Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/621 of 18 February 2020 amending Annexes I and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Date: 2020-02-18
Institutions: European Commission, Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Subjects: codification of EU law, cruel and degrading treatment, death penalty, export licence, human rights, import licence, international trade, third country, torture, trade regulations








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7.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 144/1








            COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2020/621
of 18 February 2020
         
amending Annexes I and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 24 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The competent authorities of the Member States are listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/125. Belgium, Ireland, France, Croatia, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and the United Kingdom have informed the Commission that the entries concerning their competent authorities should be amended. The address for notifications to the Commission also needs to be amended.












(2)


Pursuant to Articles 16 and 19 of Regulation (EU) 2019/125 an authorisation is required for exporting certain goods that could be used for the purpose of capital punishment and for brokering services or technical assistance related to such goods, which are listed in Annex IV to that Regulation.












(3)


A Union General Export Authorisation, set out in Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125, applies to exports to countries that have abolished capital punishment for all crimes and confirmed that abolition through an international commitment (2), if they meet the conditions and requirements for using that authorisation. Part 2 of Annex V lists the relevant countries.












(4)


As regards countries that are not members of the Council of Europe, the list in Part 2 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 comprises those countries that have not only abolished capital punishment for all crimes but also ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (3) without making a reservation.












(5)


Following their ratifications of that Protocol without making a reservation, Gambia and Madagascar meet the conditions for inclusion in the list laid down in Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125.












(6)


As regards the entry ‘Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’, on 15 February 2019 the European Union was formally notified about the entry into force of the Prespa Agreement (4), which establishes ‘Republic of North Macedonia’ as the full name and ‘North Macedonia’ as the short name of the country (Article 1.3.a.). It is appropriate to reflect this change of name and move the relevant entry to the appropriate place in the list.












(7)


Annexes I and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annexes I and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 18 February 2020.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 1.

(2)  See Article 20(1) and recital 33 of Regulation (EU) 2019/125.

(3)  Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. Text adopted by Resolution 44/1281 of 15 December 1989 of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

(4)  Final Agreement for the settlement of the differences as described in the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 817 (1993) and 845 (1993), the termination of the Interim Accord of 1995, and the establishment of a strategic partnership between the Parties.




ANNEX
Annexes I and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 are amended as follows:






(1)


in Annex I, point A is amended as follows:






(a)


the entry concerning Belgium is replaced by the following:






                                       ‘Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, K.M.O., Middenstand en Energie




Algemene Directie Economische Analyses en Internationale Economie




Dienst Vergunningen




Vooruitgangstraat 50




B-1210 Brussel




BELGIË




Service public fédéral économie, PME, classes moyennes et énergie




Direction générale des analyses économiques et de l’économie nationale




Service licences




Rue du Progrès 50




B-1210 Bruxelles




BELGIQUE




Tel. +32 22776512
Email: vincent.wuyts@economie.fgov.be’;










(b)


the entry concerning Ireland is replaced by the following:






                                       ‘Ceadúnú agus Rialú Trádála




An Rionn Gnó, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta




Ionad Phort an Iarla




Sráid Haiste Íochtarach




Baile Átha Cliath 2




D02 PW01




ÉIRE




Tel. +353 16312121




Email: exportcontrol@dbei.gov.ie




Trade Licensing and Control




Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation




Earlsfort Centre




Lower Hatch Street




Dublin 2




D02 PW01




Ireland




Tel. +353 16312121




Email: exportcontrol@dbei.gov.ie’;














(c)


the entry concerning France is replaced by the following:






                                       ‘Service des biens à double usage (SBDU)




67, rue Barbès – BP 8000




194201 IVRY-SUR-SEINE Cedex




FRANCE




Tél.: +33 179843419




Email: doublusage@finances.gouv.fr’ ;














(d)


the entry concerning Croatia is replaced by the following:






                                       ‘Ministarstvo vanjskih i europskih poslova




Uprava za gospodarske poslove i razvojnu suradnju




Služba za izvoznu kontrolu




Trg Nikole Šubića Zrinskog 7-8




10000 Zagreb




HRVATSKA




Tel. +385 14598135(137)




Fax +385 16474553




Adresa e-pošte: kontrola.izvoza@mvep.hr’;














(e)


the entry concerning Italy is replaced by the following:






                                       ‘Divisione Materiali a duplice uso




Autorità nazionale – Unità per le autorizzazioni dei materiali di armamento (UAMA)




Ministero degli affari esteri e della cooperazione internazionale




Viale Boston, 25 – 00144 Roma




ITALY




Tel. +39 0659932439




Fax +39 0659647506




Email: uama.dualuse@cert.esteri.it’;














(f)


the entry concerning Hungary is replaced by the following:






                                       ‘Budapest Főváros Kormányhivatala




Kereskedelmi, Haditechnikai, Exportellenőrzési és Nemesfémhitelesítési Főosztálya




Németvölgyi út 37–39.




H-1124 Budapest




MAGYARORSZÁG




Tel. +36 14585599




Fax +36 14585885




Email: armstrade@bfkh.gov.hu’;














(g)


the entry concerning the Netherlands is replaced by the following:






                                       ‘Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken




Directoraat-Generaal Buitenlandse Economische Betrekkingen




Directie Internationale Marktordening en Handelspolitiek




Rijnstraat 8




Postbus 20061




2500 EB Den Haag




NEDERLAND




Tel. +31 703485954’;














(h)


the entry concerning Austria is replaced by the following:






                                       ‘Bundesministerium für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaftsstandort




Abteilung ‘Außenwirtschaftskontrollen’ III/2




Stubenring 1




A-1010 Wien




ÖSTERREICH




Tel. +43 171100802067




Fax +43 171100808386




Email: aussenwirtschaftskontrollen@bmdw.gv.at’;














(i)


the entry concerning Poland is replaced by the following:






                                       ‘minister właściwy do spraw gospodarki




Ministerstwo Rozwoju




Departament Obrotu Towarami Wrażliwymi i Bezpieczeństwa Technicznego




Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5




00-507 Warszawa




POLSKA




Tel. +48 224119665




Faks +48 224119140




Email: SekretariatDOT@mr.gov.pl’;














(j)


the entry concerning Romania is replaced by the following:






                                       ‘Ministerul Economiei, Energiei și Mediului de Afaceri




Direcția Politici Comerciale




Calea Victoriei nr. 152




București, sector 1




Cod poștal 010096




ROMÂNIA




Tel. +40 214010596, +40 214010523




Email: dgre@dce.gov.ro, miruna.popescu@dce.gov.ro’;














(k)


the entry concerning Slovakia is replaced by the following:






                                       ‘Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky




Odbor výkonu obchodných opatrení




Mlynské nivy 44/a




827 15 Bratislava




Slovensko




Tel. +421 248542172




Fax +421 243423915




email: patricia.monosiova@mhsr.sk’;














(l)


the entry concerning the United Kingdom is replaced by the following:

                                    ‘Import of goods listed in Annex II:






 


Department for International Trade (DIT)










 


Import Licensing Branch (ILB)




Email: enquiries.ilb@trade.gov.uk
Export of goods and supply of assistance related to goods listed in Annexes II, III or IV:





Department for International Trade




Export Control Joint Unit




3 Whitehall Place




London




SW1A 2AW




UNITED KINGDOM




Tel. +44 2072154594




Email: eco.help@trade.gov.uk’;


















(2)


in Annex I, point B is replaced by the following:






‘B.


Address for notifications to the European Commission





European Commission




Service for Foreign Policy Instruments




EEAS 02/290




B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIUM




Email: FPI-ANTI-TORTURE@ec.europa.eu’;


















(3)


in Annex V, the list in Part 2 Destinations is amended as follows:






(a)


the entry ‘Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’ is deleted;










(b)


after the entry ‘Gabon’, the entry ‘The Gambia’ is inserted;










(c)


after the entry ‘Liechtenstein’, the entry ‘Madagascar’ is inserted;










(d)


after the entry ‘Nicaragua’, the entry ‘North Macedonia’ is inserted.