Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/711 of 29 April 2021 amending Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma
Date: 2021-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Myanmar/Burma, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person




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30.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 147/17








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2021/711
of 29 April 2021
         
amending Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 22 April 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/184/CFSP (1),concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma.












(2)


On the basis of a review of Decision 2013/184/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 30 April 2022.












(3)


For two listings, updated information has been received.












(4)


Decision 2013/184/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Decision 2013/184/CFSP is amended as follows:






(1)


Article 12 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 12
This Decision shall apply until 30 April 2022. It shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’;











(2)


the Annex is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 29 April 2021.


For the Council


The President

A. P. ZACARIAS
            





(1)  Council Decision 2013/184/CFSP of 22 April 2013 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma (OJ L 111, 23.4.2013, p. 75).




ANNEX
Entries 4 and 10 in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in the Annex to Decision 2013/184/CFSP are replaced by the following entries:










 


Name


Identifying information


Reasons


Date of listing




‘4.


Aung Aung


Gender: male
Military identification number: BC 23750


Major General Aung Aung is the Commander of the South Western Command of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and the former Commander of the 33rd Light Infantry Division of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). In that context, he is responsible for the atrocities and serious human rights violations committed against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State in the second half of 2017 by the 33rd Light Infantry Division. These include unlawful killings, sexual violence and the systematic burning of Rohingya houses and buildings.


25.6.2018




10.


Khin Hlaing


Date of birth: 2 May 1968
Gender: male


Major General Khin Hlaing is the Triangle Region Commander of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). He is the former Commander of the 99th Light Infantry Division (LID) and he was the Commander of the North-eastern Command of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). As the Commander of the 99th LID he oversaw military operations carried out in Shan State in 2016 and early 2017. In that context, he is responsible for the atrocities and serious human rights violations committed against ethnic minority villagers in Shan State in the second half of 2016 by the 99th LID. These include unlawful killings, forced detention and destruction of villages.


21.12.2018’