COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2465/97 of 8 December 1997 concerning the interruption of certain economic relations with Sierra Leone

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 228a,

Having regard to the Common Position 97/826/CFSP defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union, concerning Sierra Leone (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the United Nations Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, decided in its Resolution 1132 (1997) that all States are to take certain measures with regard to Sierra Leone in order to contribute to resolving the crisis in Sierra Leone and obtaining the restoration of the constitutional order in that country; whereas it will re-examine these measures after 180 days, if, in the meantime, it has not decided to terminate them;

Whereas certain of these measures fall under the scope of the Treaty establishing the European Community; whereas, therefore, Community legislation is necessary to implement the pertinent decisions of the Security Council as far as the territory of the Community is concerned; whereas such territory is deemed to encompass, for the purposes of this Regulation, the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty establishing the European Community is applicable, under the conditions laid down in that Treaty;

Whereas the Security Council has also called upon the United Nations Member States to apply the measures set out in Resolution 1132 (1997) notwithstanding the existence of any rights or obligations conferred or imposed by any international agreement signed, any contract entered into or any licence or permit granted before the adoption of said Resolution;

Whereas, therefore, the Fourth ACP-EC Convention, signed in Lomé on 15 December 1989, to which the Community and Sierra Leone are parties, does not pose an obstacle to the application of the said Security Council measures;

Whereas the competent authorities of the United Nations might change the product coverage of the sanctions against Sierra Leone; whereas, therefore, Annex I to this Regulation might have to be further amended accordingly;

Whereas the Security Council Resolution provides for certain exceptions to the restrictions imposed, subject to prior approval of the Committee set up by Resolution 1132 (1997) and to the respect of arrangements for the effective monitoring of delivery;

Whereas the names and addresses of the competent national authorities of the Member States should be indicated and the Member States must obtain the prior approval of the Committee;

Whereas, for reasons of expediency, the Commission should be empowered to supplement and/or amend Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of pertinent decisions by the competent authorities of the United Nations or, in the case of Annex II, on the basis of notifications by the competent authorities of Member States,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following shall be prohibited:

(a) to sell or supply petroleum and petroleum products listed in Annex I, whether or not originating in the Community, in the territory of Sierra Leone;

(b) any activity, including financial, the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to promote the transactions or activities referred to in point (a).

Article 2

The prohibition referred to in Article 1 shall not apply to:

(a) supplies of petroleum and petroleum products to the democratically-elected Government of Sierra Leone, at its request;

(b) supplies for verified humanitarian purposes or the needs of the Military Observer Group of Ecowas (Ecomog), at the request of other governments or United Nations Agencies,

on the condition that, through the competent national authorities, a non-objection declaration has been obtained from the Committee set up pursuant to Resolution 1132 (1997), and that the arrangements determined by the Committee for the effective monitoring of delivery are being fully respected.

The names and addresses of the competent national authorities are contained in Annex II.

Article 3

This Regulation shall apply notwithstanding any rights conferred or obligations imposed by any international agreement signed or any contract entered into or any licence or permit granted before the entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 4

Each Member State shall determine the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed.

Article 5

The Commission and the Member States shall inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and supply each other with other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, such as breaches and other enforcement problems, judgments handed down by national courts or decisions by the Committee established by Resolution 1132 (1997).

Article 6

The Commission is hereby empowered to supplement and/or amend Annex I on the basis of pertinent decisions by the competent authorities of the United Nations or, in the case of Annex II, on the basis of notifications by the competent authorities of Member States.

Such supplement and/or amendments shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 7

This Regulation shall apply:

- within the territory of the European Community including its air space,

- to 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 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.

Done at Brussels, 8 December 1997.

For the Council

The President

J. POOS

(1) See page 6 of this Official Journal.

ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

Names and addresses of the authorities referred to in Article 2

BELGIQUE - BELGIË

Ministère des affaires étrangères, du commerce extérieur et de la coopération au développement

Egmont 1, rue des Petits Carmes 19

B-1000 Bruxelles

1. Direction générale des relations politiques multilatérales

Direction des Nations unies

Tél.: (32 2) 501 82 20

Télécopieur: (32 2) 513 91 48

2. Direction des relations économiques et bilatérales extérieures

a) Service 'Afrique du Sud du Sahara` (B.22)

Tél.: (32 2) 501 85 77

b) Coordination de la politique commerciale (B.40)

Tél.: (32 2) 501 83 20

c) Service 'Transports` (B.42)

Tél.: (32 2) 501 37 62

Télécopieur: (32 2) 501 88 27

Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking

Egmont 1, Kleine Karmelietenstraat 19

B-1000 Brussel

1. Algemene Directie multilaterale politieke relaties

Directie Verenigde Naties

Tel. (32-2) 501 82 20

Fax (32-2) 513 91 48

2. Directie buitenlandse economische en bilaterale relaties

a) Dienst Afrika ten zuiden van de Sahara (B.22)

Tel. (32-2) 501 85 77

b) Coordinatie van de handelspolitiek (B.40)

Tel. (32-2) 501 83 20

c) Dienst Transport (B.42)

Tel. (32-2) 501 37 62

Fax (32-2) 501 88 27

Ministère des affaires économiques

ARE 4e Division, service des licences

Avenue du Général Leman 60

B-1040 Bruxelles

Tél.: (32 2) 206 58 16/27

Télécopieur: (32 2) 230 83 22

Ministerie van Economische Zaken

ARE 4e Divisie, Dienst der Vergunningen

Generaal Lemanlaan 60

B-1040 Brussel

Tel. (32-2) 206 58 16/27

Fax (32-2) 230 83 22

DANMARK

Danish Agency for Trade and Industry

Tagensvej 137

DK-2200 Købehnhavn N

Tel. (45) 35 86 86 86

Fax (45) 35 86 86 87

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Department S.7

Asiatisk Plads 2

DK-1448 København K

Tel. (45) 33 92 00 00/33 92 09 09

Fax (45) 31 54 05 53

Danish Agency for Trade and Industry

Jeanne Lorentzen, desk officer

Tel. (45) 35 86 84 89

Fax (45) 35 86 85 75

Niels Hoeing, assistant

Tel. (45) 35 86 84 85

Fax (45) 35 86 85 75

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Peter Lysholt Hansen, head of department S.7

Tel. (45) 33 92 09 01

Fax (45) 33 92 18 02

Gert Meinecke, desk officer

Tel. (45) 33 92 09 26

Fax (45) 33 92 18 02

DEUTSCHLAND

Bundesausfuhramt (BAFA)

- Referat 214 -

Frankfurter Straße 29-35

D-65760 Eschborn

Tel. 0 61 96-9 08-6 89

Fax 0 61 96-9 08-8 00

ELLADA

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ambassador Nikolaos Chatoupis

Directorate A7

Zalokosta 1

GR-106 71 Athens

Tel. 00 301 361 00 12, fax 361 00 96/645 00 49

Ministry of National Economy

Secretariat General for International Economic Relations

Directorate General for External Economic and Trade Relations

Director Th. Vlassopoulos

Tel. 00 301 32 86 401-3, fax 32 86 404

Directorate of Procedure of External Trade

Directors: I. Tseros, tel. 00 301 32 86 021/23, fax 32 86 059

A. Iglessis, tel. 00 301 32 86 051, fax 32 86 094

Ermou and Kornarou 1

GR-105 63 Athens

ESPAÑA

Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda

Subdirección General de Política Arancelaria y de Instrumentos de Defensa Comercial

Sr. Manuel Moreno (PL 7-Desp. 3)

Paseo de la Castellana, 162

E-28046 Madrid

tel.: (34 1) 349 38 95

fax: (34 1) 349 38 02

FRANCE

Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie

Direction générale des douanes et des droits indirects Cellule 'Embargo` - Bureau E2

Tél.: (33 1) 44 74 48 93

Télécopieur: (33 1) 44 74 48 97

Ministère des affaires étrangères

Direction des Nations unies et des organisations internationales

Tél.: (33 1) 43 17 59 68

Télécopieur: (33 1) 43 17 46 91

IRELAND

Department of Public Enterprise

Aviation Regulation and International Affairs Division

44 Kildare Street

Dublin 2

Tel. 00 353 1 670 74 44

Fax 670 74 11

Mr Brendan Twomey/Mr Ernest Hartman

ITALIA

Ministero Affari esteri - Roma

D.G.A.E. - Uff. X

Tel. 00 39 6 - 36 91 37 50

Fax: 36 91 37 52

Ministero Commercio estero - Roma

Gabinetto

Tel. 00 39 6 - 59 93 23 10

Fax: 59 64 74 94

Ministero dei Trasporti - Roma

Gabinetto

Tel. 00 39 6 - 44 26 71 16/84 90 40 94

Fax: 44 26 71 14

LUXEMBOURG

Ministère des affaires étrangères

Direction des relations économiques internationales et de la coopération

BP 1602

L-1016 Luxembourg

NEDERLAND

Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

Directie Verenigde Naties, afdeling Politieke Zaken

2594 AC Den Haag

Tel. (31-70) 348 42 06

Fax (31-70) 348 48 17

ÖSTERREICH

Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten

Abteilung II/A/2

Landstraßer Hauptstraße 55-57

A-1030 Wien

ad. Art. 1 (4):

Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Verkehr

Oberste Zivilluftfahrtbehörde (OZB)

Radetzkystraße 2

A-1030 Wien

PORTUGAL

Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros

Sr.a Mónica Lisboa

Direcção-Geral dos Assuntos Multilaterais

Lisboa

SUOMI/FINLAND

Ulkoasiainministeriö PL 176/Utrikesministeriet PB 176

FIN-00161 Helsinki/FIN-00161 Helsingfors

SVERIGE

Regeringskansliet

Utrikesdepartementet

Rättssekretariatet för EU-frågor

Fredsgatan 6

S-103 39 Stockholm

Tfn +0046 8 405 10 00

Fax: 723 11 76

UNITED KINGDOM

Export Control Organisation

Department of Trade and Industry

Kingsgate House

66-74 Victoria Street

London SW1E 6SW

Tel. 00 44 171 215 67 40

Fax 00 44 171 222 06 12