Commission Regulation (EC) No 1070/2003

of 20 June 2003

amending, for the third time, Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 prohibiting the sale, supply and export to Burma/Myanmar of equipment which might be used for internal repression or terrorism, and freezing the funds of certain persons related to important governmental functions in that country

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 of 22 May 2000 prohibiting the sale, supply and export to Burma/Myanmar of equipment which might be used for internal repression or terrorism, and freezing the funds of certain persons related to important governmental functions in that country(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 744/2003(2), and in particular Article 4, first indent, thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 lists the persons covered by the freezing of funds under that Regulation.

(2) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 empowers the Commission to amend Annex II, taking into account decisions updating the Annex to Common Position 2000/346/CFSP(3). In accordance with Article 11 of Common Position 2003/297/CFSP(4), references to Common Position 2000/346/CFSP shall be read as references to Common Position 2003/297/CFSP.

(3) Council Decision 2003/461/CFSP(5) amends the Annex to Common Position 2003/297/CFSP, which contains a list of persons subject to the restrictive measures set out in that Common Position. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.

(4) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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.

Done at Brussels, 20 June 2003.

For the Commission

Christopher Patten

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p. 29.

(2) OJ L 106, 29.4.2003, p. 20.

(3) OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 106, 29.4.2003, p. 36.

(5) See page 116 of this Official Journal.

ANNEX

List of persons referred to in Article 1

A. State Peace and Development Council (SPDC)

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B. Former members of SLORC and SPDC

1. Lt-Gen. Phone Myint (5.1.1931)

2. Lt-Gen. Aung Ye Kyaw (12.12.1930)

3. Lt-Gen. Chit Swe (18.1.1932)

4. Lt-Gen. Mya Thin (31.12.1931)

5. Lt-Gen. Kyaw Ba (7.6.1932)

6. Lt-Gen. Tun Kyi (1.5.1938)

7. Lt-Gen. Myo Nyunt (30.9.1930)

8. Lt-Gen. Maung Thint (25.8.1932)

9. Lt-Gen. Aye Thoung (13.3.1930)

10. Lt-Gen. Kyaw Min (22.6.1932, Hanzada)

11. Lt-Gen. Maung Hla

12. Maj-Gen. Soe Myint

13. Commodore Nyunt Thein

14. Maj-Gen. Kyaw Than (14.6.1941, Bago)

C. Regional Commanders

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D. Deputy Regional Commanders

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E. Other State/Divisional Commanders

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F. Ministers

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G. Deputy Ministers

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H. Former Members of Government

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I. Other tourism related appointments

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J. Ministry of Defence Senior Officers

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K. Members of the Office of the Chief of Military Intelligence (OCMI)

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L. Military officers running prisons and police

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M. United Solidarity and Development Association (USDA)

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N. Persons who benefit from Government economic policies

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O. State economic enterprises

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