43, 16.2.2000, p. 1 ; Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 467/2001.]

(6)

[F6 OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 1 ; Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 881/2002.]

(7)

[F3 [F1Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers ( OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13 ).] ]

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