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of16June2003
concerningcertainrestrictive measuresinrespect ofLiberia
(OJ L 150, 18.6.2003, p. 1)
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COUNCILREGULATION(EC)No1030/2003
of16June2003
concerningcertain restrictive measuresinrespectofLiberia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and
in particular Article 301 thereof,
Having regard to Council Common Position 2001/357/CFSP of 7 May
2001 concerning restrictive measures against Liberia (1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:
(1)United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1343 (2001) of 7
March2001 and 1408 (2002) of 6 May 2002 imposed restrictivemeasures on the government of Liberia for its support to armedrebel groups in the region. By Resolution 1478 (2003) of 6 May
2003, the Security Council decided to extend the application of
those restrictive measures for a period of 12 months from 7 May2003. It also decided to prohibit all imports of round logs andtimber products originating in Liberia for a period of 10 monthsfrom 7 July 2003.
(2)Certain of these measures fall under the scope of the Treaty and,therefore, notably with a view to avoiding distortion of competi-tion, Community legislation is necessary to implement therelevant decisions of the Security Council.
(3)Council Regulation (EC) No 1318/2002 of 22 July 2002concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia (
2),
implemented Resolutions 1343 (2001) and 1408 (2002) of theSecurity Council as far as the territory of the Community is
concerned. That Regulation expired on 8 May 2003. It is now
necessary to implement Resolution 1478 (2003). For the purposeof this Regulation, the territory of the Community is deemed toencompass the territories of the Member States to which theTreaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in that
Treaty.
(4)Member States should determine the sanctions applicable to
infringements of the provisions of this Regulation. Sanctionsprovided for should be proportionate, effective and dissuasive.
(5)Since Council Regulation (EC) No 1318/2002 expired on 8 May2003, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of itspublication and be applicable in line withth e dates provided forin Common Position 2003/365/CFSP of 19 May 2003,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Without prejudice to the powers of the Member States in the
exercise of their public authority, providing Liberia with technical
training or assistance related to the provision, manufacture, mainte-nance or use of arms and related material of all types includingweapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramili-tary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned shall beprohibited.2003R1030 — EN — 24.09.2003 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 126, 8.5.2001, p. 1. Common position as last amended by Common
Position 2003/365/CFSP of 19 May 2003 (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 49).
(2) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 1.
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2. The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply:
(a) to the provision of such technical training and assistance intended
solely for support of and use by the multinational force in Liberia,
if an authorisation in advance for such activities has been granted
by the competent authorities, as listed in Annex I, of the MemberState where the provider of such technical training and assistance isestablished;
(b) to any other provision of such technical training and assistance for
which the Committee established by paragraph 14 of UnitedNations Security Council Resolution 1343 (2001) has granted anexemption in advance. Such exemptions shall be obtained throughthe competent authorities of the Member States listed in Annex I tothis Regulation.
Article 2
1. The direct or indirect import into the Community of all rough
diamonds from Liberia, as defined in Annex II, whether originatingthere or not, shall be prohibited.
2. The direct or indirect import into the Community of all round
logs and timber products originating in Liberia, as defined in AnnexIII, shall be prohibited.
Article 3
The Commission shall be empowered to:
(a) amend Annex I on the basis of information supplied by Member
States;
(b) amend Annexes II and III in order to bring them into line with
changes that may be made to the Combined Nomenclature.
Article 4
Without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Member States
under the Charter of the United Nations, the Commission shall main-
tain all necessary contacts with the Committee established by
paragraph14 of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1343(2001) for the purpose of the effective implementation of this Regula-tion.
Article 5
The Commission and the Member States shall immediately inform each
other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply eachother with all relevant information at their disposal in connection with
this Regulation, in particular information in respect of violation and
enforcement problems and judgements handed down by national courts.
Article 6
This Regulation shall apply notwithstanding any rights conferred, or
obligations imposed, by any international agreement signed or anycontract entered into or any licence or permit granted before the entryinto force of this Regulation.
Article 7
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.
Pending the adoption, where necessary, of any legislation to this end,
the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulationare infringed shall, where relevant, be those determined by the MemberStates in order to give effect to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1318/2002.2003R1030 — EN — 24.09.2003 — 001.001 — 3
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2. EachMember State sh all be responsible for bringing proceedings
against any natural or legal person, entity or body under its jurisdiction,in cases of violation of any of the prohibitions laid down in this Regu-
lation by suchperson, entity or body.
Article 8
This Regulation shall apply:
(a) within the territory of the Community, including its airspace;
(b) on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a
Member State;
(c) to any person elsewhere who is a national of a Member State; and
(d) to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or consti-
tuted under the law of a Member State.
Article 9
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication
in theOfficial Journal of the European Union .
2. Article 1, Article 2(1) and Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall apply
from 8 May 2003.
Article 2(2) shall apply from 7 July 2003.3. This Regulation shall expire on 8 May 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.2003R1030 — EN — 24.09.2003 — 001.001 — 4
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ANNEX I
Listofcompetentauthoritiesreferred toinArticle 1(2)
BELGIUM
Service public fédéral des affaires étrangères, commerce extérieur et coopération
au développement
Egmont 1,Rue des Petits Carmes 19B-1000 Bruxelles
Direction des relations économiques et bilatérales extérieures
(a) Service Afrique du Sud du Sahara (B.22),
Tel. (32-2) 501 85 77
(b) Coordination de la politique commerciale (B.40)
Tel. (32-2) 501 83 20
(c) Service transports (B.42)
Tel. (32-2) 501 37 62Fax (32-2) 501 88 27
Service public fédéral économie, PME, classes moyennes et énergie
ARE 4 o division, service des licencesAvenue du Général Leman 60B-1040 Bruxelles
Tel. (32-2) 206 58 16/27
Fax (32-2) 230 83 22
DENMARK
Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen
Dahlerups PakhusLangelinie Allé 17DK-2100 København Ø
Tel. (45) 35 46 60 00
Fax (45) 35 46 60 01
Udenrigsministeriet
Asiatisk Plads 2
DK-1448 København KTel. (45) 33 92 00 00Fax (45) 32 54 05 33
Justitsministeriet
Slotsholmsgade 10DK-1216 København KTel. (45) 33 92 33 40
Fax (45) 33 93 35 10
GERMANY
Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)
Frankfurter Straße 29-35D-65760 EschbornTel. (49) 61 96 908-0
Fax (49) 61 96 908-800
GREECE
Ministry of Economy and Finance
General Secretariat for International Economic Relations
General Directorate for Policy Planning and Management1 Kornarou str.GR-105 63 Athènes
Tel. (30-210) 328 64 01-3
Fax (30-210) 328 64 04
ΥπουργείοΟικονοµίαςκαιΟικονοµικών
ΓενικήΓραµµατεία∆ιεθνώνΟικονοµικώνΣχέσεων
Γενική∆ιεύθυνσηΣχεδιασµούκαι∆ιαχείρισηςΠολιτικήςΚορνάρου1GR-105 63Αθήνα
Τηλ.:(30 -210) 328 64 01-3
Φαξ:(30 -210) 328 64 042003R1030 — EN — 24.09.2003 — 001.001 — 5
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SPAIN
Ministerio de Economía
Dirección General de Comercio e Inversiones
Paseo de la Castellana, 162E-28046 Madrid
Tel. (34) 913 49 38 60
Fax (34) 914 57 28 63
FRANCE
Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie
Direction générale des douanes et des droits indirectsCellule embargo — bureau E 2
Tel. (33) 1 44 74 48 93
Fax (33) 1 44 74 48 97
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Direction des Nations unies et des organisations internationales
Tel. (33) 1 43 17 59 68
Fax (33) 1 43 17 46 91
IRELAND
Department of Enterprise
Trade and Employment Licensing UnitEarlsfort Centre
Lower HatchSt.
Dublin 2IrelandTel. (353) 1 631 2121
Fax (353) 1 631 2562
ITALY
Ministero degli Affari esteri
D.G.A.E.-Uff. XRomaTel. (39) 06 36 91 37 50
Fax (39) 06 36 91 37 52
Ministero del Commercio estero
GabinettoRoma
Tel. (39) 06 59 93 23 10
Fax (39) 06 59 64 74 94
Ministero dei Trasporti
Gabinetto
Roma
Tel. (39) 06 44 26 71 16/84 90 40 94Fax (39) 06 44 26 71 14
LUXEMBOURG
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Office des licences
21, rue Philippe II
L-2340 LuxembourgTel. (352) 478 23 70Fax (352) 46 61 38
NETHERLANDS
Belastingsdienst/Douane centrale dienst voor in- en uitvoer
Team II
Postbus 30039700 RD Groningen
Nederland
Tel. (31) 50 5238111Fax (31) 50 5232210e-mail: cdiusgs@bart.nl2003R1030 — EN — 24.09.2003 — 001.001 — 6
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AUSTRIA
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Stubenring 1
A-1030 Wien
Tel. (43-1) 711 00
Fax (43-1) 711 00-8386
PORTUGAL
Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros
Direcção-Geral dos Assuntos Multilaterais
Largo Rilvas
P-1350-179 Lisboa
Tel. (351) 21 394 60 72
Fax (351) 21 394 60 73
FINLAND
Ulkoasiainministeriö/Utrikesministeriet
PL/PB 176
FIN-00161 Helsinki/Helsingfors
Tel. (358) 9 16 05 59 00
Fax (358) 9 16 05 57 07
SWEDEN
Regeringskansliet
Utrikesdepartementet
Rättssekretariatet för EU-frågor
Fredsgatan 6
S-103 39 Stockholm
Tel. (46) 8 405 10 00
Fax (46) 8 723 11 76
UNITED KINGDOM
Export Control Organisation
Department of Trade and Industry
4 Abbey Orchard Street
London SW1P 2HT
United Kingdom
Tel. (44) 20 7215 0594
Fax (44) 20 7215 0593
Export Control Organisation
Department of Trade and Industry
Kingsgate House
66-74 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6SW
United Kingdom
Tel. (44) 171 215 6740
Fax (44) 171 222 06122003R1030 — EN — 24.09.2003 — 001.001 — 7
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ANNEX II
Roughdiamondsreferred toinArticle2(1)
CN code Product description
ex 71021000 Unsorted diamonds, unworked and not mounted or set
71022100 Industrial diamonds, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted
71023100 Non-industrial diamonds, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted
71051000 Dust and powder of diamonds2003R1030 — EN — 24.09.2003 — 001.001 — 8
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ANNEX III
Roundlogsandtimberproductsreferred toinArticle 2(2)
CN code Product description
4401 Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in
chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglom-
erated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms
4402 Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated
4403 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly
squared
4404 Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn
lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise
worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles
or the like; chipwood and the like
4405 Wood wool; wood flour4406 Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood4407 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed,
sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm
4408 Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for
plywood or for other similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn length-
wise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed,
of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm
4409 Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled)
continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed,
beaded, moulded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces,
whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed
4410 Particle board and similar board (for example, oriented strand board and
waferboard) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated
withresins or oth er organic binding substances
4411 Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with
resins or other organic substances
4412 Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood4413 Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes4414 Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects
4415 Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-
drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet
collars of wood
4416 Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of
wood, including staves
4417 Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood;
boot or shoe lasts and trees, of wood
4418 Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels,
assembled parquet panels, shingles and shakes
4419 Tableware and kitchenware, of wood4420 Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewellery or cutlery,
and similar articles, of wood; statuettes and other ornaments, of wood; wooden
articles of furniture not falling in chapter 94 CN
4421 Other articles of wood4701 Mechanical wood pulp4702 Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades
4703 Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades
4704 Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolving grades4705 Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping
processes
940161 Other seats, with wooden frames
940169 Other seats, with wooden frames which are not upholstered94019030 Parts of seats of a kind used for aircraft of wood940330 Wooden furniture of a kind used in offices2003R1030 — EN — 24.09.2003 — 001.001 — 9
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CN code Product description
940340 Wooden furniture of a kind used in the kitchen
940350 Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom
940360 Other wooden furniture
94060010 Prefabricated buildings of wood
ex 9705 Wooden collectors' pieces
ex 9706 Wooden antiques2003R1030 — EN — 24.09.2003 — 001.001 — 10