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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         

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# 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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2013/184/CFSP of 22 April 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Myanmar/Burma(1),                        

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

Whereas:

(1)Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 of 25 February 2008 renewing and strengthening the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar(2) provides for certain measures to be taken in relation to Myanmar/Burma, including restrictions on certain exports from Myanmar/Burma                              and a freezing of the assets of certain individuals and entities.

(2)By Decision 2013/184/CFSP, the Council agreed, as a means of encouraging positive changes to continue, that all those restrictive                              measures should be lifted, with the exception of the arms embargo and the embargo on equipment which might be used for internal                              repression.

(3)Council Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 should therefore be repealed, and certain of its provisions replaced by this Regulation.

(4)In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force                              on the day of its publication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

# [F1Article 1U.K.

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:                   

‘claim’ means any claim, whether asserted by legal proceedings or not, made before or after the date of entry into force of this                                 Regulation, under or in connection with a contract or transaction, and includes in particular:                            

a claim for performance of any obligation arising under or in connection with a contract or transaction;                                     

a claim for extension or payment of a bond, financial guarantee or indemnity of whatever form;                                     

a claim for compensation in respect of a contract or transaction;                                     

a counterclaim;                                     

a claim for the recognition or enforcement, including by the procedure of *exequatur*, of a judgment, an arbitration award or an equivalent decision, wherever made or given;                                     

‘contract or transaction’ means any transaction of whatever form and whatever the applicable law, whether comprising one or more contracts or similar                                 obligations made between the same or different parties; for this purpose ‘contract’ includes a bond, guarantee or indemnity, particularly a financial guarantee or financial indemnity, and credit, whether legally                                 independent or not, as well as any related provision arising under, or in connection with, the transaction;                            

‘competent authorities’ refers to the competent authorities of the Member States as identified on the websites listed in Annex II;                            

‘economic resources’ means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds, but may be used to                                 obtain funds, goods or services;                            

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

‘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;                            

‘funds’ means financial assets and 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 representing securities,                                          bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and 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; and                                     

documents showing evidence of an interest in funds or financial resources;                                     

‘technical assistance’ means any technical support related to repairs, development, manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance, or any other technical                                 service, and may take forms such as instruction, advice, training, transmission of working knowledge or skills or consulting                                 services, including verbal forms of assistance;                            

‘brokering services’ means:                            

the negotiation or arrangement of transactions for the purchase, sale or supply of goods and technology from a third country                                          to any other third country, or                                     

the selling or buying of goods and technology that are located in third countries for their transfer to another third country;                                     

‘import’ means any entry of goods into the customs territory of the Union or other territories to which the Treaty applies, under                                 the conditions laid down in Articles 349 and 355 thereof. It includes, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of                                 the European Parliament and of the Council (3)  laying down the Union Customs Code, placing in a free zone, placing under special procedure and release for free circulation,                                 but it excludes transit or temporary storage;                            

‘export’ means any departure of goods from the customs territory of the Union or other territories to which the Treaty applies, under                                 the conditions laid down in Articles 349 and 355 thereof. It includes, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013,                                 the departure of goods that requires a customs declaration and the departure of goods after their storage in a free zone or                                 after their placement under a special procedure, but it excludes transit or temporary storage;                            

‘exporter’ means any natural or legal person on whose behalf an export declaration is made, being the person who, at the time when the                                 declaration is accepted, holds the contract with the consignee in the third country and has the power for determining the                                 sending of the item out of the customs territory of the Union or other territories to which the Treaty applies;                            

‘territory of the Union’ means the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty,                                 including their airspace.]                            

Textual Amendments

F1Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## CHAPTER 1U.K.

## Article 2U.K.

1.It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, equipment which might be used for internal                        repression as listed in Annex I, whether or not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in,                        or for use in Myanmar/Burma.                  

2.Paragraph 1 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and helmets, temporarily exported to Myanmar/Burma                        by United Nations personnel, personnel of the European Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian                        and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only.                  

## Article 3U.K.

1.It shall be prohibited:                  

(a)to provide technical assistance 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 Myanmar/Burma;                  

(b)to provide financing or financial assistance related to military activities, including, in particular, grants, loans and export                        credit insurance for any sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel, directly or indirectly to any natural                        or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in Myanmar/Burma.                  

2.It shall be prohibited:                  

(a)to provide technical assistance related to the equipment which might be used for internal repression as listed in Annex I,                        directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in Myanmar/Burma;                  

(b)to provide financing or financial assistance related to the equipment listed in Annex I, including, in particular, grants,                        loans and export credit insurance, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in                        Myanmar/Burma.                  

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Textual Amendments

F2Deleted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## [F3Article 3aU.K.

1.It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, dual-use goods and technology as included                           in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 (4) , whether or not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Myanmar/Burma or for use in Myanmar/Burma,                           if those items are or may be intended, in their entirety or in part, for military use, military end-user or the Border Guard                           Police.                  

Where the end-user is the Myanmar's/Burma's military, any dual-use goods and technology procured by it shall be deemed to                        be for military use.                   

2.When deciding on requests for authorisations in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 428/2009, the competent authorities shall                           not grant an authorisation for exports to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Myanmar/Burma or for use in Myanmar/Burma,                           if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the end-user might be a military end-user, the Border Guard Police or that                           the goods might have a military end-use.                  

3.Exporters shall supply the competent authorities with all relevant information required for their application for an export                           authorisation.                  

4.It shall be prohibited:                  

(a)to provide technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to goods and technology referred to in paragraph                           1 and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of these goods and technology, directly or indirectly to any military                           end-user, the Border Guard Police or for military use in Myanmar/Burma;                  

(b)to provide financing or financial assistance related to goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1, including in particular                           grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of these goods and technology, or for                           the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services, directly or indirectly to any military                           end-user, the Border Guard Police or for military use in Myanmar/Burma.                  

5.The prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 4 shall be without prejudice to the execution of contracts concluded before 27 April 2018 or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.                  

6.Paragraph 1 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Myanmar/Burma                           by UN personnel, personnel of the EU or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers                           and associated personnel for their personal use only.                  

Textual Amendments

F3Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## Article 3bU.K.

1.It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, equipment, technology or software identified                           in Annex III, whether or not originating in the Union, to any person, entity or body in Myanmar/Burma or for use in Myanmar/Burma,                           unless the competent authority of the relevant Member State, as identified on the websites listed in Annex II, has given prior                           authorisation.                  

2.The competent authorities of the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex II, shall not grant any authorisation                           under paragraph 1 if they have reasonable grounds to determine that the equipment, technology or software in question would                           be used for internal repression by the Government of Myanmar/Burma, public bodies, corporations or agencies, or any person                           or entity acting on their behalf or at their direction.                  

3.Annex III shall include equipment, technology or software intended primarily for use in the monitoring or interception of                           internet or telephone communications.                  

4.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this                           Article, within four weeks of the authorisation.                  

Textual Amendments

F3Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## Article 3cU.K.

1.Unless the competent authority of the relevant Member State, as identified on the websites listed in Annex II, has given prior                           authorisation in accordance with Article 3b, it shall be prohibited:                  

(a)to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services related to the equipment, technology and software                           identified in Annex III, or related to the installation, provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of the equipment and                           technology identified in Annex III or to the provision, installation, operation or updating of any software identified in                           Annex III, to any person, entity or body in Myanmar/Burma or for use in Myanmar/Burma;                  

(b)to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the equipment, technology and software identified                           in Annex III to any person, entity or body in Myanmar/Burma or for use in Myanmar/Burma;                  

(c)to provide any telecommunication or internet monitoring or interception services of any kind to, or for the direct or indirect                           benefit of, Government of Myanmar/Burma, public bodies, corporations and agencies or any person or entity acting on their                           behalf or at their direction.                  

2.For the purposes of point (c) of paragraph 1, ‘telecommunication or internet monitoring or interception services’ means those services that provide, in particular using equipment, technology or software as identified in Annex III, access                           to and delivery of a subject's incoming and outgoing telecommunications and call- associated data for the purpose of its extraction,                           decoding, recording, processing, analysis or storing, or any other related activity.]                  

Textual Amendments

F3Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## Article 4U.K.

[F11.By way of derogation from Articles 2(1), 3(2), 3a(1) and 3a(4), and subject to Article 5, the competent authorities in the                           Member States, as indicated in the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate:                  

(a)the sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment which might be used for internal repression as listed in Annex I or dual-use                           goods and technology listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009, intended solely for humanitarian or protective use,                           or for institution-building programmes of the United Nations and the European Union, or for European Union and United Nations                           crisis-management operations;                  

(b)the sale, supply, transfer or export of de-mining equipment and material for use in de-mining operations; and                  

(c)the provision of financing and financial assistance and technical assistance related to equipment, material, programmes and                           operations referred to in points (a) and (b).]                  

2.By way of derogation from Article 3(1), and subject to Article 5, the competent authorities in the Member States, as listed                        in Annex II, may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the provision of financing and financial assistance                        and technical assistance related to:                  

(a)non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, or for institution-building programmes of                        the United Nations and the European Union;                  

(b)materiel intended for European Union and United Nations crisis-management operations.                  

Textual Amendments

F1Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## [F3Article 4aU.K.

1.All funds and economic resources belonging to or owned, held or controlled by any natural or legal person, entity or body                           listed in Annex IV 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 or bodies listed in Annex IV.                  

3.Annex IV shall include:                  

(a)natural persons from the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and the Border Guard Police responsible for serious human rights                           violations in Myanmar/Burma;                  

(b)natural persons from the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and the Border Guard Police responsible for obstructing the provision                           of humanitarian assistance to civilians in need;                  

(c)natural persons from the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and the Border Guard Police responsible for obstructing the conduct                           of independent investigations into alleged serious human rights violations or abuses;                  

(d)natural or legal persons, entities or bodies associated with the natural persons referred to in points (a), (b) and (c).                  

4.Annex IV shall include the grounds for the listing of the persons, entities and bodies concerned.                  

5.Annex IV shall also include, where available, information necessary to identify the natural or legal persons, entities and                           bodies concerned. With regard to natural persons, such information may include names including aliases, date and place of                           birth, nationality, passport and ID card numbers, gender, address, if known, and function or profession. With regard to legal                           persons, entities and bodies, such information may include names, place and date of registration, registration number and                           place of business.                  

Textual Amendments

F3Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## Article 4bU.K.

1.By way of derogation from Article 4a, the competent authorities of the Member States as identified on the websites listed                           in Annex II, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds                           or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic                           resources are:                  

(a)necessary to satisfy the basic needs of natural and legal persons listed in Annex IV, and dependent family members of such                           natural persons, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums                           and public utility charges;                  

(b)intended exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees or reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the                           provision of legal services;                  

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

(d)necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the relevant competent authority has notified the grounds on which it                           considers that a specific authorisation should be granted to the competent authorities of the other Member States and to the                           Commission at least two weeks prior to authorisation; or                  

(e)to be paid into or from an account of a diplomatic or consular mission or an international organisation enjoying immunities                           in accordance with international law, insofar as such payments are intended to be used for official purposes of the diplomatic                           or consular mission or international organisation.                  

2.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph                           1 within four weeks following the authorisation.                  

Textual Amendments

F3Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## Article 4cU.K.

1.By way of derogation from Article 4a, the competent authorities in the Member States as identified on the websites listed                           in Annex II, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources if the following conditions are met:                  

(a)the funds or economic resources are subject to an arbitral decision rendered prior to the date on which the natural or legal                           person, entity or body referred to in Article 4a was included in Annex IV, or of a judicial or administrative decision rendered                           in the Union, or a judicial decision enforceable in the Member State concerned, prior to, on or after that date;                  

(b)the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a decision or recognised as valid                           in such a decision, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims;                  

(c)the decision is not for the benefit of a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex IV; and                  

(d)recognising the decision is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.                  

2.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph                           1 within four weeks of the authorisation.                  

Textual Amendments

F3Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## Article 4dU.K.

1.By way of derogation from Article 4a and provided that a payment by a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex                           IV is due under a contract or agreement that was concluded by, or an obligation that arose for, the natural or legal person,                           entity or body concerned before the date on which that natural or legal person, entity or body was included in Annex IV, the                           competent authorities of the Member States may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the release of certain                           frozen funds or economic resources, provided that the competent authority concerned has determined that:                  

(a)the funds or economic resources are to be used for a payment by a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex                           IV;                  

(b)the payment is not in breach of Article 4a(2)                  

2.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph                           1 within four weeks of the authorisation.                  

3.Article 4a(2) shall not prevent the crediting of the frozen accounts by financial or credit institutions that receive funds                           transferred by third parties to the account of a listed natural or legal person, entity or body, provided that any additions                           to such accounts will also be frozen. The financial or credit institution shall inform the relevant competent authority about                           any such transaction without delay.                  

4.Provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments are frozen in accordance with Article 4a, Article 4a(2) shall                           not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:                  

(a)interest or other earnings on those accounts;                  

(b)payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose before the date on which the natural                           or legal person, entity or body referred to in Article 4a was included in Annex IV; or                  

(c)payments due under judicial, administrative or arbitral decisions rendered in a Member State or enforceable in the Member                           State concerned.                  

Textual Amendments

F3Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## Article 4eU.K.

1.Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy, natural and legal                           persons, entities and bodies shall:                  

(a)supply immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as information on accounts                           and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 4a, to the competent authority of the Member State where they are resident or                           located, and shall transmit such information, directly or through the Member State, to the Commission; and                  

(b)cooperate with the competent authority in any verification of the information referred to in point (a).                  

2.Any additional information received directly by the Commission shall be made available to the Member States.                  

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

Textual Amendments

F3Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## Article 4fU.K.

1.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 or entity or body implementing it, or its directors or employees, unless it is                           proved that the funds and economic resources were frozen or withheld as a result of negligence.                  

2.Actions by natural or legal persons, entities or bodies shall not give rise to any liability of any kind on their part if                           they did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that their actions would infringe the measures set out in this                           Regulation.                  

Textual Amendments

F3Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## Article 4gU.K.

It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent                        the measures laid down in this Regulation.                   

Textual Amendments

F3Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## Article 4hU.K.

1.No claims in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affected, directly or indirectly,                           in whole or in part, by the measures imposed under this Regulation, including claims for indemnity or any other claim of this                           type, such as a claim for compensation or a claim under a guarantee, in particular a claim for extension or payment of a bond,                           guarantee or indemnity, in particular a financial guarantee or financial indemnity, of whatever form, shall be satisfied,                           if they are made by:                  

(a)designated natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex IV;                  

(b)any natural or legal person, entity or body acting through or on behalf of one of the persons, entities or bodies referred                           to in point (a).                  

2.In any proceedings for the enforcement of a claim, the onus of proving that satisfying the claim is not prohibited by paragraph                           1 shall be on the natural or legal person, entity or body seeking the enforcement of that claim.                  

3.This Article is without prejudice to the right of the natural or legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in paragraph                           1 to judicial review of the legality of the non-performance of contractual obligations in accordance with this Regulation.                  

Textual Amendments

F3Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## Article 4iU.K.

1.Where the Council decides to subject a natural or legal person, entity or body to the measures referred to in Article 4a,                           it shall amend Annex IV accordingly.                  

2.The Council shall communicate its decision, including the grounds for listing, to the natural or legal person, entity or body                           referred to in paragraph 1, either directly, if the address is known, or through the publication of a notice, providing such                           natural or legal person, entity or body with an opportunity to present observations.                  

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

4.The list in Annex IV shall be reviewed at regular intervals and at least every 12 months.]                  

Textual Amendments

F3Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## CHAPTER 2U.K.

## Article 5U.K.

The authorisations referred to in Article 4 shall not be granted for activities that have already taken place.

## [F1Article 6U.K.

1.The Commission and Member States shall inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and share any other relevant                           information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information concerning:                  

(a)funds frozen under Article 4a and authorisations granted under Articles 3a, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c and 4d;                  

(b)violation and enforcement problems and judgments handed down by national courts.                  

2.The Member States shall immediately inform each other and the Commission of any other relevant information at their disposal                           which might affect the effective implementation of this Regulation.]                  

Textual Amendments

F1Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                 respect of Myanmar/Burma.

## Article 7U.K.

The Commission shall be empowered to amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States.

## Article 8U.K.

1.Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall                        take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate                        and dissuasive.                  

2.Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall                        notify it of any subsequent amendment.                  

## Article 9U.K.

1.Member States shall designate the competent authorities referred to in this Regulation and identify them in, or through, the                        websites listed in Annex II.                  

2.Member States shall notify the Commission of their competent authorities without delay after the entry into force of this                        Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent changes.                  

## Article 10U.K.

This Regulation shall apply:

within the territory of the Union, including its airspace;

on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State;

to any person inside or outside the territory of the Union who is a national of a Member State;

to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;

to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Union.

## Article 11U.K.

Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 is hereby repealed.

## Article 12U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.

## ANNEX IU.K.**List of equipment which might be used for internal repression as referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 4**

Firearms, ammunition and related accessories therefor, as follows:

Firearms not controlled by ML 1 and ML 2 of the EU Common Military List(5);                                    

Ammunition specially designed for the firearms listed in 1.1 and specially designed components therefor;

Weapon-sights not controlled by the EU Common Military List.

Bombs and grenades not controlled by the EU Common Military List.

Vehicles as follows:

Vehicles equipped with a water cannon, specially designed or modified for the purpose of riot control;

Vehicles specially designed or modified to be electrified to repel borders;

Vehicles specially designed or modified to remove barricades, including construction equipment with ballistic protection;

Vehicles specially designed for the transport or transfer of prisoners and/or detainees;

Vehicles specially designed to deploy mobile barriers;

Components for the vehicles specified in 3.1 to 3.5 specially designed for the purposes of riot control.

### *Note 1:*This item does not control vehicles specially designed for the purposes of fire-fighting.U.K.

### *Note 2:*For the purposes of item 3.5 the term 'vehicles' includes trailers.U.K.

Explosive substances and related equipment as follows:

Equipment and devices specially designed to initiate explosions by electrical or non-electrical means, including firing sets,                                       detonators, igniters, boosters and detonating cord, and specially designed components therefor; except those specially designed                                       for a specific commercial use consisting of the actuation or operation by explosive means of other equipment or devices the                                       function of which is not the creation of explosions (e.g., car air-bag inflaters, electric-surge arresters of fire sprinkler                                       actuators);                                    

Linear cutting explosive charges not controlled by the EU Common Military List;

Other explosives not controlled by the EU Common Military List and related substances as follows:

amatol;

nitrocellulose (containing more than 12,5 % nitrogen);

nitroglycol;

pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN);

picryl chloride;

2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT).

Protective equipment not controlled by ML 13 of the EU Common Military List as follows:

Body armour providing ballistic and/or stabbing protection;

Helmets providing ballistic and/or fragmentation protection, anti-riot helmets, antiriot shields and ballistic shields.

*Note:* This item does not control:U.K.                                    
                      -  equipment specially designed for sports activities; 
                      -  equipment specially designed for safety of work requirements. 

Simulators, other than those controlled by ML 14 of the EU Common Military List, for training in the use of firearms, and                              specially designed software therefor.                           

Night vision, thermal imaging equipment and image intensifier tubes, other than those controlled by the EU Common Military                              List.                           

Razor barbed wire.

Military knives, combat knives and bayonets with blade lengths in excess of 10 cm.

Production equipment specially designed for the items specified in this list.

Specific technology for the development, production or use of the items specified in this list.

## ANNEX IIU.K.

### **Websites for information on the competent authorities referred to in Articles 4, 7 and 9 and address for notifications to                           the European Commission**U.K.

#### BELGIUMU.K.

http://www.diplomatie.be/eusanctions

#### BULGARIAU.K.

http://www.mfa.bg/en/pages/135/index.html

#### CZECH REPUBLICU.K.

http://www.mfcr.cz/mezinarodnisankce

#### DENMARKU.K.

http://um.dk/da/politik-og-diplomati/retsorden/sanktioner/

#### GERMANYU.K.

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

#### ESTONIAU.K.

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

#### IRELANDU.K.

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

#### GREECEU.K.

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

#### SPAINU.K.

http://www.maec.es/es/MenuPpal/Asuntos/Sanciones%20Internacionales/Paginas/Sanciones_%20Internacionales.aspx

#### FRANCEU.K.

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

#### ITALYU.K.

http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Europea/Deroghe.htm

#### CYPRUSU.K.

http://www.mfa.gov.cy/sanctions

#### LATVIAU.K.

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

#### LITHUANIAU.K.

http://www.urm.lt/sanctions

#### LUXEMBOURGU.K.

http://www.mae.lu/sanctions

#### HUNGARYU.K.

http://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu/kum/hu/bal/Kulpolitikank/nemzetkozi_szankciok/

#### MALTAU.K.

http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/bodies/boards/sanctions_monitoring.asp

#### NETHERLANDSU.K.

http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-vrede-en-veiligheid/sancties

#### AUSTRIAU.K.

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

#### POLANDU.K.

http://www.msz.gov.pl

#### PORTUGALU.K.

http://www.min-nestrangeiros.pt

#### ROMANIAU.K.

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

#### SLOVENIAU.K.

http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/zunanja_politika_in_mednarodno_pravo/zunanja_politika/mednarodna_varnost/omejevalni_ukrepi/

#### SLOVAKIAU.K.

http://www.mzv.sk/sk/europske_zalezitosti/sankcie_eu-sankcie_eu

#### FINLANDU.K.

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

#### SWEDENU.K.

http://www.ud.se/sanktioner

#### UNITED KINGDOMU.K.

http://www.fco.gov.uk/competentauthorities

### **Address for notifications to the European Commission:**U.K.

European Commission

Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI)

EEAS 02/309

B-1049 Brussels

Belgium

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

## [F3ANNEX IIIU.K.**Equipment, technology and software referred to in Articles 3b and 3c**

### *General Note*U.K.

Notwithstanding the contents of this Annex, it shall not apply to:                   

equipment, technology or software which are specified in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 or the Common Military List;                                 or                            

software which is designed for installation by the user without further substantial support by the supplier and which is generally                                 available to the public by being sold from stock at retail selling points, without restriction, by means of:                            

over-the-counter transactions;                                     

mail order transactions;                                     

electronic transactions; or                                     

telephone order transactions; or                                     

software which is in the public domain.                            

The sections A, B, C, D and E refer to the sections referred to in Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.                   

The ‘equipment, technology and software’ referred to in Articles 3b and 3c is:                   

List of equipment                            
                -  Deep Packet Inspection equipment                                   
                -  Network Interception equipment including Interception Management Equipment (IMS) and Data Retention Link Intelligence equipment                                   
                -  Radio Frequency monitoring equipment                                   
                -  Network and Satellite jamming equipment                                   
                -  Remote Infection equipment                                   
                -  Speaker recognition/processing equipment                                   
                -  IMSI (6) , MSISDN (7) , IMEI (8) , TMSI (9)  interception and monitoring equipment                                   
                -  Tactical SMS (10) /GSM (11) /GPS (12) /GPRS (13) /UMTS (14) /CDMA (15) /PSTN (16)  interception and monitoring equipment                                   
                -  DHCP (17) /SMTP (18) , GTP (19)  information interception and monitoring equipment                                   
                -  Pattern Recognition and Pattern Profiling equipment                                   
                -  Remote Forensics equipment                                   
                -  Semantic Processing Engine equipment                                   
                -  WEP and WPA code breaking equipment                                   
                -  Interception equipment for VoIP proprietary and standard protocol                                   

Not used                            

Not used                            

‘Software’ for the ‘development’, ‘production’ or ‘use’ of the equipment specified in A above.                            

‘Technology’ for the ‘development’, ‘production’ or ‘use’ of the equipment specified in A above.                            

Equipment, technology and software falling within these sections is within the scope of this Annex only to the extent that                        it falls within the general description ‘internet, telephone and satellite communications interception and monitoring systems’.                   

For the purpose of this Annex ‘monitoring’ means acquisition, extraction, decoding, recording, processing, analysis and archiving call content or network data.]                   

## [F3ANNEX IVU.K.**List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 4a]**

1

OJ L 111, 23.4.2013, p. 75.                           

2

OJ L 66, 10.3.2008, p. 1.                           

3

[F1Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).]                            

4

[F3Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (OJ L 134, 29.5.2009, p. 1).]                            

5

Common Military List of the European Union (adopted by the Council on 11 March 2013) (OJ C 30, 27.3.2013, p. 1).                           

6

[F3IMSI stands for International Mobile Subscriber Identity. It is a unique identification code for each mobile telephony device,                                 integrated in the SIM card and which allows identification of such SIM via GSM and UMTS networks.]                            

7

[F3MSISDN stands for Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network Number. It is a number uniquely identifying a subscription                                 in a GSM or a UMTS mobile network. Simply put, it is the telephone number to the SIM card in a mobile phone and therefore                                 it identifies a mobile subscriber as well as IMSI, but to route calls through him.]                            

8

[F3IMEI stands for International Mobile Equipment Identity. It is a number, usually unique to identify GSM, WCDMA and IDEN mobile                                 phones as well as some satellite phones. It is usually found printed inside the battery compartment of the phone. Interception                                 (wiretapping) can be specified by its IMEI number as well as IMSI and MSISDN.]                            

9

[F3TMSI stands for Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity. It is the identity that is most commonly sent between the mobile and                                 the network.]                            

10

[F3SMS stands for Short Message System.]                            

11

[F3GSM stands for Global System for Mobile Communications.]                            

12

[F3GPS stands for Global Positioning System.]                            

13

[F3GPRS stands for General Package Radio Service.]                            

14

[F3UMTS stands for Universal Mobile Telecommunication System.]                            

15

[F3CDMA stands for Code Division Multiple Access.]                            

16

[F3PSTN stands for Public Switch Telephone Networks.]                            

17

[F3DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.]                            

18

[F3SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.]                            

19

[F3GTP stands for GPRS Tunnelling Protocol.]                            

Textual Amendments

F1Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                    respect of Myanmar/Burma.

F3Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in                                    respect of Myanmar/Burma.