Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 of 12 April 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire
Date: 2005-04-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Côte d'Ivoire, UN resolution, economic resources, economic sanctions, international sanctions

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 560/2005

of 12 April 2005

imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view
of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(3)

establishing the European
Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Articles 60, 301 and 308 thereof,

Having regard to Council Common Position 2004/852/CFSP of
13 December 2004 concerning restrictive measures against
Côte d'Ivoire (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty and,
therefore,
in order to avoid any distortion of compe-
tition, Community legislation is necessary to implement
them as far as the Community is concerned. For the
purpose of
the
Community is deemed to encompass the territories of
the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable,
under the conditions laid down in the Treaty.

this Regulation,

territory of

the

(4)

In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this
Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into
force on the day of its publication,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

the United Nations

In Resolution 1572 (2004) of 15 November 2004, the
UN Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the
Charter of
and deploring the
resumption of hostilities
in Côte d'Ivoire and the
repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement of 3 May
2003, decided to impose certain restrictive measures
against Côte d'Ivoire.

the measures set out

Common Position 2004/852/CFSP provides for imple-
mentation of
in UN Security
Council Resolution 1572 (2004), including the freezing
of funds and economic resources of persons, designated
by the competent United Nations Sanctions Committee,
who constitute a threat to the peace and national recon-
ciliation process in Côte d'Ivoire, in particular those who
block implementation of the Linas-Marcoussis and Accra
III Agreements,
any other person determined as
responsible for serious violations of human rights and
international humanitarian law in Côte d'Ivoire on the
basis of relevant
information, any other person who
incites publicly hatred and violence, and any other
person determined by the Committee to be in violation
of the arms embargo also imposed by Resolution 1572
(2004).

Article 1

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

1.

‘Sanctions Committee’ means the Committee of the Security
Council of
the United Nations which was established
pursuant to paragraph 14 of UN Security Council Resolution
1572 (2004);

2.

‘funds’ means financial assets and benefits of every kind,
including but not limited to:

(a) cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders

and other payment instruments;

(b) deposits with financial

institutions or other entities,

balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations;

(c) publicly

and privately

and debt
traded securities
including stocks and shares, certificates
warrants,

instruments,
representing
debentures and derivatives contracts;

securities,

bonds,

notes,

(1) OJ L 368, 15.12.2004, p. 50.
(2) Opinion delivered on 24 February 2005 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(d)

interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing
from or generated by assets;

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(e) credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or

other financial commitments;

(a) necessary for basic expenses, including payments for food-
stuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment,
taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;

(f)

letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale;

(g) documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial

resources;

(h) any other instrument of export-financing.

3.

funds’ means preventing any move,

‘freezing of
transfer,
alteration, use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any
way that would result
in any change in their volume,
location, ownership, possession, character, desti-
amount,
nation or other change that would enable the funds to be
used, including portfolio management;

4.

‘economic resources’ means assets of every kind, whether
tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are
not funds but can be used to obtain funds, goods or services;

5.

‘freezing of economic resources’ means preventing the use of
economic resources to obtain funds, goods or services in any
way,
limited to, by selling, hiring or
mortgaging them.

including, but not

(b) intended exclusively for payment of reasonable professional
incurred expenses associated

fees and reimbursement of
with the provision of legal services;

(c)

intended exclusively for payment of fees or service charges
for routine holding or maintenance of
frozen funds or
economic resources.

By way of derogation from Article 2,

2.
the competent
authorities of the Member States as listed in Annex II may
authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic
resources or the making available of certain frozen funds or
economic resources, after having determined that the funds or
economic resources are necessary for extraordinary expenses,
they have notified that determination to the
provided that
Sanctions Committee and that
the determination has been
approved by that Committee, under the conditions envisaged
by paragraph 14(e) of UN Security Council Resolution 1572
(2004).

Article 4

By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities
of the Member States as listed in Annex II may authorise the
release of certain frozen funds or economic resources if the
following conditions are met:

Article 2

All funds and economic resources owned, or controlled,
1.
directly or indirectly, by the natural or legal persons or entities
listed in Annex I shall be frozen.

(a)

the funds or economic resources are subject of a judicial,
to
administrative
15 November 2004 or of a judicial, administrative or
arbitral judgment rendered prior to that date;

established

arbitral

prior

lien

or

No funds or economic resources shall be made available,
2.
directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the natural or legal
persons or entities listed in Annex I.

The

participation,

3.
in
knowingly
activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly,
to circumvent the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2
shall be prohibited.

intentionally,

and

(b) the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to
satisfy claims secured by such a lien or recognised as valid
in such a judgment, within the limits set by applicable laws
and regulations governing the rights of persons having such
claims;

(c)

the lien or judgment is not for the benefit of a person or
entity listed in Annex I;

Article 3

(d) recognising the lien or judgment is not contrary to public

policy in the Member State concerned;

1.
By way of derogation from Article 2, provided that the
competent authorities of the Member States, as listed in Annex
II, have notified the Sanctions Committee of their intention to
authorise access to such funds and economic resources and
have not
received a negative decision by the Sanctions
Committee within two working days of such notification, they
may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic
resources or the making available of certain frozen funds or
economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appro-
priate, after having determined that
the funds or economic
resources concerned are:

(e)

the competent authorities have notified the lien or judgment
to the Sanctions Committee.

Article 5

The relevant competent authority shall
inform the competent
authorities of the other Member States and the Commission of
any authorisation granted under Articles 3 or 4.

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Article 6

Article 2(2) shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts
of:

this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the
part of the natural or legal person or entity implementing it, or
its directors or employees, unless it is proved that the funds and
economic resources were frozen as result of negligence.

(a)

interest or other earnings on those accounts; or

Article 10

(b) payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations
that were concluded or arose prior to the date on which
those accounts became subject to this Regulation,

provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments
are frozen in accordance with Article 2(1).

Article 7

Article 2(2) shall not prevent the crediting of frozen accounts
by financial institutions that receive funds transferred by third
parties to the accounts of the persons or entities listed in Annex
I provided that any such additions to such accounts are also
frozen. The financial
inform the competent
institution shall
authorities about such transactions without delay.

Article 8

1. Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning
reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy and to the
the Treaty, natural and legal
provisions of Article 284 of
persons, entities and bodies shall:

(a) supply immediately any information which would facilitate
compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and
amounts
to the
frozen in accordance with Article 2,
competent authorities of
listed in
Annex II where they are resident or located, and shall
through these
such information, directly or
transmit
competent authorities, to the Commission;

the Member States

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 judgments handed down by national courts.

Article 11

The Commission shall be empowered to:

(a) amend Annex I on the basis of determinations made by the

Sanctions Committee; and

(b) amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by

Member States.

Article 12

The Member States shall
lay down the rules on penalties
applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation
and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are
implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective,
proportionate and dissuasive. The Member States shall notify
those rules to the Commission without delay after the entry
into force of
this Regulation and shall notify it of any
subsequent amendment.

Article 13

This Regulation shall apply:

(b) cooperate with the competent authorities listed in Annex II

in any verification of this information.

(a) within the territory of

the Community,

including its

airspace;

Any additional

information directly received by the
2.
Commission shall be made available to the competent autho-
rities of the Member State concerned.

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

a Member State;

Any information provided or received in accordance with
3.
this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was
provided or received.

(c)

to any person inside or outside the territory of
Community who is a national of a Member State;

the

Article 9

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

or constituted under the law of a Member State;

The freezing of funds and economic resources or the refusal to
make funds or economic resources available, carried out
in
good faith on the basis that such action is in accordance with

(e)

to any legal person, group or entity doing business within
the Community.

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

Article 14

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

Done at Luxembourg, 12 April 2005.

For the Council
The President

J.-C. JUNCKER

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List of natural or legal persons or entities referred to in Articles 2, 4 and 7

ANNEX I

List of competent authorities referred to in Articles 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8

ANNEX II

BELGIUM

Federale Overheidsdienst Financiën
Thesaurie
Kunstlaan 30
B-1040 Brussel
Fax (32-2) 233 74 65
E-mail: Quesfinvragen.tf@minfin.fed.be

Service public fédéral des finances
Trésorerie
Avenue des Arts 30
B-1040 Bruxelles
Fax (32-2) 233 74 65
E-mail: Quesfinvragen.tf@minfin.fed.be

CZECH REPUBLIC

Ministerstvo financí
Finanční analytický útvar
P. O. BOX 675
Jindřišská 14
111 21 Praha 1
tel.: (420-2) 57 04 45 01
fax: (420-2) 57 04 45 02

Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí
Odbor společné zahraniční a bezpečnostní politiky EU
Loretánské nám. 5
118 00 Praha 1
tel.: (420-2) 24 18 29 87
fax: (420-2) 24 18 40 80

DENMARK

Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen
Dahlerups Pakhus
Langelinie Allé 17
DK-2100 København Ø
Tlf. (45) 35 46 62 81
Fax (45) 35 46 62 03

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

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

GERMANY

Concerning freezing of funds:
Deutsche Bundesbank
Servicezentrum Finanzsanktionen
Postfach
D-80281 München
Tel.: (49) 89 28 89 38 00
Fax: (49) 89 35 01 63 38 00

Concerning technical assistance:
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

ESTONIA

Eesti Välisministeerium
Islandi väljak 1
15049 Tallinn
Tel: +372 6317 100
Fax: +372 6317 199

Finantsinspektsioon
Sakala 4
15030 Tallinn
Tel: +372 6680 500
Fax: +372 6680 501

GREECE

A. Freezing of Assets

Ministry of Economy and Finance
General Directory of Economic Policy
5 Nikis Str.
GR-105 63 Athens
Tel.: (30) 210 333 27 86
Fax: (30) 210 333 28 10

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A. Δέσμευση κεφαλαίων

Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών
Γενική Δ/νση Οικονομικής Πολιτικής
Νίκης 5
GR-105 63 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.
GR-101 80 Athens
Tel.: (30) 210 328 64 01-3
Fax: (30) 210 328 64 04

Β. Περιορισμοί εισαγωγών — εξαγωγών

Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών
Γενική Δ/νση Σχεδιασμού και Διαχείρισης Πολιτικής
Κορνάρου 1
GR-101 80 Αθήνα
Τηλ.: (30) 210 328 64 01-3
Φαξ: (30) 210 328 64 04

SPAIN

Dirección General del Tesoro y Política Financiera
Subdirección General de Inspección y control de Movimiento y
Capitales
Ministerio de Economía
Paseo del Prado, 6
E-28014 Madrid
Tel. (34) 912 09 95 11

Subdirección General de Inversiones Exteriores
Ministerio de Industria Comercio y Turismo
Paseo de la Castellana, 162
E-28046 Madrid
Tel. (34) 913 49 39 83

FRANCE

Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie
Direction générale du Trésor et de la politique économique
Service des affaires multilatérales et du développement
Sous-direction «Politique commerciale et investissements»
Service «Investissements et propriété intellectuelle»
139, rue de Bercy
75572 Paris Cedex 12
Tel. (33) 144 87 72 85
Fax (33) 153 18 96 55

Ministère des affaires étrangères
Direction générale des affaires politiques et de sécurité
Direction des Nations unies et des organisations internationales
Sous-direction des affaires politiques
Tel. (33) 143 17 59 68
Fax (33) 143 17 46 91
Service de la politique étrangère et de sécurité commune
Tel. (33) 143 17 45 16
Fax (33) 143 17 45 84

IRELAND

United Nations Section
Department of Foreign Affairs,
Iveagh House
79-80 Saint Stephen's Green
Dublin 2.
Telephone + 353 1 478 0822
Fax + 353 1 408 2165
Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland
Financial Markets Department
Dame Street
Dublin 2.
Telephone + 353 1 671 6666
Fax + 353 1 679 8882

ITALY

Ministero degli Affari esteri
Piazzale della Farnesina, 1 — 00194 Roma
D.G.A.S. — Ufficio I
Tel. (39) 06 36 91 73 34
Fax (39) 06 36 91 54 46

Ministero dell'Economia e delle finanze
Dipartimento del Tesoro
Comitato di Sicurezza finanziaria
Via XX Settembre, 97 — 00187 Roma
Tel. (39) 06 47 61 39 42
Fax (39) 06 47 61 30 32

CYPRUS

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
6 Andrea Araouzou
CY-1421 Nicosia
Tel: (357) 22 86 71 00
Fax: (357) 22 31 60 71

Central Bank of Cyprus
80 Kennedy Avenue
CY-1076 Nicosia
Tel: (357) 22 71 41 00
Fax: (357) 22 37 81 53

Ministry of Finance (Department of Customs)
M. Karaoli
CY-1096 Nicosia
Tel: (357) 22 60 11 06
Fax: (357) 22 60 27 41/47

LATVIA

Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija
Brīvības iela 36
Rīga LV-1395
Tālr.: (371) 7016 201
Fakss: (371) 7828 121

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LITHUANIA

POLAND

Financial Crime Investigation Service under the Ministry of Interior of
the Republic of Lithuania
Šermukšnių g. 3
Vilnius
LT-01106
Tel. +370 5 271 74 47
Faks. +370 5 262 18 26

Main authority:
Ministerstwo Finansów
Generalny Inspektor Informacji Finansowej (GIIF)
ul. Świętokrzyska 12
00-916 Warszawa
Polska
Tel. (+48-22) 694 59 70
Fax (+48-22) 694 54 50

LUXEMBOURG

Ministère des affaires étrangères et de l’immigration
Direction des relations économiques internationales
5, rue Notre-Dame
L-2240 Luxembourg
Tel. (352) 478 2346
Fax (352) 22 20 48

Ministère des finances
3, rue de la Congrégation
L-1352 Luxembourg
Tel. (352) 478 2712
Fax (352) 47 52 41

HUNGARY

Országos Rendőrfőkapitányság
1139 Budapest, Teve u. 4–6.
Magyarország
Tel./fax: +36-1-443-5554

Pénzügyminisztérium
1051 Budapest, József nádor tér 2–4.
Magyarország
Postafiók: 1369 Pf.: 481.
Tel.: +36-1-318-2066, +36-1-327-2100
Fax: +36-1-318-2570, +36-1-327-2749

MALTA

Bord ta' Sorveljanza dwar is-Sanzjonijiet
Ministeru ta' l-Affarijiet Barranin
Palazzo Parisio
Triq il-Merkanti
Valletta CMR 02
Tel: +356 21 24 28 53
Fax: +356 21 25 15 20

NETHERLANDS

De Minister van Financiën
De Directie Financiële Markten/Afdeling Integriteit
Postbus 20201
2500 EE DEN HAAG
Fax: (31-70) 342 79 84
Tel: (31-70) 342 89 97

AUSTRIA

Österreichische Nationalbank
Otto Wagner Platz 3
A-1090 Wien
Tel.: (+43-1) 404 20-0
Fax: (+43-1) 404 20-7399

Coordinating authority:
Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych
Departament Prawno-Traktatowy
al. J. Ch. Szucha 23
00-580 Warszawa
Polska
Tel. (+48-22) 523 9427/9348
Fax (+48-22) 523 8329

PORTUGAL

Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros
Direcção-Geral dos Assuntos Multilaterais
Largo do Rilvas
P-1350-179 Lisboa
Tel.: (351) 21 394 67 02
Fax: (351) 21 394 60 73.

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) 218 82 33 90/8
Fax: (351) 218 82 33 99

SLOVENIA

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Prešernova 25
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel. (386-1) 478 20 00
Faks (386-1) 478 23 41

Ministry of the Economy
Kotnikova 5
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel. (386-1) 478 33 11
Faks (386-1) 433 10 31

Ministry of Defence
Kardeljeva pl. 25
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel. (386-1) 471 22 11
Faks (386-1) 431 81 64

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SLOVAKIA

Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí Slovenskej republiky
Hlboká cesta 2
833 36 Bratislava
Tel.: (421-2) 59 78 11 11
Fax: (421-2) 59 78 36 49

Ministerstvo financií Slovenskej republiky
Štefanovičova 5
P. O. BOX 82
817 82 Bratislava
Tel.: (421-2) 59 58 11 11
Fax: (421-2) 52 49 80 42

FINLAND

Ulkoasiainministeriö/Utrikesministeriet
PL/PB 176
FI-00161 Helsinki/Helsingfors
P./Tfn (358-9) 16 00 5
Faksi/Fax (358-9) 16 05 57 07

SWEDEN

Articles 3, 4 and 5:
Försäkringskassan
S-103 51 Stockholm
Tfn (46-8) 786 90 00
Fax (46-8) 411 27 89

Articles 7 and 8:
Finansinspektionen
Box 6750
S-113 85 Stockholm

Tfn (46-8) 787 80 00
Fax (46-8) 24 13 35

UNITED KINGDOM

HM Treasury
Financial Systems and International Standards
1, Horse Guards Road
London SW1A 2HQ
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7270 5977
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7270 5430

Bank of England
Financial Sanctions Unit
Threadneedle Street
London EC2R 8AH
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7601 4607
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7601 4309

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

European Commission
DG External Relations
Directorate A: Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and
European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP): Commission Coordi-
nation and contribution
Unit A 2: Legal and institutional matters, CFSP Joint Actions, Sanctions,
Kimberley Process
Tel. (32 2) 295 55 85
Fax (32 2) 296 75 63