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Council Decision 2013/798/CFSP of 23 December 2013 concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic

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# Council Decision 2013/798/CFSP                     

# of 23 December 2013

# concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:

(1)On 16 December 2013, the Council expressed its deep concern regarding the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR).

(2)On 5 December 2013, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2127 (2013), which imposes an arms embargo against                              the Central African Republic (CAR).

(3)Further Union action is needed in order to implement certain measures,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

# Article 1U.K.

1.The sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military                        vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned to the Central African Republic (‘CAR’)                        by nationals of Member States or from the territories of Member States or using their flag vessels or aircraft shall be prohibited                        whether originating or not in their territories.                  

2.It shall be prohibited:                  

(a)to provide technical assistance, brokering services and other services, including the provision of armed mercenary personnel,                        related to military activities and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of arms and related materiel of all                        types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the                        aforementioned, directly or indirectly, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in the CAR;                  

(b)to provide financing or financial assistance related to military activities, including in particular grants, loans and export                        credit insurance, as well as insurance and reinsurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel                        or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services and other services, directly or indirectly, to any                        person, entity or body in, or for use in the CAR;                  

(c)to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions                        referred to in points (a) or (b).                  

# Article 2U.K.

1.Article 1 shall not apply to:                  

[F1(a)the sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel, and the provision of related technical assistance or financing                           and financial assistance, intended solely for the support of or use by the Mission for the Consolidation of Peace in Central                           African Republic (MICOPAX), African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA), United Nations                           Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) and its guard unit, the African Union-Regional Task                           Force (AU-RTF), the French forces deployed in the CAR, and the European Union operation in the CAR (EUFOR RCA);]                  

(b)the sale, supply, transfer or export of protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported                        to the CAR by United Nations personnel, personnel of the Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian                        and development workers and associated personnel, for their personal use only;                  

(c)the sale, supply, transfer or export of small arms and related materiel intended solely for use in international patrols providing                        security in the Sangha River Tri-national Protected Area to defend against poaching, smuggling of ivory and arms, and other                        activities contrary to the national laws of CAR or CAR's international legal obligations.                  

2.Article 1 shall not apply to:                  

(a)the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use,                        and related technical assistance;                  

(b)the sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and other related lethal equipment to the CAR security forces, intended solely                        for support of or use in the CAR process of Security Sector Reform (SSR);                  

(c)the sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel, and related technical or financial assistance, including                        personnel;                  

as approved in advance by the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 57 of UNSC 2127 (2013).

Textual Amendments

F1Substituted by Council Decision 2014/125/CFSP of 10 March 2014 amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the                                 Central African Republic.

# [F2Article 2aU.K.

1.Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of the persons                           designated by the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 57 of UNSCR 2127 (2013) (‘the Committee’) as persons engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR, including                           acts that threaten or violate transitional agreements, or that threaten or impede the political transition process, including                           a transition towards free and fair democratic elections, or that fuel violence, including persons:                  

(a)acting in violation of the arms embargo established in paragraph 54 of UNSCR 2127 (2013) and Article 1 of this Decision, or                           having directly or indirectly supplied, sold, or transferred to armed groups or criminal networks in the CAR, or having been                           the recipient of arms or any related materiel, or any technical advice, training, or assistance, including financing and financial                           assistance, related to violent activities of armed groups or criminal networks in the CAR;                  

(b)involved in planning, directing, or committing acts that violate international human rights law or international humanitarian                           law, as applicable, or that constitute human rights abuses or violations, in the CAR, including acts involving sexual violence,                           targeting of civilians, ethnic- or religious-based attacks, attacks on schools and hospitals, and abduction and forced displacement;                  

(c)recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the CAR, in violation of applicable international law;                  

(d)providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation of natural resources, including diamonds                           and wildlife and wildlife products, in the CAR;                  

(e)obstructing the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the CAR, or access to, or distribution of, humanitarian assistance                           in the CAR;                  

(f)involved in planning, directing, sponsoring, or conducting attacks against UN missions or international security presences,                           including BINUCA, MISCA, the European Union operation (EUFOR RCA) and the other forces who support them;                  

(g)who are leaders of, have provided support to, or acted for or on behalf of or at the direction of, an entity designated by                           the Committee;                  

as listed in the Annex to this Decision.                   

2.Paragraph 1 shall not oblige a Member State to refuse its own nationals entry into its territory.                  

3.Paragraph 1 shall not apply where entry or transit is necessary for the fulfilment of a judicial process.                  

4.Paragraph 1 shall not apply where the Committee determines, on a case-by-case basis, that:                  

(a)travel is justified on the grounds of humanitarian need, including religious obligation;                  

(b)an exemption would further the objectives of peace and national reconciliation in the CAR and regional stability.                  

5.In cases where, pursuant to paragraph 3 or 4, a Member State authorises the entry into, or transit through, its territory                           of a person listed in the Annex, the authorisation shall be limited to the purpose for which it was granted and to the person                           concerned thereby.                  

Textual Amendments

F2Inserted by Council Decision 2014/125/CFSP of 10 March 2014 amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the                                 Central African Republic.

# Article 2bU.K.

1.All funds and economic resources owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the persons or entities designated by the Committee                           as engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR, including acts that                           threaten or violate transitional agreements, or that threaten or impede the political transition process, including a transition                           towards free and fair democratic elections, or that fuel violence, including persons and entities:                  

(a)acting in violation of the arms embargo established in paragraph 54 of UNSCR 2127 (2013) and Article 1 of this Decision, or                           having directly or indirectly supplied, sold, or transferred to armed groups or criminal networks in the CAR, or having been                           the recipient of arms or any related materiel, or any technical advice, training, or assistance, including financing and financial                           assistance, related to violent activities of armed groups or criminal networks in the CAR;                  

(b)involved in planning, directing, or committing acts that violate international human rights law or international humanitarian                           law, as applicable, or that constitute human rights abuses or violations, in the CAR, including acts involving sexual violence,                           targeting of civilians, ethnic- or religious-based attacks, attacks on schools and hospitals, and abduction and forced displacement;                  

(c)recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the CAR, in violation of applicable international law;                  

(d)providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation of natural resources, including diamonds                           and wildlife and wildlife products, in the CAR;                  

(e)obstructing the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the CAR, or access to, or distribution of, humanitarian assistance                           in the CAR;                  

(f)involved in planning, directing, sponsoring, or conducting attacks against UN missions or international security presences,                           including BINUCA, MISCA, the European Union operation (EUFOR RCA) and the other forces who support them;                  

(g)who are leaders of, have provided support to, or acted for or on behalf of or at the direction of, an entity designated by                           the Committee;                  

or persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, or entities owned or controlled by them, shall be frozen.                   

The persons and entities referred to in this paragraph are listed in the Annex to this Decision.                   

2.No funds, financial assets or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of                           any person or entity referred to in paragraph 1.                  

3.A Member State may allow for exemptions from the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 in respect of funds and economic                           resources which 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 the payment of reasonable professional fees and the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated                           with the provision of legal services;                  

(c)intended exclusively for the payment of fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds, other                           financial assets and economic resources;                  

after notification by the Member State concerned to the Committee of the intention to authorise, where appropriate, access                        to such funds and economic resources, and in the absence of a negative decision by the Committee within five working days                        of such notification.                   

4.A Member State may also allow for exemptions from the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 in respect of funds and economic                           resources which are:                  

(a)necessary for extraordinary expenses, after notification by the Member State concerned to the Committee and approval by the                           latter;                  

(b)the subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien or judgment, in which case the funds and economic resources may                           be used to satisfy that lien or judgment provided that the lien or judgment was entered into prior to 28 January 2014, and is not for the benefit of a person or entity referred to in this Article, after notification by the Member State concerned                           to the Committee.                  

5.Paragraph 1 shall not prevent a designated person or entity from making payment due under a contract entered into before the                           listing of such a person or entity, provided that the relevant Member State has determined that the payment is not directly                           or indirectly received by a person or entity referred to in paragraph 1 and after notification by the relevant Member State                           to the Committee of the intention to make or receive such payments or to authorise, where appropriate, the unfreezing of funds                           or economic resources for this purpose, 10 working days prior to such authorisation.                  

6.Paragraph 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 that arose prior to the date on which those                           accounts became subject to restrictive measures under this Decision;                  

provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments continue to be subject to paragraph 1.                   

Textual Amendments

F2Inserted by Council Decision 2014/125/CFSP of 10 March 2014 amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the                                 Central African Republic.

# Article 2cU.K.

The Council shall establish the list in the Annex and shall amend it in accordance with determinations made by the United                        Nations Security Council or by the Committee.                   

Textual Amendments

F2Inserted by Council Decision 2014/125/CFSP of 10 March 2014 amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the                                 Central African Republic.

# Article 2dU.K.

1.Where the United Nations Security Council or the Committee designates a person or entity, the Council shall include that person                           or entity in the Annex. The Council shall communicate its decision, including the grounds for listing that person or entity,                           to the person or entity concerned, either directly, if the address is known, or through the publication of a notice, providing                           that person or entity with an opportunity to present observations.                  

2.Where observations are submitted, or where substantial new evidence is presented, the Council shall review its decision and                           inform the person or entity accordingly.                  

Textual Amendments

F2Inserted by Council Decision 2014/125/CFSP of 10 March 2014 amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the                                 Central African Republic.

# Article 2eU.K.

1.The Annex shall include the grounds for listing the persons and entities as provided by the United Nations Security Council                           or by the Committee.                  

2.The Annex shall also include, where available, information provided by the United Nations Security Council or by the Committee                           necessary to identify the persons or entities concerned. With regard to persons, such information may include names including                           aliases, the date and place of birth, nationality, passport and ID card numbers, gender, address, and function or profession.                           With regard to entities, such information may include names, the place and date of registration, registration number and place                           of business. The Annex shall also include the date of designation by the United Nations Security Council or by the Committee.]                  

Textual Amendments

F2Inserted by Council Decision 2014/125/CFSP of 10 March 2014 amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the                                 Central African Republic.

# Article 3U.K.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union*.                  

## [F2ANNEXU.K.**List of persons referred to in Article 2a and of persons and entities referred to in Article 2b**

Persons                            

Entities]