# L_2020130EN.01002301.xml

| 24.4.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 130/23 |
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24.4.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 130/23

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COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/562

of 23 April 2020

implementing Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Myanmar/Burma

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 of 2 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Myanmar/Burma and repealing Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 (1), and in particular Article 4i thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 2 May 2013, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 401/2013. |
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(1)

On 2 May 2013, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 401/2013.

| (2) | In accordance with Article 4i of Regulation (EU) No 401/2013, the Council has reviewed the list of designated persons and entities set out in Annex IV to that Regulation. |
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(2)

In accordance with Article 4i of Regulation (EU) No 401/2013, the Council has reviewed the list of designated persons and entities set out in Annex IV to that Regulation.

| (3) | For one listing, updated information has been received. |
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(3)

For one listing, updated information has been received.

| (4) | Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(4)

Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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.

Done at Brussels, 23 April 2020.

For the Council

The President

G. GRLIĆ RADMAN

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(1)  
  OJ L 121, 3.5.2013, p. 1

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ANNEX

Entry 3 in the list of persons and entities set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 is replaced by the following entry:

| | Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing |
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| ‘3. | Than Oo | Date of birth: 12 October 1973
  Gender: male
  Military identification number: BC 25723 | Brigadier General Than Oo was the Commander of the 99th Light Infantry Division of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) until May 2018. In that context, he is responsible for the atrocities and serious human rights violations committed against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State in the second half of 2017 by the 99th Light Infantry Division. These include unlawful killings, sexual violence and the systematic burning of Rohingya houses and buildings. | 25.6.2018’ |

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

‘3.

Than Oo

Date of birth: 12 October 1973

Gender: male

Military identification number: BC 25723

Brigadier General Than Oo was the Commander of the 99th Light Infantry Division of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) until May 2018. In that context, he is responsible for the atrocities and serious human rights violations committed against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State in the second half of 2017 by the 99th Light Infantry Division. These include unlawful killings, sexual violence and the systematic burning of Rohingya houses and buildings.

25.6.2018’

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