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"B COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 337/2000
of 14 February 2000
concerning a flight ban and a freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of
Afghanistan
(OJ L 43, 16.2.2000, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 337/2000
of 14 February 2000
concerning a flight ban and a freeze of funds and other financial
resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in
particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof,
Having regard to Council Common Position 1999/727/CFSP of 15 November
1999 concerning restrictive measures against the Taliban (1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 15 October 1999, the United Nations Security Council adopted
Resolution 1267 (1999); in paragraph 2 of that resolution the Security
Council demanded that the Taliban without delay hand over Usama binLaden to the authorities mentioned in that paragraph.
(2) In paragraph 3 of Resolution 1267 (1999) the Security Council decided
that a flight ban and a freeze of funds and other financial resources asset out in paragraph 4 of that resolution should be imposed on 14
November 1999 unless the Security Council decided that the Taliban
had fully complied with the obligation set out in the aforementionedparagraph 2.
(3) The measures set out in paragraph 4 of Resolution 1267 (1999) fall
under the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, notably with a view toavoiding distortion of competition, Community legislation is necessaryto implement the relevant decisions of the Security Council as far as
the territory of the Community is concerned, such territory being
deemed to encompass, for the purposes of this Regulation, theterritories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable,under the conditions laid down in that Treaty.
(4) In order to create maximum legal certainty within the Community,
names and other relevant data with regard to persons and bodies and
aircraft, as designated by the Committee established under the
Resolution 1267 (1999), should be made publicly known; appropriateprocedures should be established within the Community regarding thisaspect.
(5) Resolution 1267 (1999) provides for certain exemptions to the
restrictions imposed on the condition of prior approval of the saidCommittee.
(6) The approval of the said Committee should be obtained through the
competent national authorities of the Member States, whose names andaddresses should, therefore, be made available and annexed to this
Regulation.
(7) For reasons of expediency, the Commission should be empowered to
supplement and/or amend the Annexes to this Regulation on the basis
of pertinent notifications from the said Committee.
(8) The competent authorities of the Member States should, where
necessary, be empowered to ensure compliance with this Regulation.
(9) Violations of the provisions of this Regulation should be penalised and
Member States should impose appropriate penalties to that effect.
(10) The Security Council calls for the measures to be applied notwith-
standing any rights conferred or obligations imposed by anyinternational agreement signed or any contract entered into or any
licence or permit granted before the entry into force of the relevant
paragraphs of Resolution 1267 (1999) enter into force.
(11) The Commission and Member States should inform each other of the
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at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, and cooperate with
the said Committee, including by supplying information to it,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the purpose of this Regulation:
1. Taliban shall mean: the Afghan faction which also calls itself the Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan;
2. Taliban Sanctions Committee shall mean: the Committee established by
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 (1999).
Article 2
This Regulation shall apply to any funds, other financial resources, and
aircraft designated by the Taliban Sanctions Committee.
The funds and other financial resources referred to in the first subparagraph
shall be listed in Annex I and the aircraft referred to therein in Annex II to this
Regulation.
Article 3
1. All funds and other financial resources designated by the Taliban
Sanctions Committee, listed in Annex I, shall be frozen.
2. No funds or other financial resources designated by the Taliban Sanctions
Committee, listed in Annex I, shall be made available to or for the benefit ofthe Taliban or any undertaking owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
the Taliban.
Article 4
Without prejudice to the Community rules concerning confidentiality and to
the provisions of Article 284 of the Treaty, the competent authorities of theMember States shall have the power to require banks, other financialinstitutions, insurance companies, and other bodies and persons to provide all
relevant information necessary for ensuring compliance with this Regulation.
Article 5
It shall be prohibited for any aircraft designated by the Taliban Sanctions
Committee, listed in Annex, II, to take off from, or land in, the territory of theCommunity.
Article 6
1. Article 3 shall not apply to funds and other financial resources for which
the Taliban Sanctions Committee has granted an exemption.
2. Article 5 shall not apply to flights for which the Taliban Sanctions
Committee has granted an exemption.
3. No exemptions from Articles 3 and 5 other than those referred to in
paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article may be granted.
4. Exemptions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be obtained, where
appropriate, through the competent authorities of the Member States listed inAnnex III. Exemptions granted by the Taliban Sanctions Committee shallapply throughout the Community.
Article 7
Without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Member States under
the Charter of the United Nations, the Commission shall:
— supplement and/or amend Annexes I and II on the basis of determinations
made by the United Nations Security Council or the Taliban SanctionsCommittee,!B2000R0337 — EN — 17.06.2000 — 001.001 — 3
— supplement and/or amend Annex III on the basis of information supplied
by the competent authorities within the Community,
— maintain all the necessary contacts with the Taliban Sanctions Committee
for the purpose of the effective implementation of this Regulation.
Article 8
The Commission and the Member States shall inform each other immediately
of the measures taken under this Regulation and supply each other with therelevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, andin respect of violation and enforcement problems or judgements handed down
by national courts.
Article 9
This Regulation shall apply notwithstanding any rights conferred or
obligations imposed by any international agreement signed or any contractentered into or any licence or permit granted before the entry into force of thisRegulation.
Article 10
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.
Article 11
This Regulation shall apply:
— within the territory of the Community, including its airspace,— on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member
State,
— to any person elsewhere who is a national of a Member State,— to any body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a
Member State.
Article 12
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.!B2000R0337 — EN — 17.06.2000 — 001.001 — 4
ANNEX I
Funds and other financial resources designated by the Taliban Sanctions
Committee, as referred to in Articles 2 and 3
Funds and other financial resources belonging to:
— Ariana Afghan Airlines or Bakhtar Afghan Airlines, Afghan Authority Building,
PO Box 76, Ansari Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan, including those belonging to any ofits offices or subsidiaries, and that company’ s accounts with Citibank, New Delhi,India and with Punjab National Bank, New Delhi, India,
— Banke Millie Afghan, Bank E. Millie Afghan or Afghan National Bank, Jada Ibn
Sana, Kabul, Afghanistan, including those belonging to any of its offices orsubsidiaries,
— Da Afghanistan Bank, Bank of Afghanistan, Central Bank of Afghanistan or
Afghan State Bank, Ibni Sina Wat, Kabul, Afghanistan, including those belongingto any of its offices or subsidiaries,
— Mohammed OMAR (Leader of the Faithful or Amir ul-Mumineen), born at Hotak,
Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, in 1950.
The definition of funds and other financial resources comprises any financial assets and
economic benefits of any kind, including funds derived or generated from property
owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Taliban, or by any undertaking ownedor controlled by the Taliban. The funds and other financial resources thus designatedinclude, but are not limited to:
1. cash;
2. cheques, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments;
3. deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts
and debt obligations;
4. publicity and privately traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and
shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures,derivatives contracts;
5. interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by
assests;
6. credit rights of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial
commitments;
7. letters of credit, bills of landing, bills of sale; and
8. documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources.!
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ANNEX II
List of aircrafts referred to in Article 2
Operator Owner Registration/Serial Make Model
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 229 SFG1008 Antonov AN26
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 230 SFG1009 Antonov AN26
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 231 SFG1010 Antonov AN26
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 232 SFG1011 Antonov AN26Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 233 SFG1012 Antonov AN26
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 234 SFG1013 Antonov AN26
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 235 SFG1014 Antonov AN26Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 236 SFG1015 Antonov AN26
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 237 SFG1016 Antonov AN26
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 238 SFG1017 Antonov AN26Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 239 SFG1018 Antonov AN26
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 240 SFG1019 Antonov AN26
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 241 SFG1020 Antonov AN26Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 242 SFG1021 Antonov AN26
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 243 SFG1022 Antonov AN26
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 244 SFG1023 Antonov AN26Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 245 SFG1024 Antonov AN26
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 246 SFG1025 Antonov AN26
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 247 SFG1026 Antonov AN26Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 252 SFG1027 Antonov AN26Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 268 SFG1028 Antonov AN26
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 284 AN32021 Antonov AN32
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 301 AN32053 Antonov AN32Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 302 AN32054 Antonov AN32
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 303 AN32055 Antonov AN32
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 304 AN32056 Antonov AN32Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 305 AN32057 Antonov AN32
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 306 AN32058 Antonov AN32
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 307 AN32022 Antonov AN32Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 308 AN32023 Antonov AN32
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 346 AN32059 Antonov AN32
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 353 AN32024 Antonov AN32Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 363 AN32060 Antonov AN32
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 381 AN12235 Antonov AN12
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 382 AN12236 Antonov AN12Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 384 AN12237 Antonov AN12!
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Operator Owner Registration/Serial Make Model
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 387 4342205 Antonov AN12
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 388 AN12238 Antonov AN12
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force 390 AN12239 AN12Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force T -001
B7010105Ilyushin IL18
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force T -004
SFG1007Antonov AN26
Afghan Air Force Afghan Air Force T -005
SFG1006Antonov AN24
Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines CCCP-87255
AFG01Y akoviev YK40
Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines YA-BAG
7306602Antonov AN24
Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines YA-BAH
17306709Antonov AN24
Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines YA-BAL
14105Antonov AN26
Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines YA-BAN
14304Antonov AN26
Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines YA-BAO
14305Antonov AN26
Ariana Afghan Airlines Unconfirmed CIS Op-
eratorYA-DAA
AN12353Antonov AN12
Ariana Afghan Airlines Polet Russian Air Com-
panyYA-DAB
5342801Antonov AN12
Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines YA-DAG
87304504Antonov AN24
Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines YA-FAU
20343Boeing B727
Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines YA-FAW
19619Boeing B727
Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines YA-GAX
331De Haviland DHC6
Caspian Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines EP-CPG
748Tupolev T154
Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines YA-DAF Antonov AN24
Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines YA-DAJ
47309603Antonov AN24
Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines YA-FA Y
22289Boeing B727
Ariana Afghan Airlines Tyumenaviatrans YA-87486
9441438Y akoviev YK40!
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ANNEX III
List of competent authorities referred to in Article 6(4)
A. FLIGHT BAN
BELGIUM
Ministère des communications et de l’infrastructure
Administration de l’aéronautiqueCentre Communications Nord — 4
eétage
Rue du Progrès 80 — Boîte 5
B-1030 BruxellesTel. (32-2) 206 32 00Fax (32-2) 203 15 28
DENMARK
Civil Aviation Administration
LuftfartshusetBox 744
Ellebjergvej 50
DK-2450 KøbenhavnTel. (45) 36 44 48 48Fax (45) 36 44 03 03
GERMANY
Generaldirektor für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Bundesministerium für VerkehrPostfach 200 100D-53170 Bonn
Tel. (49-228) 300 45 00
Fax (49-228) 300 79 29
GREECE
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Hellenic Civil Aviation AuthorityPO Box 73 751GR-16604 HellinikoTel. (30-1) 894 42 63Fax (30-1) 894 42 79
SPAIN
Direccion General de Aviación Civil
Ministerio de Fomento
Paseo de la Castellana, 67E-28071 MadridTel. (34-91) 597 70 00Fax (34-91) 597 53 57
FRANCE
Ministere de l’équipement, des transports et du logement
Direction générale de l’aviation civileDirection des transports aériens
50, rue Henri Farman
F-75720 Paris cedex 15Tel. (33-1) 58 09 43 21Fax (33-1) 58 09 36 36!
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IRELAND
General Director for Civil Aviation
Department of Transport, Energy and Communications44, Kildare StreetDublin 2Ireland
Tel. (353-1) 604 10 36
Fax (353-1) 604 11 81
ITAL Y
Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile (ENAC)
Via di Villa Ricotti 42I-00161 RomaTel. (39-06) 44 18 52 08/44 18 52 09
Fax (39-06) 44 18 53 16
LUXEMBOURG
Directeur de l’aviation civile
Ministère des transports
19-21, boulevard Royal
L-2938 LuxembourgTel. (352) 478 44 12Fax (352) 46 77 90
NETHERLAND
Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
Directorate General of Civil AviationPlesmanweg 1-6PO Box 907712509 LT Den Haag
Netherlands
Tel. (31-70) 351 72 45Fax (31-70) 351 63 48
AUSTRIA
Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Verkehr
Zentralsektion Verkehr, LuftfahrtRadetzkystrae 2A-1030 WienTel. (43-1) 711 62 70 00Fax (43-1) 711 62 70 99
PORTUGAL
Instituto Nacional da Aviação Civil
Ministério do Equipamento SocialRua B, edifícios 4, 5, 6
Aeroporto da Portela
P-1749-034 LisboaTel.: (351-21) 842 35 00Fax: (351-21) 840 23 98Email: inacgeral@mail.telepac.pt
FINLAND
Civil Aviation Administration
Ilmailulaitos / LuftfartsverketPO Box 50FIN-01531 Vantaa
Tel. (358-9) 82 77 20 10
Fax (358-9) 82 77 20 91!
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SWEDEN
Regeringskansliet
Utrikesdepartementet
Rattssekretariatet för EU-fragorFredsgatan 6S-103 39 StockholmTel. (46-8) 405 10 00Fax (46-8) 723 11 76
UNITED KINGDOM
Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions
International Aviation Negotiations
Great Minster House76, Marsham StreetLondon SW1P 4DRUnited KingdomTel. (44-171) 890 58 01Fax (44-171) 676 21 94
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Commission of the European Communities
Directorate-General for External Relations
Mr A. de Vries, DM24 5/75Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200B-1049 Bruxelles/BrusselTel.: (32-2) 295 68 80Fax: (32-2) 295 73 31
B. FREEZE OF FUNDS
BELGIUM
Ministere des finances
Trésorerieavenue des Arts 30
B-1040 Bruxelles
Fax (32-2) 233 75 18
DENMARK
Erhvervsfremmestyrelsen
Dahlerups PakhusLangelinie Alle 17DK-2100 København ØTel. (45) 35 46 60 00Fax (45) 35 46 60 01
GERMANY
1. For examinations of the status of banks:
Landeszentralbank in Baden-Württemberg
Postfach 10 60 21
D-70049 Stuttgart
Tel. 07 11/9 44-11 20/21/23Fax. 07 11/9 44-19 06
Landeszentralbank in Freistaat Bayern
D-80291 München
Tel. 0 89/280 89-32 64
Fax. 0 89/28 89-38 78
Landeszentralbank in Berlin und Brandenburg
Postfach 11 01 60
D-10831 Berlin
Tel. 0 30/34 75/11 10/15/20Fax. 0 30/34 75/11 90!
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Landeszentralbank in der Freien Hansestadt Hamburg, in Mecklenburg-
Vorpommern und Schleswig-HolsteinPostfach 57 03 48D-22772 HamburgTel. 0 40/37 07/66 00Fax. 0 40/37 07-66 15
Landeszentralbank in Hessen
Postfach 11 12 32D-60047 Frankfurt am MainTel. 0 69/23 88-19 20Fax. 0 69/23 88-19 19
Landeszentralbank in der Freien Hansestadt Bremen, in Niedersachsen
und Sachsen-AnhaltPostfach 2 45D-30002 HannoverTel. 05 11/30 33-27 23
Fax. 05 11/30 33-27 30
Landeszentralbank in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Postfach 10 11 48D-40002 DüsseldorfTel: 02 11/8 74-23 73/31 59Fax: 02 11/8 74-23 78
Landeszentralbank in Rheinland-Pfalz und im Saarland
Postfach 30 09D-55020 MainzTel: 0 61 31/3 77-4 10/4 16Fax: 0 61 31/3 77-4 24
Landeszentralbank in den Freistaaten Sachsen und Thüringen
Postfach 90 11 21D-04103 LeipzigTel. 03 41/8 60-22 00Fax. 03 41/8 60-23 89
2. For examinations of the status of companies, undertakings, entities and
institutions other than banks:
Bundesausfuhramt
Referat 214Postfach 51 60D-65726 EschbornTel. 0 61 96/9 08-0
Fax. 0 61/96/9 08-4 12
GREECE
Ministry of National Economy
Secretariat-General for International Economic Relations
Directorate-General for External Economic and Trade Relations
Director General Mr V . KanellakisErmou and Kornarou 1GR-105 63 AthensTel. (31) 32 86 401-3Fax (31) 32 86 404
SPAIN
Dirección General de Política Comercial e Inversiones Exteriores
Subdirección General de Gestión de las Transacciones con el Exterior
(Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda)P
ode la Castellana, 162 — Planta 9
E-28046 MadridTel. (00-34) 91 583 74 00Fax (00-34) 91 583 55 09!
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Direccion General del Tesoro y Política Financiera
Subdirección General de Inspección y Control de Movimientos de Capitales(Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda)Pl. de Jacinto Benavente, 3E-28071 MadridTel. (00-34) 91 360 45 88
Fax (00-34) 91 583 52 14
FRANCE
Ministère de l’économie, des finances et de l’industrie
Direction du Trésor
Service des affaires européennes et internationales
Sous-direction E139, rue du BercyF-75572 Paris-cedex 12Tel. (33-1) 44 87 17 17Fax (33-1) 53 18 36 15
IRELAND
Central Bank of Ireland
Financial Markets Department
P .O. Box 559Dame StreetDublin 2Tel. (353-1) 671 66 66
Department of Foreign Affairs
Bilateral Economic Relations Section
76-78 Harcourt Street
Dublin 2Tel. (353-1) 408 24 92
ITAL Y
Ministero del Commercio Estero
Direzione Generale per la Politica Commerciale e per la Gestione del Regimedegli ScambiDivisione IVViale America, 341I-00144 RomaTel: (39-06) 59 93 24 39
Fax: (39-06) 59 64 75 06
LUXEMBOURG
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Direction des relations économiques internationales et de la coopération
BP 1602
L-1016 Luxembourg
NETHERLANDS
Ministerie van Financiën
Directie Wetgeving, Juridische en Bestuurlijke Zaken
Postbus 202012500 EE Den HaagNederlandTel. (31-70) 342 82 27Fax (31-70) 342 79 05
AUSTRIA
Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten
Abteilung II/A/2
Landstrasser Haupstraße 55-57A-1030 Wien!
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Österreichische Nationalbank
Otto Wagner-Platz 3A-1090 WienTel. (43-1) 40 420-0Fax. (43-1) 40 420-73 99
PORTUGAL
Ministério das Finanças
Direcção Geral dos Assuntos Europeus e Relações InternacionaisAvenida Infante D. Henrique, n.
o1, C 2.o
P-1100 LisboaTel. (351-1) 882 32 40/47Fax (351-1) 882 32 49E-mail. dgaeri@mfinancas,mailpac.pt
FINLAND
Ulkoasiainministeriö / Utrikesministeriet
PL 176SF-00161 Helsinki
Tel. (358-9) 13 41 51
Fax. (358-9) 13 41 57 07 and (358-9) 62 98 40
SWEDEN
Regeringskansliet
UtrikesdepartementetRattssekretariatet för EU-frågorFredsgatan 6
S-103 39 Stockholm
Tel. (46-8) 405 10 00Fax (46-8) 723 11 76
UNITED KINGDOM
HM Treasury
International Financial ServicesParliament StreetLondon SW1P 3AGUnited KingdomTel: (44-171) 270 55 50
Fax: (44-171) 270 43 65
Bank of England
Sanctions Emergency Unit
London EC2R 8AHUnited KingdomTel. (44-171) 601 46 07Fax (44-171) 601 43 09
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Commission of the European Communities
Directorate-General External Relations
Mr A. de Vries, DM24 5/75Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200B-1049 Bruxelles/BrusselTel.: (32-2) 295 68 80Fax: (32-2) 295 73 31!
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