Council Regulation (EC) No 830/2007 of 16 July 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 817/2006 renewing the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar
Date: 2007-07-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Internet address, Myanmar/Burma, common foreign and security policy, economic sanctions, international sanctions, public administration

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REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 830/2007

of 16 July 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 817/2006 renewing the restrictive measures

in respect of

Burma/Myanmar

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(b) in Article 7, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:

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

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Common Position 2006/318/CFSP of
27 April 2006 renewing restrictive measures in respect of
Burma/Myanmar (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

it

is

expedient

Whereas
to amend Council Regulation
(EC) No 817/2006 (2) in order to align it with recent Council
practice regarding the identification of competent authorities
and exchanges of information between them,

‘1.
The competent authority as indicated in a website
listed in Annex II, may authorise the release of certain
frozen funds or
the making
available of certain funds or economic resources, under
it deems appropriate, after having
such conditions as
resources
determined
concerned are:

resources or

economic

economic

funds

that

the

or

(a) necessary to satisfy the basic needs of persons listed in
Annex III
family members,
including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage,
insurance
treatment,
and medical
medicines
premiums, and public utility charges;

and their dependent

taxes,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Regulation (EC) No 817/2006 is amended as follows:

Article 1

(a)

in Article 4, paragraph 1, the introductory paragraph shall
be replaced by the following:

‘1.
By way of derogation from Articles 2 and 3, the
competent authorities as indicated in the websites listed in
Annex II, may authorise, under such conditions as they
deem appropriate:’;

(1) OJ L 116, 29.4.2006, p. 77. Common Position as amended by
Common Position 2007/248/CFSP (OJ L 107, 25.4.2007, p. 8).

(2) OJ L 148, 2.6.2006, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 481/2007 (OJ L 111, 28.4.2007,
p. 50).

(b) intended exclusively for payment of reasonable profes-
incurred expenses

sional
associated with the provision of legal services;

fees and reimbursement of

(c)

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

(d) necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the
Member State concerned has notified the other Member
States and the Commission of the grounds on which it
considers that a specific authorisation should be granted,
at least two weeks before the authorisation.

Member States shall
inform the other Member States and
the Commission of any authorisation granted under this
paragraph.’;

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(c) Article 8, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be replaced by the

following:

‘1. Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning
reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy, natural
and legal persons, entities and bodies shall:

(a) supply immediately the competent authorities indicated
in the websites listed in Annex II where they are
resident or located with any information which would
facilitate compliance with this Regulation,
such as
accounts and amounts
frozen in accordance with
Article 6, and shall forward such information, directly
or
to the
competent
Commission;

through these

authorities,

(b) cooperate with the competent authorities indicated in
the websites listed in Annex II in any verification of
this information.

Any additional

information directly received by the
2.
Commission shall be made available to the Member State
concerned.’;

(d) Article 9, paragraph 5, shall be replaced by the following:

if such extension is
enterprises as listed in Annex IV,
concluded with the
compulsory under
an agreement
concerned before 25
Burmese State-owned enterprise
as
October 2004. The
and the
indicated in a website
Commission shall be informed before any such transaction
takes place. The Commission shall inform the other Member
States.’;

competent
listed in Annex II,

authority,

relevant

(e) a new Article shall be inserted as follows:

‘Article 13a

1. Member States shall designate the competent autho-
rities referred to in this Regulation and identify them in, or
through, the websites listed in Annex II.

2. Member States shall notify the Commission of their
competent authorities without delay after the entry into
force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent
changes.’;

(f) Annex II shall be replaced by the text in the Annex to this

Regulation.

‘5.
The prohibition in paragraph 1(b) shall not prevent
the extension of a participation in Burmese State-owned

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 16 July 2007.

For the Council
The President

J. SILVA

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX II

Websites for information on the competent authorities referred to in Articles 4, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 13(a) and address for
notifications to the European Commission

BELGIUM

http://www.diplomatie.be/eusanctions

BULGARIA

http://www.mfa.government.bg

CZECH REPUBLIC

http://www.mfcr.cz/mezinarodnisankce

DENMARK

http://www.um.dk/da/menu/Udenrigspolitik/FredSikkerhedOgInternationalRetsorden/Sanktioner/

GERMANY

http://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Navigation/Aussenwirtschaft/Aussenwirtschaftsrecht/embargos.html

ESTONIA

http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/

IRELAND

http://www.dfa.ie/un_eu_restrictive_measures_ireland/competent_authorities

GREECE

http://www.ypex.gov.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Multilateral+Diplomacy/International+Sanctions/

SPAIN

www.mae.es/es/MenuPpal/Asuntos/Sanciones+Internacionales

FRANCE

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/autorites-sanctions/

ITALY

http://www.esteri.it/UE/deroghe.html

CYPRUS

http://www.mfa.gov.cy/sanctions

LATVIA

http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539

LITHUANIA

http://www.urm.lt

LUXEMBOURG

http://www.mae.lu/sanctions

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HUNGARY

http://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu/kum/hu/bal/nemzetkozi_szankciok.htm

MALTA

http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/bodies/boards/sanctions_monitoring.asp

NETHERLANDS

http://www.minbuza.nl/sancties

AUSTRIA

http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version=

POLAND

http://www.msz.gov.pl

PORTUGAL

http://www.min-nestrangeiros.pt

ROMANIA

http://www.mae.ro/index.php?unde=doc&id=32311&idlnk=1&cat=3

SLOVENIA

http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/zunanja_politika/mednarodna_varnost/omejevalni_ukrepi/

SLOVAKIA

http://www.foreign.gov.sk

FINLAND

http://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteet

SWEDEN

http://www.ud.se/sanktioner

UNITED KINGDOM

http://www.fco.gov.uk/competentauthorities

Address for notifications to the European Commission:

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 12/108

B-1049 Brussels

Tel. (32-2) 299 1176/295 5585
Fax (32-2) 299 0873’