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
Date: 2000-02-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Afghanistan, UN Security Council, air transport, economic sanctions, foreign capital, international sanctions

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

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)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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 bin Laden
to the authorities mentioned in that paragraph.

In paragraph 3 of Resolution 1267 (1999) the Security
Council decided that a flight ban and a freeze of funds
and other financial resources as set 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 aforementioned paragraph 2.

The measures set out in paragraph 4 of Resolution 1267
(1999) fall under the scope of the Treaty and, therefore,
notably with a
view to avoiding distortion of
competition, Community legislation is necessary to
implement the relevant decisions of the Security Council
as far as the territory of the Community is concerned,
for the
such territory being deemed to encompass,
purposes of
the
this Regulation,
Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under
the conditions laid down in that Treaty.

the territories of

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; appropriate

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

procedures should be established within the Community
regarding this aspect.

Resolution 1267 (1999) provides for certain exemptions
to the restrictions imposed on the condition of prior
approval of the said Committee.

The approval of the said Committee should be obtained
through the competent national authorities of
the
Member States, whose names and addresses should,
therefore, be made available and annexed to this Regula-
tion.

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.

The competent authorities of the Member States should,
where necessary, be empowered to ensure compliance
with this Regulation.

Violations of the provisions of this Regulation should be
penalised and Member States should impose appropriate
penalties to that effect.

The Security Council calls for the measures to be applied
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 the relevant paragraphs of
Resolution 1267 (1999) enter into force.

The Commission and Member States should inform each
other of the measures taken under this Regulation and
of other relevant information at their disposal in connec-
tion with this Regulation, and cooperate with the said
including by supplying information to it,
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1) OJ L 294, 16.11.1999, p. 1.

For the purpose of this Regulation:

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1. Taliban shall mean: the Afghan faction which also calls itself

the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan;

granted by the Taliban Sanctions Committee shall apply
throughout the Community.

2. Taliban Sanctions Committee shall mean: the Committee
established by United Nations Security Council Resolution
1267 (1999).

Article 7

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

Without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Member
States under the Charter of the United Nations, the Commis-
sion shall:
— supplement and/or amend Annexes I and II on the basis of
determinations made by the United Nations Security
Council or the Taliban Sanctions Committee,

— supplement and/or amend Annex III on the basis of infor-
mation supplied by the competent authorities within the
Community,

— maintain all the necessary contacts with the Taliban Sanc-
tions Committee for the purpose of the effective imple-
mentation of this Regulation.

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 of the Taliban or any undertaking
owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Taliban.

Article 8

inform each
The Commission and the Member States shall
other immediately of the measures taken under this Regulation
and supply each other with the relevant information at their
disposal in connection with this Regulation, and in respect of
violation and enforcement problems or judgements handed
down by national courts.

Article 4

Article 9

Without prejudice to the Community rules concerning confi-
dentiality and to the provisions of Article 284 of the Treaty,
the competent authorities of the Member States shall have the
power to require banks, other financial institutions, insurance
companies, and other bodies and persons to provide all rele-
vant information necessary for ensuring compliance with this
Regulation.

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

Article 10

Article 5

to be
Each Member State shall determine the sanctions
imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed.
Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

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 the Community.

Article 6

1.
Article 3 shall not apply to funds and other financial
resources for which the Taliban Sanctions Committee has
granted an exemption.

Article 5 shall not apply to flights for which the Taliban

2.
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.

Article 11

This Regulation shall apply:
— within the territory of

airspace,

the Community,

including its

— 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

4.
Exemptions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be
obtained, where appropriate, through the competent authori-
ties of the Member States listed in Annex III. Exemptions

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communi-
ties.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. GAMA

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ANNEX I

List of funds and other financial resources referred to in Article 2

ANNEX II

List of aircrafts referred to in Article 2

Operator

Owner

Registration/Serial

Make

Model

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

229 SFG1008

230 SFG1009

231 SFG1010

232 SFG1011

233 SFG1012

234 SFG1013

235 SFG1014

236 SFG1015

237 SFG1016

238 SFG1017

239 SFG1018

240 SFG1019

241 SFG1020

242 SFG1021

243 SFG1022

244 SFG1023

245 SFG1024

246 SFG1025

247 SFG1026

252 SFG1027

268 SFG1028

284 AN32021

301 AN32053

302 AN32054

303 AN32055

304 AN32056

305 AN32057

306 AN32058

307 AN32022

308 AN32023

346 AN32059

353 AN32024

363 AN32060

381 AN12235

382 AN12236

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN32

AN32

AN32

AN32

AN32

AN32

AN32

AN32

AN32

AN32

AN32

AN32

AN12

AN12

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Operator

Owner

Registration/Serial

Make

Model

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Unconfirmed CIS Operator

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Polet Russian Air Company

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Caspian Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Tyumenaviatrans

384 AN12237

387 4342205

388 AN12238

390 AN12239

T-001
B7010105

T-004
SFG1007

T-005
SFG1006

CCCP-87255
AFG01

YA-BAG
7306602

YA-BAH
17306709

YA-BAL
14105

YA-BAN
14304

YA-BAO
14305

YA-DAA
AN12353

YA-DAB
5342801

YA-DAG
87304504

YA-FAU
20343

YA-FAW
19619

YA-GAX
331

EP-CPG
748

YA-DAF

YA-DAJ
47309603

YA-FAY
22289

YA-87486
9441438

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Ilyushin

Antonov

Antonov

Yakoviev

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Antonov

Boeing

Boeing

De Haviland

Tupolev

Antonov

Antonov

Boeing

Yakoviev

AN12

AN12

AN12

AN12

IL18

AN26

AN24

YK40

AN24

AN24

AN26

AN26

AN26

AN12

AN12

AN24

B727

B727

DHC6

T154

AN24

AN24

B727

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'aéronautique
Centre Communications Nord — 4e étage
Rue du Progrès 80 — Boîte 5
B-1030 Bruxelles
Tel. (32-2) 206 32 00
Fax (32-2) 203 15 28

DENMARK

Civil Aviation Administration
Luftfartshuset
Box 744
Ellebjergvej 50
DK-2450 København
Tel. (45) 36 44 48 48
Fax (45) 36 44 03 03

GERMANY

Generaldirektor für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Bundesministerium für Verkehr
Postfach 200 100
D-53170 Bonn
Tel. (49-228) 300 45 00
Fax (49-228) 300 79 29

GREECE

Ministry of Transport and Communications
Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
PO Box 73 751
GR-16604 Helliniko
Tel. (30-1) 894 42 63
Fax (30-1) 894 42 79

SPAIN

Direccion General de Aviación Civil
Ministerio de Fomento
Paseo de la Castellana, 67
E-28071 Madrid
Tel. (34-91) 597 70 00
Fax (34-91) 597 53 57

FRANCE

Ministere de l'équipement, des transports et du logement
Direction générale de l'aviation civile
Direction des transports aériens
50, rue Henri Farman
F-75720 Paris cedex 15
Tel. (33-1) 58 09 43 21
Fax (33-1) 58 09 36 36

IRELAND

General Director for Civil Aviation
Department of Transport, Energy and Communications
44, Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel. (353-1) 604 10 36
Fax (353-1) 604 11 81

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ITALY

Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC)
Via di Villa Ricotti 42
I-00161 Roma
Tel. (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 Luxembourg
Tel. (352) 478 44 12
Fax (352) 46 77 90

NETHERLAND

Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
Directorate General of Civil Aviation
Plesmanweg 1-6
PO Box 90771
2509 LT Den Haag
Netherlands
Tel. (31-70) 351 72 45
Fax (31-70) 351 63 48

AUSTRIA

Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Verkehr
Zentralsektion Verkehr, Luftfahrt
Radetzkystrae 2
A-1030 Wien
Tel. (43-1) 711 62 70 00
Fax (43-1) 711 62 70 99

PORTUGAL

Instituto Nacional da Aviação Civil
Ministério do Equipamento Social
Rua B, edifícios 4, 5, 6
Aeroporto da Portela
P-1749-034 Lisboa
Tel.: (351-21) 842 35 00
Fax: (351-21) 840 23 98
Email:

inacgeral@mail.telepac.pt

FINLAND

Civil Aviation Administration
Ilmailulaitos/Luftfartsverket
PO Box 50
FIN-01531 Vantaa
Tel. (358-9) 82 77 20 10
Fax (358-9) 82 77 20 91

SWEDEN

Regeringskansliet
Utrikesdepartementet
Rattssekretariatet för EU-fragor
Fredsgatan 6
S-103 39 Stockholm
Tel. (46-8) 405 10 00
Fax (46-8) 723 11 76

UNITED KINGDOM

Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions
International Aviation Negotiations
Great Minster House
76, Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DR
United Kingdom
Tel. (44-171) 890 58 01
Fax (44-171) 676 21 94

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EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

Commission of the European Communities
Directorate-General for External Relations
Mr A. de Vries, DM24 5/75
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
Tel.: (32-2) 295 68 80
Fax: (32-2) 295 73 31

B. FREEZE OF FUNDS

BELGIUM

Ministere des finances
Trésorerie
avenue des Arts 30
B-1040 Bruxelles
Fax (32-2) 233 75 18

DENMARK

Erhvervsfremmestyrelsen
Dahlerups Pakhus
Langelinie Alle 17
DK-2100 København Ø
Tel. (45) 35 46 60 00
Fax (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 20/21/23
Fax. 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 10/15/20
Fax. 0 30/34 75/11 90

Landeszentralbank in der Freien Hansestadt Hamburg,
Postfach 57 03 48
D-22772 Hamburg
Tel. 0 40/37 07/66 00
Fax. 0 40/37 07-66 15

in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Schleswig-Holstein

Landeszentralbank in Hessen
Postfach 11 12 32
D-60047 Frankfurt am Main
Tel. 0 69/23 88-19 20
Fax. 0 69/23 88-19 19

Landeszentralbank in der Freien Hansestadt Bremen,
Postfach 2 45
D-30002 Hannover
Tel. 05 11/30 33-27 23
Fax. 05 11/30 33-27 30

Landeszentralbank in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Postfach 10 11 48
D-40002 Düsseldorf
Tel: 02 11/8 74-23 73/31 59
Fax: 02 11/8 74-23 78

in Niedersachsen und Sachsen-Anhalt

Landeszentralbank in Rheinland-Pfalz und im Saarland
Postfach 30 09
D-55020 Mainz
Tel: 0 61 31/3 77-4 10/4 16
Fax: 0 61 31/3 77-4 24

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Landeszentralbank in den Freistaaten Sachsen und Thüringen
Postfach 90 11 21
D-04103 Leipzig
Tel. 03 41/8 60-22 00
Fax. 03 41/8 60-23 89

2. For examinations of the status of companies, undertakings, entities and institutions other than banks:

Bundesausfuhramt
Referat 214
Postfach 51 60
D-65726 Eschborn
Tel. 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. Kanellakis
Ermou and Kornarou 1
GR-105 63 Athens
Tel. (31) 32 86 401-3
Fax (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)
Po de la Castellana, 162 — Planta 9
E-28046 Madrid
Tel. (00-34) 91 583 74 00
Fax (00-34) 91 583 55 09

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, 3
E-28071 Madrid
Tel. (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 E
139, rue du Bercy
F-75572 Paris-cedex 12
Tel. (33-1) 44 87 17 17
Fax (33-1) 53 18 36 15

IRELAND

Central Bank of Ireland
Financial Markets Department
P.O. Box 559
Dame Street
Dublin 2
Tel. (353-1) 671 66 66

Department of Foreign Affairs
Bilateral Economic Relations Section
76-78 Harcourt Street
Dublin 2
Tel. (353-1) 408 24 92

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ITALY

Ministero del Commercio Estero
Direzione Generale per la Politica Commerciale e per la Gestione del Regime degli Scambi
Divisione IV
Viale America, 341
I-00144 Roma
Tel: (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 20201
2500 EE Den Haag
Nederland
Tel. (31-70) 342 82 27
Fax (31-70) 342 79 05

AUSTRIA

Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten
Abteilung II/A/2
Landstrasser Haupstraße 55-57
A-1030 Wien

Österreichische Nationalbank
Otto Wagner-Platz 3
A-1090 Wien
Tel. (43-1) 40 420-0
Fax. (43-1) 40 420-73 99

PORTUGAL

Ministério das Finanças
Direcção Geral dos Assuntos Europeus e Relações Internacionais
Avenida Infante D. Henrique, n.o 1, C 2.o
P-1100 Lisboa
Tel. (351-1) 882 32 40/47
Fax (351-1) 882 32 49
E-mail. dgaeri@mfinancas,mailpac.pt

FINLAND

Ulkoasiainministeriö/Utrikesministeriet
PL 176
SF-00161 Helsinki
Tel. (358-9) 13 41 51
Fax. (358-9) 13 41 57 07 and (358-9) 62 98 40

SWEDEN

Regeringskansliet
Utrikesdepartementet
Rattssekretariatet för EU-frågor
Fredsgatan 6
S-103 39 Stockholm
Tel. (46-8) 405 10 00
Fax (46-8) 723 11 76

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UNITED KINGDOM

HM Treasury
International Financial Services
Parliament Street
London SW1P 3AG
United Kingdom
Tel: (44-171) 270 55 50
Fax: (44-171) 270 43 65

Bank of England
Sanctions Emergency Unit
London EC2R 8AH
United Kingdom
Tel. (44-171) 601 46 07
Fax (44-171) 601 43 09

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

Commission of the European Communities
Directorate-General External Relations
Mr A. de Vries, DM24 5/75
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
Tel.: (32-2) 295 68 80
Fax: (32-2) 295 73 31