Council Regulation (EC) No 1412/2006 of 25 September 2006 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Lebanon
Date: 2006-09-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU financing, Lebanon, arms supply, financial aid, financing, military cooperation, military equipment

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1412/2006

of 25 September 2006

concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Lebanon

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

establishing the European

Having regard to Common Position 2006/625/CFSP concerning
a prohibition on the sale or supply of arms and related matériel
and on the provision of related services to entities or individuals
in Lebanon in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution
1701 (2006) (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(6)

(7)

Member States should determine the penalties applicable
to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation. The
penalties provided for should be proportionate, effective
and dissuasive.

This Regulation should enter into force on the day of its
publication so as to ensure that the measures provided
for in it are effective,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

implements

Common Position 2006/625/CFSP
the
restrictive measures imposed by United Nations (UN)
Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006) and provides,
inter alia, for a prohibition on the provision of technical
financing and financial assistance
assistance and of
related to military activities and to the provision, manu-
facture, maintenance and use of arms and related matériel
of all types to entities or individuals in Lebanon.

1.

‘technical assistance’ means any technical support related to
repairs, development, manufacture, assembly, testing, main-
tenance, or any other technical service, and may take forms
such as instruction, advice, training, transmission of working
knowledge or
technical
services;
assistance shall include verbal forms of assistance;

consulting

skills or

These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty and,
therefore, notably with a view to ensuring their uniform
application by economic operators in all Member States,
Community legislation is necessary to implement them
as far as the Community is concerned.

On a case-by-case basis, the competent authorities should
be allowed to grant authorisations for the provision of
assistance where such provision was authorised by the
Government of Lebanon or by the UN Interim Force in
Lebanon (UNIFIL), and taking into account UN Security
Council Resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006) and
any other relevant facts and circumstances.

It is appropriate to allow the competent authorities to
grant authorisations for the provision of assistance to the
armed forces that are part of UNIFIL and to the armed
forces of the Lebanese Republic.

(5)

For reasons of expediency, the Commission should be
empowered to amend the Annex to this Regulation.

(1) OJ L 253, 16.9.2006, p. 36.

2.

‘territory of the Community’ means the territories of the
Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the
conditions laid down in the Treaty.

Article 2

It shall be prohibited:

(a)

to provide technical assistance related to military activities
and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of
arms and related matériel of all types, including weapons and
ammunition, military
equipment, para-
vehicles
military equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned,
directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or
body in, or for use in, Lebanon;

and

(b) to provide financing or

financial assistance related to
military activities, including in particular grants, loans and
export credit insurance,
for any sale, supply, transfer or
export of arms and related matériel, or for any provision
of related technical assistance, directly or indirectly to any
natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in,
Lebanon;

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(c)

to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities, the
object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions
referred to in points (a) or (b).

(i) the goods to which the assistance relates are in use or
will be used by UNIFIL in the performance of
its
mission, and

Article 3

By way of derogation from Article 2,

1.
the competent
authorities of Member States as listed in the Annex may
authorise, after prior written notification to the Government
of Lebanon and UNIFIL, and under such conditions as they
deem appropriate:

(a)

the provision to any natural or legal person, entity or body
in Lebanon other than the armed forces of the Lebanese
Republic or UNIFIL, of technical assistance, financing and
financial assistance related to arms or related matériel which
are either in or for use in Lebanon, provided that:

(i) the services shall not be provided, directly or indirectly,
to any militia for whose disarmament the UN Security
Council has called in its Resolutions 1559 (2004) and
1680 (2006),

(ii) the authorisations are granted on a case-by-case basis,

and

(iii) the Government of Lebanon or UNIFIL authorised in
each case the provision to the person, entity or body
concerned of the services concerned. If the Government
of Lebanon or UNIFIL authorises a specific supply or
transfer to a person, entity or body of specific arms or
related matériel, that authorisation may be construed as
authorising the provision to that person, entity or body
of technical assistance related to the provision, manu-
facture, maintenance and use of the goods concerned;

(b) the provision to the armed forces of the Lebanese Republic
of technical assistance related to military activities and to
financing and financial
arms or related matériel, and of
assistance
the
activities,
to military
Government of Lebanon raises any objection within 14
days after the receipt of a notification.

related

unless

(ii) the services are provided to armed forces that are or will

be part of UNIFIL;

(b) the provision of financing and financial assistance related to
military activities and to arms or related matériel, provided
that:

(i) the financing or

financial assistance is provided to
UNIFIL, to the armed forces of a State that provides
troops to UNIFIL, or to a public authority in charge
of procurement for the armed forces of such a State,
and

(ii) the arms or related matériel are procured for the purpose
of use by UNIFIL or by the armed forces of the State
concerned assigned to UNIFIL.

The competent authorities of Member States may only
the authorisations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2

3.
grant
prior to the activity for which they are requested.

Article 4

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 5

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

By way of derogation from Article 2,

2.
the competent
authorities of Member States as listed in the Annex may
authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate:

(a)

the provision of
activities and to arms or related matériel, provided that:

technical assistance related to military

Article 6

1. 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.

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

(c)

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

the

Article 7

This Regulation shall apply:

(a) within the territory of

the Community,

including its

airspace;

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

constituted under the law of a Member State;

(e)

to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any
business done in whole or in part within the Community.

Article 8

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

of a Member State;

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation 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, 25 September 2006.

For the Council
The President

M. PEKKARINEN

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ANNEX

LIST OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3

BELGIUM

Concerning freezing of funds, financing and financial assistance:

Service Public Fédéral des Finances
Administration de la Trésorerie
30 Avenue des Arts
B-1040 Bruxelles
Fax: (32-2) 233 74 65
E-mail: Quesfinvragen.tf@minfin.fed.be

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

Concerning goods, technical assistance and other services:

Federal Authority in charge of sales, purchases and technical assistance by Belgian defence forces and security services, and
of financial and technical services in relation to the production or delivery of weapons and military and paramilitary
equipment:

Service Public Fédéral Économie, P.M.E., Classes Moyennes & Énergie
Direction générale du Potentiel économique
Service Licences
Rue de Louvain 44
1er étage
B-1000 Bruxelles
Tél.: (32-2) 548 62 11
Fax: (32-2) 548 65 70

Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, K.M.O., Middenstand & Energie
Algemene Directie van het Economisch Potentieel
Dienst vergunningen
Leuvenseweg 44
1ste verdieping
B-1000 Brussel
Tel.: (32-2) 548 62 11
Fax: (32-2) 548 65 70

Regional Authorities in charge of other export,
equipment:

import and transit licences for weapons, military and paramilitary

Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest/Région de Bruxelles — Capitale:
Directie Externe Betrekkingen/Direction des Relations extérieures
City Center
Kruidtuinlaan/Boulevard du Jardin Botanique 20
B-1035 Brussel/Bruxelles
Téléphone: (32-2) 800 37 59 (Cédric Bellemans)
Fax: (32-2) 800 38 20
Mail: cbellemans@mrbc.irisnet.be

Région wallonne:
Direction Générale Economie et Emploi
Dir Gestion des Licences,
chaussée de Louvain 14,
B-5000 Namur
Tél.: 081/649 751
Fax: 081/649 760
Mail: m.moreels@mrw.wallonie.be

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Vlaams Gewest:
Administratie Buitenlands Beleid
Cel Wapenexport
Boudewijnlaan 30
B-1000 Brussel
Tel.: (32-2) 553 59 28
Fax: (32-2) 553 60 37
Mail: wapenexport@vlaanderen.be

CZECH REPUBLIC
Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu
Licenční správa
Na Františku 32
110 15 Praha 1
Tel.: (420) 224 907 641
Fax: (420) 224 221 811

Ministerstvo financí
Finanční analytický útvar
P.O. Box 675
Jindřišská 14
111 21 Praha 1
Tel.: (420) 257 044 501
Fax: (420) 257 044 502

DENMARK

Justitsministeriet
Slotsholmsgade 10
DK-1216 København K
Tel.: (45) 33 92 33 40
Fax: (45) 33 93 35 10

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

GERMANY

Concerning financing and financial assistance:

Deutsche Bundesbank
Servicezentrum Finanzsanktionen
Postfach
D-80281 München
Tel.: (49-89) 28 89 38 00
Fax: (49-89) 70 90 97 38 00

Concerning technical assistance:

Bundesamt für Wirtschafts- und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)
Frankfurter Straße 29—35
D-65760 Eschborn
Tel.: (49-61) 9 69 08-0
Fax: (49–61) 9 69 08-800

ESTONIA

Concerning supply and sale of arms and related material and provision of technical assistance:

Strateegilise kauba komisjon (Strategic Goods Commission)
Islandi väljak 1
15049 Tallinn
Tel.: (372) 6317 200
Faks: (372) 6377 288
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Concerning financing and financial assistance:

Finantsinspektsioon
Sakala 4
15030 Tallinn
Tel.: (372) 6680 500
Faks: (372) 6680 501

GREECE

A. Freezing of Assets

Ministry of Economy and Finance
General Directory of Economic Policy
Address: 5 Nikis Str., 101 80
Athens, Greece
Tel.: (30-210) 333.2786
Fax: (30-210) 333.2810

A. Δέσμευση κεφαλαίων
Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών
Γενική Δ/νσηΟικονομικής Πολιτικής
Δ/νση: Νίκης 5, ΑΘΗΝΑ 101 80
Τηλ.: (30-210) 333.2786
Φαξ: (30-210) 333.2810

B.

Import — Export restrictions

Ministry of Economy and Finance
General Directorate for Policy Planning and Management
Address Kornaroy Str.,
GR-105 63 Athens
Tel.: (30-210) 328.6401-3
Fax: (30-210) 328.6404

B. Περιορισμοί εισαγωγών — εξαγωγών
Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών
Γενική Δ/νσηΣχεδιασμού και Διαχείρισης Πολιτικής
Δ/νση: Κορνάρου 1, Τ.Κ. 105 63
Αθήνα — Ελλάς
Τηλ.: (30-210) 328.6401-3
Φαξ: (30-210) 328.6404

SPAIN

Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo
Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior
Paseo de la Castellana, 162
E-28046 Madrid
Tel: (34-91) 3493860
Fax: (34-91) 4572863

Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda
Dirección General del Tesoro y Política Financiera
Subdirección General de Inspección y Control
de Movimientos de Capitales
Paseo del Prado, 6
E-28014 Madrid
Tel: (34-91) 2099511
Fax: (34-91) 2099656

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FRANCE

Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie
Direction générale des douanes et des droits indirects
Cellule embargo — Bureau E2
Tél.: (33-1) 44 74 48 93
Télécopie: (33-1) 44 74 48 97

Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie
Direction du Trésor et de la politique économique
Service des affaires multilatérales et de développement
Sous-direction Multicom
139, rue du Bercy
75572 Paris Cedex 12
Tél.: (33-1) 44 87 72 85
Télécopie: (33-1) 53 18 96 55

Ministère des Affaires étrangères
Direction de la coopération européenne
Sous-direction des relations extérieures de la Communauté
Tél.: (33-1) 43 17 44 52
Télécopie: (33-1) 43 17 56 95

Direction générale des affaires politiques et de sécurité
Service de la Politique Étrangère et de Sécurité Commune
Tél.: (33-1) 43 17 45 16
Télécopie: (33-1) 43 17 45 84

IRELAND

Central Bank of Ireland
Financial Markets Department
PO Box 559
Dame Street
Dublin 2
Tel.: (353) 167 16666
Fax.: (353) 167 16561

Department of Foreign Affairs
Bilateral Economic Relations Division
80 St. Stephen's Green
Dublin 2
Tel.: (353) 140 82153
Fax.: (353) 140 82003

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Export Licensing Unit
Block C
Earlsfort Centre
Lower Hatch St.
Dublin 2
Tel.: (353) 163 12534
Fax: (353) 163 12562

ITALY

Ministero degli Affari Esteri
Piazzale della Farnesina, 1
I-00194 Roma
D.G.M.M. — Ufficio II
Tel.: (39) 06 3691 2296
Fax: (39) 06 3691 3567
U.A.M.A.
Tel.: (39) 06 3691 3605
Fax: (39) 06 3691 8815

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CYPRUS

Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών
Λεωφ. Προεδρικού Μεγάρου
1447 Λευκωσία
Τηλ: (357-22) 30 0600
Φαξ: (357-22) 66 1881

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Presidential Palace Avenue
1447 Nicosia
Tel: (357-22) 30.0600
Fax: (357-22) 66.1881

LATVIA
Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija
Brīvības iela 36
Rīga LV 1395
Tālr.: (371) 701 6201
Fakss: (371) 782 8121

Noziedzīgi iegūto līdzekļu legalizācijas novēršanas dienests
Kalpaka bulvārīs 6,
Rīga LV 1081
Tālr.: (371) 704 4431
Fakss: (371) 704 4549

LITHUANIA

Saugumo politikos departamentas
Užsienio reikalų ministerija
J.Tumo-Vaižganto 2
LT-01511 Vilnius
Tel. (370-5) 236 25 16
Fax. (370-5) 231 30 90

LUXEMBOURG

Ministère des Affaires Étrangères
Direction des relations économiques internationales
6, rue de l'Ancien Athenée
L-1144 Luxembourg
Tel.: (352) 478 23 46
Fax: (352) 22 20 48

Ministère des Finances
3, rue de la Congrégation
L-1352 Luxembourg
Tel.: (352) 478 27 12
Fax: (352) 47 52 41

HUNGARY

Article 3
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Transport – Hungarian Trade
Licencing Office
Margit krt. 85.
H-1024 Budapest
Hungary
Postbox: 1537 Pf.: 345
Tel.: (36) 1 336 73 00

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Gazdasági és Közlekedési Minisztérium – Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési Hivatal
Margit krt. 85.
H-1024 Budapest
Magyarország
Postafiók: 1537 Pf.: 345
Tel.: (36) 1 336 73 00

Article 4

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bem rakpart 47.
H-1027 Budapest
Hungary
Tel.: (36) 1 458 11 42
Fax: (36) 1 458 10 91

Külügyminisztérium
Bem rakpart 47.
Budapest 1027
Magyarország
Tel.: (36) 1 458 11 42
Fax: (36) 1 458 10 91

MALTA

Bord ta' Sorveljanza dwar is-Sanzjonijiet
Direttorat ta' l-Affarijiet Multilaterali
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

Belastingdienst/Douane Noord
Centrale Dienst In- en Uitvoer
Engelse Kamp 2
Postbus 30003
NL-9700 RD Groningen
Tel: (050) 523 2600
Fax: (050) 523 2183

Ministerie van Financiën
Directie Financiële Markten/Afdeling Integriteit
Postbus 20201
NL-2500 EE Den Haag
Tel.: (31) 70 342 8997
Fax: (31) 70 342 7984

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

Österreichische Nationalbank
Otto Wagner Platz 3,
A-1090 Wien
Tel.: (+43-1) 404 20–0
Fax: (+43-1) 404 20 73 99

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Bundesministerium für Inneres
Bundeskriminalamt
Josef Holaubek Platz 1
A-1090 Wien
Tel: (+43-1) 31345 0
Fax: (+43-1) 31345 85290

POLAND

Ministry of Economy
Department of Export Control
Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5
PL-00-507 Warszawa
Tel.: (48) 22 693 51 71
Faks: (48) 22 693 40 33

PORTUGAL

Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros
Direcção-Geral dos Assuntos Multilaterais
Largo 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) 21 882 32 40 47
Fax: (351) 21 882 32 49

SLOVENIA

Bank of Slovenia
Slovenska 35
1505 Ljubljana
Tel: (386) 1 471 90 00
Fax: (386) 1 251 55 16
http://www.bsi.si

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
Prešernova 25
1000 Ljubljana
Tel: (386) 1 478 20 00
Fax: (386) 1 478 23 47
http://www.gov.si/mzz

Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia
Vojkova 55
1000 Ljubljana
Tel: (386) 1 471 22 11
Fax: (386) 1 471 29 78
http://www.mors.si

Commission for issuing of preliminary opinions in the procedure of authorizing trade in military weapons and equipment
Logistics Directorate
Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia
Vojkova 55
1000 Ljubljana
Tel: (386) 1 471 25 46
Fax: (386) 1 471 24 23

Customs Administration of the Republic of Slovenia
Šmartinska 55
1523 Ljubljana
Tel: (386) 1 478 38 00
Fax: (386) 1 478 39 00
http://www.gov.si/curs

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SLOVAKIA

Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR
Mierová 19
827 15 Bratislava 212
Tel: (421-2) 48 541 111
Fax: (421-2) 4 333 782

Ministerstvo financií SR
Štefanovičova 5
P. O. BOX 82
817 82 Bratislava
Tel: (421-2) 59 581 111
Fax: (421-2) 52 493 048

FINLAND

Ulkoasiainministeriö/Utrikesministeriet
PL/PB 176
FI-00161 Helsinki/Helsingfors
Tel.: (358-9) 16005
Fax: (358-9) 1605 5707

Puolustusministeriö/Försvarsministeriet
Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8
FI-00131 Helsinki/Helsingfors
PL/PB 31
Tel.: (358-9) 1608 8128
Fax: (358-9) 1608 8111

SWEDEN

Inspektionen för strategiska produkter
Box 70252
SE-107 22 Stockholm
Tfn (46) 8 406 3100
Fax (46) 8 20 31 00

UNITED KINGDOM

Sanctions Licensing Unit
Export Control Organisation
Department of Trade and Industry
4 Abbey Orchard Street
London SW1P 2HT
United Kingdom
Tel.: (44) 207 215 0594
Fax: (44) 207 215 0593

HM Treasury
Financial Systems and International Standards
1, Horse Guards Road
London SW1A 2HQ
United Kingdom
Tel.: (44) 207 270 5977
Fax: (44) 207 270 5430

Bank of England
Financial Sanctions Unit
Threadneedle Street
London EC2R 8AH
United Kingdom
Tel.: (44) 207 601 4607
Fax: (44) 207 601 4309

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For Gibraltar:
Ernest Montado
Chief Secretary
Government Secretariat
No 6 Convent Place
Gibraltar
Tel.: (350) 75707
Fax: (350) 5875700

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

Commission of the European Communities
Directorate-General for External Relations
Directorate A. Crisis Platform and Policy Coordination in CFSP
Unit A.2. Crisis management and Conflict Prevention
CHAR 12/45
B-1049 Brussels
Tel.: (32-2) 299 1176/295 5585
Fax: (32-2) 299 0873