Commission Regulation (EC) No 1094/2000

of 24 May 2000

amending, for the second time, Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 1294/1999 concerning a freeze of funds and a ban on investment in relation to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1294/1999 of 15 June 1999 concerning a freeze of funds and a ban on investment in relation to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 826/2000(2), and in particular Article 8(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The list of competent authorities contained in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1294/1999 was amended for the first time by means of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1970/1999(3).

(2) Denmark requested that the new address of its competent authority be published.

(3) Germany requested that the addresses of the national authorities that receive requests for naturalisation be added to the list in order to allow such authorities to receive and transmit applications for authorisations under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1294/1999, in respect of payments to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in connection with such requests.

(4) Sweden indicated that it was necessary to indicate for which matters either competent Swedish authority should be contacted.

(5) Regulation (EC) No 1294/1999 was amended by means of Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2000(4).

(6) As a result of that amendment, the Commission should indicate to banks, other financial institutions, insurance companies and other bodies and persons to which service they should provide information facilitating compliance with that Regulation, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1294/1999,

(7) It is therefore appropriate to amend Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1294/1999,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1294/1999 shall be amended as follows:

(a) under the heading "Denmark", the name and address of the competent authority shall be replaced by:

" Erhvervsfremmestyrelsen (Danish Agency for Trade and Industry)

Dahlerups Pakhus

Langelinie Allé 17 DK - 2100 København Ø Tel. (45) 35 46 60 00 Fax (45) 35 46 60 01 ";

(b) under the heading "Germany", a section shall be added as follows:

"3. For requests concerning payments to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by those that relinquish citizenship of that republic:

Baden-Württemberg

Innenministerium Dorotheenstraße 6 D - 70173 Stuttgart Tel. (49-711) 23 14 Fax (49-711) 231 50 00

Bayern

Staatsministerium des Innern Odeonsplatz 3 D - 80539 München Tel. (49-89) 21 92 01 Fax (49-89) 219 21 22 25

Berlin

Senatsverwaltung für Inneres Klosterstraße 47 D - 10179 Berlin Tel. (49-30) 902 70 Fax (49-30) 90 27 28 80

Brandenburg

Ministerium des Innern Henning-von-Treskow-Straße 9-13 D - 14467 Postdam Tel. (49-331) 86 60 Fax (49-331) 866 23 99

Freie Hansestadt Bremen

Senator für Inneres, Kultur und Sport Contrescarpe 22-24 D - 28203 Bremen Tel. (49-421) 36 10 Fax (49-421) 361 90 09

Freie Hansestadt Hamburg

Behörde für Inneres Johanniswall 4 D - 20095 Hamburg Tel. (49-40) 42 83 90 Fax (49-40) 428 39 29 06

Hessen

Ministerium des Innern und für Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Naturschutz Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 12 D - 65185 Wiesbaden Tel. (49-611) 35 30 Fax (49-611) 353 17 66

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Innenministerium Arsenal am Pfaffenteich

Wismarsche Straße 133

D - 19053 Schwerin Tel. (49-385) 58 80 Fax (49-385) 588 29 72

Niedersachsen

Innenministerium Lavesallee 6 D - 30169 Hannover Tel. (49-511) 12 00 Fax (49-511) 120 65 50

Nordrhein-Westfalen

Innenministerium Haroldplatz 5 D - 40213 Düsseldorf Tel. (49-211) 871 01 Fax (49-211) 871 33 55

Rheinland-Pfalz

Ministerium des Innern und für Sport Schillerplatz 3-5 D - 55116 Mainz Tel. (49-6131) 160 Fax (49-6131) 16 35 95

Saarland

Ministerium des Innern Franz-Josef-Röder-Straße 21 D - 66119 Saarbrücken Tel (49-681) 501 00 Fax (49-681) 501 21 46

Sachsen

Staatsministerium des Innern Archivstraße 1 D - 01097 Dresden Tel. (49-351) 56 40 Fax (49-351) 564 31 99

Sachsen-Anhalt

Ministerium des Innern Halberstädter Straße 2 D - 39112 Magdeburg Tel. (49-391) 567 01 Fax (49-391) 567 52 90

Schleswig-Holstein

Innenministerium Düsternbrooker Weg 92 D - 24105 Kiel Tel. (49-431) 98 80 Fax (49-431) 988 28 33

Thüringen

Innenministerium Steigerstraße 24 D - 99096 Erfurt Tel. (49-361) 379 00 Fax (49-361) 379 31 11";

(c) under the heading "Sweden", the names and addresses of the competent authorities shall be amended to read:

"For Articles 5(2) and 7(5): Riksåklageren Box 16370 S - 103 27 Stockholm Tel. (46-8) 453 66 00 Fax (46-8) 453 66 99

For Article 8(4): Regeringskansliet Utrikesdepartementet

Rättssekretariatet för EU-frågor

Fredsgatan 6 S - 103 39 Stockholm Tel. (46-8) 405 10 00 Fax (46-8) 723 11 76";

(d) a heading "European Community" shall be added to the list as follows:

"EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

European Commission Directorate-General External Relations

Directorate A, CFSP

Unit A/2, Economic and Financial Sanctions Coordination Section

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 B - 1049 Brussels Tel. (32-2) 295 68 80 Fax (32-2) 296 75 63 E-mail: anthonius.de-vries@cec.eu.int".

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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, 24 May 2000.

For the Commission

Christopher Patten

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 153, 19.6.1999, p. 63.

(2) OJ L 101, 26.4.2000, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 244, 16.9.1999, p. 39.

(4) OJ L 86, 7.4.2000, p. 1.