# L_2020130EN.01002501.xml

| 24.4.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 130/25 |
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24.4.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 130/25

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2020/563

of 23 April 2020

amending Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Myanmar/Burma

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 29 thereof,

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

Whereas:

| (1) | On 22 April 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/184/CFSP (1), concerning restrictive measures against Myanmar/Burma. |
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(1)

On 22 April 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/184/CFSP (1), concerning restrictive measures against Myanmar/Burma.

| (2) | On the basis of a review of Decision 2013/184/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 30 April 2021. |
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(2)

On the basis of a review of Decision 2013/184/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 30 April 2021.

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

For one listing, updated information has been received.

| (4) | Decision 2013/184/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(4)

Decision 2013/184/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2013/184/CFSP is amended as follows:

| (1) | Article 12 is replaced by the following:

  ‘Article 12
  This Decision shall apply until 30 April 2021. It shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’; |
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(1)

Article 12 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 12

This Decision shall apply until 30 April 2021. It shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’;

| (2) | the Annex is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision. |
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(2)

the Annex is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 23 April 2020.

For the Council

The President

G. GRLIĆ RADMAN

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(1)  Council Decision 2013/184/CFSP of 22 April 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Myanmar/Burma and repealing Decision 2010/232/CFSP (OJ L 111, 23.4.2013, p. 75).

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ANNEX

Entry 3 in the list of persons and entities set out in the Annex to Decision 2013/184/CFSP 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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