Commission Regulation (EC) No 2297/2003 of 23 December 2003 amending 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: 2003-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Myanmar/Burma, dual-use good, economic sanctions, export restriction, international sanctions, military regime, terrorism

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2297/2003

of 23 December 2003

amending 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,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 of 22
May 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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2084/
2003 (2), and in particular Article 4, first indent, thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 lists the
persons covered by the freezing of funds under that
Regulation.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 empowers
the Commission to amend Annex II, taking into account
decisions updating the Annex to Common Position
2000/346/CFSP (3).
In accordance with Article 11 of
Common Position 2003/297/CFSP (4),
to
Common Position 2000/346/CFSP shall be read as refer-
ences to Common Position 2003/297/CFSP.

references

(3)

(4)

Council Decision 2003/907/CFSP (5) amends the Annex
to Common Position 2003/297/CFSP, which contains a
list of persons subject to the restrictive measures set out
in that Common Position. Annex II to Regulation (EC)
No 1081/2000 should, therefore, be amended accord-
ingly.

In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this
Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into
force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 is replaced by the
text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion 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, 23 December 2003.

For the Commission

Christopher PATTEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 25.
(3) OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 106, 29.4.2003, p. 36; Common Position as amended by Deci-

sion 2003/461/CFSP (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 116).

(5) See page 81 of this Official Journal.

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ANNEX

List of persons referred to in Article (2)1

1. State Peace and Development Council (SPDC)

Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

Senior General Than Shwe

Chairman

02.02.1933

Kyaing Kyaing

Thandar Shwe
Khin Pyone Shwe
Aye Aye Thit
Shwe

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye

Vice-Chairman

25.12.1937

Mya Mya San

Nandar Aye

General Khin Nyunt

Prime Minister (25
Aug 03)

11.10.1939

Khin Win Shwe

Ye Naing Win
Zaw Naing Oo
Thin Le Le Win

Gen Thura Shwe Mann

Chief of Staff, Coordi-
nator of Special
Operations

Than Than Nwe

Lt-Gen Soe Win

Secretary 1 (25.8.03)

Khin Lay Thet

Lt-Gen Thein Sein

Secretary 2 (25.8.03)
Adjutant General

Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung
Myint Oo

Quartermaster-
General

Lt-Gen Kyaw Win

Lt-Gen Tin Aye

Lt-Gen Ye Myint

Lt-Gen Aung Htwe

Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than

Lt-Gen Maung Bo

Chief of Armed Forces
Training

Chief of Military
Ordnance, Head of
UMEH

Chief of Bureau of
Special Operations 1
(Kachin, Chin,
Sagaing, Magwe,
Mandalay)

Chief of Bureau of
Special Operations 2
(Kayah, Shan)

Chief of Bureau of
Special Operations 3
(Pegu, Rangoon, Irra-
waddy, Arakan)

Chief of Bureau of
Special Operations 4
(Karen, Mon, Tenas-
serim)

Khin Khin Win

Khin Saw Hnin

San San Yee

Kyi Kyi Ohn

Tin Lin Myint

Khin Hnin Wai

Marlar Tint

Khin Lay Myint

Toe Naing Mahn
(wife — Ma Zay
Zin Latt
Aung Thet Mann
Ko Ko
Shwe Mann Ko
Ko

Theingi Ye Myint
Aung Zaw Ye
Myint
Kay Khaing Ye
Myint

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2. Regional Commanders

Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

Maj-Gen Myint Swe

Rangoon

Maj-Gen Ye Myint

Maj-Gen Thar Aye

Central — Mandalay
Division

North Western —
Sagaing Division

Khin Thet Htay

Myat Ngwe

Wei Wei Khaing
or Wai Wai
Khaing

Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe

North — Kachin State

Tin Tin Nwe

Ei Thet Thet Swe
Kaung Kyaw Swe

North Eastern —
Shan State (North)

Triangle — Shan State
(East)

Eastern — Shan State
(South)

South Eastern — Mon
State

Coastal — Tenasserim
Division

South — Pegu Divi-
sion

South Western —
Irrawaddy Division

Western — Arakan
State

Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing

Maj-Gen Khin Zaw

Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint

Maj-Gen Thura Myint Aung

Brig-Gen Ohn Myint

Brig-Gen Ko Ko

Maj-Gen Soe Naing

Maj-Gen Maung Oo

3. Deputy Regional Commanders

Khin Thant Sin

Khin Pyone Win

Kyi Tha Khin Zaw
Su Khin Zaw

Win Win Nu

Than Than Nwe

Sat Nwan Khun
Sum

Tin Tin Latt

Nyunt Nyunt Oo

Name

Command

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

Col Wai Lwin

Brig-Gen Nay Win

Rangoon

Central

North-Western
Command

Brig-Gen San Tun

Northern

Brig-Gen Hla Myint

North-Eastern

Col. Myint Aung

Eastern

Nan Aye Mya

Tin Sein

Su Su Hlaing

Brig-Gen Myo Hla

South-Eastern

Khin Hnin Aye

Brig-Gen Tin Latt

Coastal

Brig-Gen Thura Maung Ni

Southern

Brig-Gen Tint Swe

South-Western

Khin Thaung

Brig-Gen Aung Thein

Brig.-Gen. Myint Swe

Western

Triangle

Mya Mya Ohn

Khin Mya Mya
Wut Hmone Swe

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4. Ministers

Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

U Than Shwe

PM's Office

Yin Yin Mya

Maj. Gen. Thein Swe (25.8.03)

PM's Office

U Ko Lay (25.8.03)

PM's Office

Khin Khin

Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin

Agriculture & Irriga-
tion

Khin Myo Oo

(M) San Win
(M) Than Han
(F) Khin Thida
spouse — Zaw
Tun Oo 2 Sec.
MoFA. Son of late
Sec 2 Lt. Gen. Tin
Oo.

Son — Kyaw Myo
Nyunt Daughter
— Thu Thu Ei
Han

Brig-Gen Pyi Sone

Commerce

Aye Pyai Wai
Khin

Kalyar Pyay Wai
Shan, Pan Thara
Pyay Shan

Maj-Gen Saw Tun

Construction

Myint Myint Ko

Maj. Gen. Htay Oo

Cooperatives
(25.8.03)

Ni Ni Win

Maj-Gen Kyi Aung

Culture

Khin Khin Lay

U Than Aung

Education

Win Shwe

Maj-Gen Tin Htut

Electric Power

Tin Tin Nyunt

Brig-Gen Lun Thi

Energy

Khin Mar Aye

Mya Sein Aye

Maj-Gen Hla Tun

Finance & Revenue

Khin Than Win

U Win Aung

Foreign Affairs

San Yon

Thaung Su Nyein

Brig-Gen Thein Aung

Forestry

Prof. Dr. Kyaw Myint

Health

Col. Tin Hlaing

Home Affairs

Maj-Gen Sein Htwa

Immigration & Popu-
lation, Social Welfare,
Relief & Resettlement

Nilar Thaw

Khin Hla Hla

Khin Aye

U Aung Thaung

Industry I

Khin Khin Yi

Nay Aung

Maj-Gen Saw Lwin

Industry II

Moe Moe Myint

Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan

Information

Kyi Kyi Win

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Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

U Tin Winn

Labour

Khin Nu

May Khin Tin
Win Nu

Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein

Livestock & Fisheries

Myint Myint Aye

Brig-Gen Ohn Myint

Mines

San San

Maung Thet Naing
Oo
Maung Min Thet
Oo

U Soe Tha

Col. Thein Nyunt

National Planning &
Economic Develop-
ment

Progress of border
areas & national races
& development affairs

Kyu Kyu Win

Kyaw Myat Soe

Kyin Khaing

Maj-Gen Aung Min

Rail Transportation

Wai Wai Thar

Brig. Gen. Thura Myint Maung

Religious Affairs

(deceased)

Aung Kyaw Moe

U Thaung

Science & Technology

May Kyi Sein

Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint

Sports

Aye Aye

Nay Linn

Brig-Gen Thein Zaw

Telecommunications,
Post & Telegraphs,
Hotels & Tourism

Mu Mu Win

Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe

Transport

San San Myint

5. Deputy Ministers

Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

Brig-Gen Khin Maung

U Ohn Myint

Agriculture & Irriga-
tion

Agriculture & Irriga-
tion

Brig-Gen Aung Tun

Commerce

Brig-Gen Myint Thein

Construction

Culture

Brig-Gen Khin Maung Win

Defence

Maj. Gen. Aung Hlaing 23.8.03

Defence

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Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

U Myo Nyunt

Education

Brig-Gen Soe Win Maung

Education

Myint Myint Wai

U Myo Myint

Electric Power

Brig. Gen. Than Htay (25.8.03)

Energy

U Kyaw Thu (25.8.03)

Foreign Affairs

15.8.1949

U Khin Maung Win

Foreign Affairs

Khin Swe Soe
(Director General
of Co-op Dept)

Col. Hla Thein Swe (25.8.03)

Finance & Revenue

Brig. Gen. Tin Naing Thein

Forestry

Prof. Dr. Mya Oo

Health

Bri. Gen. Phone Swe (25.8.03)

Home Affairs

Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu

Hotels & Tourism

Khin Swe Myint

U Maung Aung

Immigration & Popu-
lation

Brig-Gen Thein Tun

Industry I

Brig-Gen Kyaw Win

Industry I

Lt-Col Khin Maung Kyaw

Industry II

Brig.-Gen. Aung Thein

Information

U Thein Sein

Information, USDA
CEC member

Khin Khin Wai

Brig-Gen Win Sein

Labour

U Aung Thein

Livestock & Fisheries

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Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

May Than Tun
(25.06.1970)
husband Ye Tun
Myat

U Myint Thein

Mines

Col. Tin Ngwe

Brig-Gen Than Tun

Progress of border
areas & national races
& development affairs

Progress of border
areas & national races
& development affairs

Thura U Thaung Lwin

Rail Transportation

Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko

Religious Affairs,
USDA CEC member

U Nyi Hla Nge

Science & Technology

(Single)

Dr. Chan Nyein

Science & Technology

Brig. Gen. Kyaw Myint
— from Transport Ministry)

(25.8.03

Social Welfare, Relief
& Resettlement

Brig-Gen Maung Maung

Sports

U Pe Than

Transport

Col. Nyan Tun Aung (25.8.03)

Transport

6. Former Members of Government

Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

Vice Admiral Maung Maung Khin Deputy Prime

23.11.1929

Lt-Gen. Tin Tun

Lt-Gen. Tin Hla

28.3.1930

Minister (retired
11.2001)

Deputy Prime
Minister (retired
11.2001)

Former Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister
for Military Affairs
and Quarter Master
General (retired
11.2001)

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Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

U Aung San

U Win Sein

Former Minister for
Co-operatives (retired
11.2001)

Former Minister of
Culture (retired
11.2001)

10.10.1940
Kyaukkyi

U Khin Maung Thein

Minister for Finance &
Revenue (Retired
01.02.03)

Su Su Thein

Maj-Gen Ket Sein

Minister for Health
(Retired 01.02.03)

Yin Yin Myint

U Saw Tun

Minister of Immigra-
tion and Population

Col. Thaik Tun

Vice-Minister for
Forestry (dismissed in
July 2003)

Nwe Nwe Kyi

Brig. Gen. D O Abel

Minister at the SPDC
Chairman's Office
(dismissed 25.8.2003)

Khin Thein Mu

U Pan Aung

Minister at the PM's
Office (dismissed
25.8.2003)

Nyunt Nyunt
Lwin

Lt. Gen. Tin Ngwe

Cooperatives Minister
(dismissed 25.8.2003)

Khin Hla

Lt. Gen. Min Thein

Minister at the SPDC
Chairman's Office
(dismissed 25.8.2003)

Khin Than Myint

Daywar Thein
(25.12.1960)
Thawdar Thein
(6.3.58)
Maung Maung
Thein (23.10.63)
Khin Yadana
Thein (6.5.1968)
Marlar Thein
(25.2.1965)
Hmwe Thida
Thien (28.7.1966)

(M) Myo Win
Thaik
(F) Khin Sandar
Tun
(F) Khin Nge Nge
Tun
(F) Khin Ei Shwe
Zin Tun

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Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

U Aung Khin

U Hset Maung

Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung

U Tin Tun

Brig. Gen. Than Tun

U Soe Nyunt

U Kyaw Tin

U Hlaing Win

U Aung Phone

Minister for Religious
Affairs (dismissed
25.8.2003)

Dep. Minister at the
SPDC Chairman's
Office (dismissed
25.8.2003)

Deputy Minister for
Home Affairs (CEC
Member)

Deputy Minister for
Energy (dismissed
25.8.2003)

Dep. Minister for
Finance & Revenue
(dismissed 25.8.2003)

Dep. Minister for
Culture (dismissed
25.8.2003)

Dep. Minister for
Development of
Border Areas &
National Races
(dismissed 25.8.2003)

Dep. Minister for
Social Welfare
(dismissed 25.8.2003)

Minister of Forestry
(dismissed July 2003)

Yin Yin Nyunt

May Khin Kyi

Set Aung
Set Maw
(deceased)

Widower

(F) Zin Myint
Maung

Khin Sitt Aye

(M) Sitt Thwe
Aung
(M) Sitt Thaing
Aung

7. Other Tourism Related Appointments

Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

Win Kyi

(m) Tun Mit Latt
(06.02.1969)

Lt.Col. (retd.) Khin Maung Latt

Capt. (retd.) Htay Aung

Director General
Hotels and Tourism
Directorate

Managing Director
Myanmar Hotels and
Tourism Services

U Tin Maung Swe

General Manager

U Khin Maung Soe

General Manager

U Tint Swe

General Manager

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8. Ministry of Defence Senior Officers

Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

V-Adm. Kyi Min

C-in-C (Navy)

Aye Aye

Commodore Soe Thein

Chief of Staff (Navy)

Brig.Gen. Myat Hein

C-in-C (Air)

Htwe Htwe
Nyunt

Brig.Gen. Maung Nyo

V-Adjutant General

Brig.Gen. Soe Maung

Judge Advocate
General

Maj.Gen. Lun Maung

Inspectorate General

Brig.Gen. Saw Hla

Provost Marshal

Col. Sein Lin

Dir. of Ordnance

Brig.Gen. Kyi Win

Dir. of Artillery &
Armour

Col. Than Sein

C.O. Defence Services
Hospital

Brig.Gen. Win Hlaing

Dir. of Procurement

Brig.Gen. Khin Aung Myint

Dir. of Public Rela-
tions & Psy.War

M-G Moe Hein

Commandant,
National Defence
College

Brig.Gen. Than Maung

Dir. of Peoples' Militia
& Frontier Forces

Brig.Gen. Aung Myint

Dir. of Signals

Brig.Gen.Than Htay

Brig.Gen. Khin Maung Tint

Maj. Gen. Hsan Hsint

Dir. of Supply &
Transport

Dir. of Security
Printing Works

Military Appoint-
ments General

Maj. Gen. Win Myint

Deputy Head, Military
Training

1951

Khin Ma Lay

Okkar San Sint

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9. Members of the Office of the Chief of Military Intelligence (OCMI)

Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

Maj. Gen. Kyaw Win

Vice-chief of Military
Intelligence

Brig.Gen. Myint Aung Zaw

Administration

Brig.Gen Hla Aung

Training

Brig.Gen. Thein Swe

International Rela-
tions

Sonny Myat Swe

Brig.Gen. Kyaw Han

Science & Technology

Brig.Gen. Than Tun

Politics & Counter
Intelligence

Col. Hla Min

Col. Tin Hla

Brig.Gen. Myint Zaw

Brig.Gen. Kyaw Thein

Deputy

Deputy

Border Security &
Intelligence

Ethnic Nationalities &
Ceasefire Groups.
Drug Suppression.
Naval & Air Intelli-
gence

Col. San Pwint

Deputy

10. Military Officers running Prisons and Police

Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

Col. Ba Myint

Director-General of
the Prisons Dpt
(Ministry of Home
Affairs)

11. United Solidarity and Development Association (USDA)

Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

Brig. Gen. Aung Thein Lin (25. 8.
03)

Col Maung Par

Mayor and Chairman
of the Yangon City
Development
Committee (Secretary)

Vice Mayor of YCDC
(CEC Member)

Khin San Nwe

Khin Nyunt
Myaing

(M) Naing Win
Par

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12. Persons who benefit from Govt. Eco. Policies

Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

U Khin Shwe

Zaykabar Co.

21.01.1952

San San Kywe

U Aung Ko Win
(Saya Kyaung)

U Aik Tun

Kanbawza Bank

Nan Than Htwe

Asia Wealth Bank
Olympic Co.

21.10.1948

Than Win
(03.12.1948)

U Tun Myint Naing
(Steven Law)

Asia World Co.

Ng Seng Hong

U Htay Myint

Yuzana Co.

06.02.1955

Tayza

Htoo Trading

18.07.1964

U Kyaw Win

Shwe Thanlwin Lwin
Trading Co.

U Win Aung

Dagon International

30.09.1953

Aye Aye Maw
(17.11.1957)

Thidar Zaw
(24.02.1964)

Moe Moe Mya
(28.08.1958),
Yangon

Zay Zin Latt
(24.03.1981)
Spouse — Ma Toe
Naing Mar
Zay Thiha
(01.01.1977)

Sandar Htun
(23.08.1974)
Aung Zaw Naing
(01.09.1973)
Mi Mi Khing
(17.06.1976)

Eve Eve Htay
Myint
(12.06.1977)
Zar Chi Htay
(17.02.1981)

Pye Phyo Tay Za
(29.01.1987)
Htoo Htet Tay Za
(24.01.1993)
Htoo Htwe Tay
Za (14.09.1996)

(F) Ei Hnin Pwint
aka Christabelle
Aung
(22.02.1981)
(M) Thurane Aung
aka Christopher
Aung
(23.07.1982)
(F) Ei Hnin Khin
aka Christina
Aung
(18.12.1983)

13. State Economic Enterprises

Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

Col. Myint Aung

Col. Myo Myint

MD Myawaddy
Trading Company

MD Bandoola Trans-
portation Co Ltd.

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Name

Function

Date of birth

Spouse

Children

Col. (rtd) Thant Zin

Maj. Hla Kyaw

Col. Aung Sun

Col Ye Htut

MD Myanmar Land
and Development

Director Myawaddy
Advertising Enter-
prises

Md Hsinmin Cement
Plant Construction
Project

Myanmar Economic
Corporation