Council Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 of 26 January 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan
Date: 2004-01-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Sudan, arms control, economic sanctions, international sanctions, trade restriction

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 131/2004

of 26 January 2004

concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof,

Article 1

Having regard to Council Common Position 2004/31/CFSP of
9 January 2004 concerning the imposition of an embargo on
arms, munitions and military equipment (1) on Sudan,

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definition
shall apply:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

In view of the ongoing civil war in Sudan, Common
Position 2004/31/CFSP maintains the arms embargo
imposed against that country by Council Decision 94/
165/CFSP (2) and strengthens that embargo to include a
ban on technical assistance and other services related to
military activities, and on financial assistance related to
military activities.

Common Position 2004/31/CFSP also makes provision
for humanitarian exemptions to the arms embargo,
including sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment
and materiel for mine clearance operations in Sudan.

The embargoes on certain technical and financial assis-
tance fall within the scope of the Treaty. Therefore,
notably with a view to avoiding distortion of competi-
tion, Community legislation is necessary to implement
the embargoes as far as the territory of the Community
is concerned. For the purpose of this Regulation, the
territory of the Community is deemed to encompass the
territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is
the conditions laid down in that
applicable, under
Treaty.

‘technical assistance’ means any technical support related to
repairs, development, manufacture, assembly, testing, mainte-
nance, or any other technical service, and may take forms such
as instruction, advice, training, transmission of working knowl-
edge or skills or consulting services. Technical assistance
includes verbal forms of assistance.

Article 2

It shall be prohibited:

(a) to grant, sell, supply or transfer technical assistance related
to military activities and to the provision, manufacture,
maintenance and use of arms and related materiel of all
types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles
and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for
the aforementioned, directly or indirectly to any person,
entity or body in, or for use in Sudan;

including in particular grants,

(b) to provide financing or financial assistance related to mili-
loans and
tary activities,
export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or
export of arms and related materiel, or for any grant, sale,
supply, or transfer of related technical assistance, directly or
indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in
Sudan.

(4)

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

Article 3

(1) OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 55.
(2) OJ L 75, 17.3.1994, p. 1. Decision repealed by Common Position

2004/31/CFSP.

The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the
object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to promote
the transactions referred to in Article 2 shall be prohibited.

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Article 4

Article 7

1.
By way of derogation from Articles 2 and 3, the compe-
tent authorities of Member States as listed in the Annex, may
authorise the provision of financing and financial assistance
and technical assistance related to:

(a) non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humani-
tarian or protective use, or
institution building
programmes of the United Nations, the European Union
and the Community;

for

(b) material intended for European Union and United Nations

crisis management operations;

(c) mine clearance equipment and materiel for use in mine

clearance.

No authorisations shall be granted for activities that have

2.
already taken place.

Article 5

Articles 2 and 3 shall not apply to protective clothing,
including flak jackets
temporarily
exported to Sudan by United Nations personnel, personnel of
the EU, the Community or its Member States, representatives of
the media and humanitarian and development workers and
associated personnel for their personal use only.

and military helmets,

Article 6

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

The Commission shall be empowered to amend the Annex on
the basis of information supplied by Member States.

Article 8

The Member States shall
lay down the rules on sanctions
applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation
and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are
implemented. The sanctions provided for must be effective,
proportionate and dissuasive.

The Member States shall notify these rules to the Commission
without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and
shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.

This Regulation shall apply:

Article 9

(a) within the territory of

the Community,

including its

airspace;

(b) on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of

a Member State;

(c) to any person elsewhere who is a national of a Member

State;

(d) to any legal person, group or entity which is incorporated

or constituted under the law of a Member State;

(e) to any legal person, group or entity doing business within

the Community.

Article 10

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, 26 January 2004.

For the Council

The President

B. COWEN

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ANNEX

List of competent authorities referred to in Article 4

BELGIUM

Service public fédéral des affaires étrangères, commerce extérieur et
coopération au développement
Egmont 1
Rue des Petits Carmes 19
B-1000 Bruxelles

Justitsministeriet
Slotholmsgade 10
DK-1216 København K
Tlf. (45) 33 92 33 40
Fax (45) 33 93 35 10

GERMANY

Direction générale des affaires bilatérales
Service ‘Afrique du sud du Sahara’
Téléphone (32-2) 501 88 75
Télécopieur (32-2) 501 38 26

Service public fédéral de l'économie, des PME, des classes moyennes et
de l'énergie
ARE 4e o division, service des licences
Avenue du Général Leman 60
B-1040 Bruxelles
Téléphone (32-2) 206 58 16/27
Télécopieur (32-2) 230 83 22

Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest — Région de Bruxelles-Capitale:

Kabinet van de minister van Financiën, Begroting, Openbaar Ambt en
Externe Betrekkingen van de Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke regering
Kunstlaan 9
B-1210 Brussel

Cabinet du ministre des finances, du budget, de la fonction publique et
des relations extérieures du gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-
Capitale
Avenue des Arts 9
B-1210 Bruxelles
Téléphone (32-2) 209 28 25
Télécopieur (32-2) 209 28 12

Région wallonne:

Cabinet du ministre-président du gouvernement wallon
Rue Mazy 25-27
B-5100 Jambes-Namur
Téléphone (32-81) 33 12 11
Télécopieur (32-81) 33 13 13

Vlaams Gewest:

Administratie Buitenlands Beleid
Boudewijnlaan 30
B-1000 Brussel
Tel. (32-2) 553 59 28
Fax (32-2) 553 60 37

DENMARK

Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen
Dahlerups Pakhus
Langelinie Allé 17
DK-2100 København Ø
Tlf. (45) 35 46 60 00
Fax (45) 35 46 60 01

Udenrigsministeriet
Asiatisk Plads 2
DK-1448 København K
Tlf. (45) 33 92 00 00
Fax (45) 32 54 05 33

Concerning financing and financial assistance:

Deutsche Bundesbank
Servicezentrum Finanzsanktionen
Postfach
D-80281 München
Tel. (49-89) 2889-3800
Fax (49-89) 350163-3800

Concerning technical assistance and other services:

Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)
Frankfurter Straße 29-35
D-65760 Eschborn
Tel. (49-61) 96 908-0
Fax (49-61) 96 908-800

GREECE

A. Freezing of Assets

Ministry of Economy and Finance
General Directory of Economic Policy
5 Nikis Str.
GR-101 80 Athens
Tel: (30) 210 333 27 86
Fax: (30) 210 333 28 10

Α. ∆έσµευση κεφαλαίων

Υπουργείο Οικονοµίας και Οικονοµικών
Γενική ∆/νση Οικονοµικής Πολιτικής
Νίκης 5
GR-101 80 Αθήνα
Τηλ.: (30) 210 333 27 86
Φαξ: (30) 210 333 28 10

B. Import-Export restrictions

Ministry of Economy and Finance
General Directorate for Policy Planning and Management
Kornaroy Str. 1,
GR-105 63 Athens
Tel: (30) 210 328 64 01-3
Fax: (30) 210 328 64 04

Β. Περιορισµοί εισαγωγών-εξαγωγών

Υπουργείο Οικονοµίας και Οικονοµικών
Γενική ∆/νση Σχεδιασµού και ∆ιαχείρισης Πολιτικής
Κορνάρου 1,
GR-105 63 Αθήνα
Τηλ.: (30) 210 328 64 01-3
Φαξ: (30) 210 328 64 04

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SPAIN

Ministerio de Economía
Dirección General de Comercio e Inversiones
Paseo de la Castellana, 162
E-28046 Madrid
Tel.: (34) 913 49 38 60
Fax (34) 914 57 28 63

FRANCE

Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie
Direction générale des douanes et des droits indirects
Cellule embargo — Bureau E2
Téléphone (33) 144 74 48 93
Télécopieur (33) 144 74 48 97

Ministère des affaires étrangères
Direction des Nations unies et des organisations internationales
Téléphone (33) 143 17 59 68
Télécopieur (33) 143 17 46 91

IRELAND

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Licensing Unit
Earlsfort Centre
Lower Hatch St.
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel. (353) 1 631 2121
Fax (353) 1 631 2562

ITALY

Ministero degli Affari esteri
DGAE-Uff. X
Roma
Tel. (39) 06 36 91 37 50
Fax (39) 06 36 91 37 52

Ministero del Commercio estero
Gabinetto
Roma
Tel. (39) 06 59 93 23 10
Fax (39) 06 59 64 74 94

Ministero dei Trasporti
Gabinetto
Roma
Tel. (39) 06 44 26 71 16/84 90 40 94
Fax (39) 06 44 26 71 14

LUXEMBOURG

Ministère des affaires étrangères
Office des licences
21, rue Philippe II
L-2340 Luxembourg
Téléphone (352) 478 23 70
Télécopieur (352) 46 61 38

NETHERLANDS

AUSTRIA

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Abteilung C/2/2
Stubenring 1
A-1010 Wien
Tel. (43-1) 711 00
Fax (43-1) 711 00-8386

PORTUGAL

Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros
Direcção-Geral dos Assuntos Multilaterais
Largo Rilvas
P-1350-179 Lisboa
Tel.: (351-21) 394 60 72
Fax: (351-21) 394 60 73

FINLAND

Ulkoasiainministeriö/Utrikesministeriet
PL/PB 176
00161 Helsinki/Helsingfors
Puhelin (358) 9 16 05 59 00
Faksi (358) 9 16 05 57 07

Puolustusministeriö/Försvarsministeriet
Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8
00131 Helsinki/Helsingfors
PL/PB 31
Puhelin (358) 9 16 08 81 28
Faksi (358) 9 16 08 81 11

SWEDEN

Inspektionen för strategiska produkter (ISP)
Box 70 252
107 22 Stockholm
Tfn (46-8) 406 31 00
Fax (46-8) 20 31 00

Regeringskansliet
Utrikesdepartementet
Rättssekretariatet för EU-frågor
Fredsgatan 6
103 39 Stockholm
Tfn (46-8) 405 10 00
Fax (46-8) 723 11 76

UNITED KINGDOM

Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Directoraat-generaal Buitenlandse Economische Betrekkingen
Directie Handelspolitiek en Investeringsbeleid
Bezuidenhoutseweg 153
2594 AG Den Haag
Nederland
Tel. (31) 70 379 76 58
Fax (31) 70 379 73 92

Sanctions Licensing Unit
Export Control Organisation Department of Trade and Industry
4 Abbey Orchard Street
London SW1P 2HT
United Kingdom
Tel. (44) 20 7215 0594
Fax (44) 20 7215 0593