Commission Regulation (EC) No 744/2003 of 28 April 2003 amending, for the second 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
Date: 2003-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Myanmar/Burma, dual-use good, economic sanctions, export restriction, international sanctions, military regime

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Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 744/2003

of 28 April 2003

amending, for the second 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,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to 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
in that country (1), as
important governmental
functions
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1883/2002 (2), and in parti-
cular Article 4, second indent, thereof,

Whereas:

The Netherlands and the United Kingdom requested that
the address details concerning their competent authori-
ties be amended and as a result of personnel changes the
address details concerning the Commission have to be
amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 is hereby amended
in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

(1)

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 lists the
competent authorities to whom information concerning
the measures imposed by that Regulation should be sent.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
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, 28 April 2003.

For the Commission

Christopher PATTEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 285, 23.10.2002, p. 17.

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Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 is amended as follows:

1. The address details under the heading ‘Netherlands’ shall be replaced with:

ANNEX

‘Ministerie van Financiën
Directie Financiële Markten, afdeling Integriteit
Postbus 20201
2500 EE Den Haag
Nederland
Tel. (31-70) 342 89 97
Fax (31-70) 342 79 18’.

2. The address details under the heading ‘United Kingdom’ shall be replaced with:

‘— With respect to export restrictions:
Department of Trade and Industry
Export Control and Non-Proliferation Directorate
3-4, Abbey Orchard Street
London SW1P 2JJ
United Kingdom
Tel. (44-207) 215 0510
Fax (44-207) 215 0511.

— With respect to freezing of funds and economic resources:

HM Treasury
International Financial Services Team
1, Horse Guards Road
London SW1A 2HQ
United Kingdom
Tel. (44-207) 270 5550
Fax (44-207) 270 4365
Bank of England
Financial Sanctions Unit
Threadneedle Street
London EC2R 8AH
United Kingdom
Tel. (44-207) 601 4607
Fax (44-207) 601 4309’.

3. The address details under the heading ‘European Community’ shall be replaced with:

‘Commission of the European Communities
Directorate-General for External Relations
Directorate CFSP
Unit A.2: Legal and institutional matters for external relations — Sanctions
CHAR 12/163
B-1049 Brussels
Tel. (32-2) 295 81 48, 296 25 56
Fax (32-2) 296 75 63
E-mail: relex-sanctions@cec.eu.int’.