Proposal for a Council Regulation extending Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe
Date: 2003-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Zimbabwe, economic sanctions, government violence, human rights, international sanctions, political violence

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 10.2.2003
COM(2003) 74 final

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

extending Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 concerning certain restrictive measures in
respect of Zimbabwe

(presented by the Commission)

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Regulation  (EC)  No  310/2002  of  18  February  2002  concerning  certain  restrictive
measures  in  respect  of  Zimbabwe,  as  last  amended  by  Commission  Regulation  (EC)
No 1643/2002 of 13 September 2002, expires on 20 February 2003.

There  has  been  a  further  deterioration  in  the  situation  in  Zimbabwe,  where  serious
violations of human rights and freedom of opinion, association and peaceful assembly
continue to occur.

the 

restrictive  measures  provided 

Consequently,  Common  Position  2003/xxx/CFSP  of  xxx  2003  provides  for  the
extension  of 
for  by  Common  Position
2002/145/CFSP,  in  particular  the  freezing  of  funds,  financial  assets  or  economic
resources  of  individual  members  of  the  government  and  natural  or  legal  persons
associated with them as well as a ban on exports of repression equipment and a ban on
technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities.

(4) 

Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 of 18 February 2002, as amended, should therefore be
extended for a further twelve months.

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

extending Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 concerning certain restrictive measures in
respect of Zimbabwe

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  2003/xxx/CFSP  of  xxxx  2003  amending  and
extending  Common  Position  2002/145/CFSP  concerning  restrictive  measures  against
Zimbabwe1,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,2

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation  (EC)  No  310/2002  of  18  February  20023  concerning  certain  restrictive
measures  in respect  of  Zimbabwe,  as  last  amended  by  Commission  Regulation  (EC)
No 1643/2002 ,4 expires on 20 February 2003. However, Article 13 of that Regulation
provides expressly for the possibility of renewal.

There  has  been  a  further  deterioration  in  the  situation  in  Zimbabwe,  where  serious
violations of human rights and freedom of opinion, association and peaceful assembly
continue to occur.

Accordingly,  Common  Position  2003/xxx/CFSP  provides  for  the  extension  until
20 February  2004  of  the  restrictive  measures  provided  for  by  Common  Position
2002/145/CFSP  of  18  February  2002  concerning  restrictive  measures  against
Zimbabwe5,  as  amended  by  Common  Position  2002/600/CFSP.  In  particular  those
measures  include  the  freezing  of  funds,  financial  assets  or  economic  resources  of
individual  members  of  the  government  and  natural  or  legal  persons  associated  with
them as well as a ban on exports of equipment capable of use for internal repression,
and a ban on technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities.

(4)

Consequently, Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 needs to be extended for a further twelve
months,

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See p. of this Official Journal
OJ C
OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p 4.
OJ L 247, 14.9.2002, p 22
OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p 1

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The period of application of Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 is extended by twelve months.

That Regulation shall expire on 20 February 2004, unless its period of application is further
renewed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in Official Journal of the
European Communities.

It shall apply from 21 February 2003.

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

Done at Brussels,

For the Council
The President

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