CELEX: 52001PC0043
Language: en
Date: 2001-01-22
Title: Proposal for aCouncil Regulationprohibiting the exportation of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 337/2000

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52001PC0043

Proposal for a
Council Regulation
prohibiting the exportation of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 337/2000  /* COM/2001/0043 final */  

Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION prohibiting the exportation of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 337/2000(presented by the Commission)EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM(1) By means of Resolution 1333 (2000) of 19 December 2000, the UN Security Council decided to strengthen the freezing of funds and the flight ban applied against the Taliban further to Resolution 1267 (1999). That Resolution was implemented by means of Council Regulation (EC) No 337/2000.(2) The Security Council also decided that a number of additional measures should be applied against the Taliban, in particular a prohibition to export arms and related materiel, a prohibition to export acetic anhydride, a prohibition to provide technical advice and training on military activities, and the forced closure of Taliban and Ariana Afghan Airlines offices.(3) The measures should come into force one month after the adoption of that Resolution.(4) The attached proposal for a Regulation is intended to implement in the Community legal order the strengthening of the existing freezing of funds and the flight ban, as well as those additional measures for which the Community is competent. To that end, the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 337/2000 need to be amended and a consolidated text should be published. Since a consolidated text should be published, the future Regulation will thus repeal Council Regulation (EC) No 337/2000.(5) Independent from Resolution 1333 (2000), the Taliban Sanctions Committee made a designation of funds which have to be frozen pursuant to Resolution 1267 (1999). By means of this decision, made public on 20 November 2000, the Committee ordered that the funds and financial resources of De Afghanistan Momtaz Bank, when that bank would have been established, should be frozen. The proposal also includes this amendment.Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION prohibiting the exportation of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 337/2000THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof,Having regard to Council Common Position 2001/.../CFSP  [1] of .. January 2001 ....,[1]  OJ L ..., ...1.2001, p. ...Having regard to the proposal from the Commission  [2],[2]  OJ C ..., ..., p. ...Whereas:(1) On 19 December 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1333 (2000) demanding, inter alia, that the Taliban comply with Resolution 1267 (1999), in particular by ceasing to provide sanctuary and training for international terrorists and their organisations.(2) The Security Council decided, inter alia, that the flight ban and the freezing of funds, which were imposed pursuant to its Resolution 1267 (1999), should be strengthened and that a number of additional measures should be applied against the Taliban, in particular a prohibition to export certain goods, a prohibition to provide certain technical advice and training, and the forced closure of Taliban and Ariana Afghan Airlines offices.(3) These measures fall under the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, notably with a view to avoiding distortion of competition, Community legislation is necessary to implement the relevant decisions of the Security Council as far as the territory of the Community is concerned. For the purpose of this Regulation, the territory 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 that Treaty.(4) In order to create maximum legal certainty within the Community, the names and other relevant data with regard to persons, entities and bodies whose funds should be frozen further to a designation by the UN authorities, and the list of organisations and governmental relief agencies that are allowed to execute humanitarian flights to Afghanistan, should be made publicly known and a procedure should be established within the Community to amend these lists.(5) The competent authorities of the Member States should, where necessary, be empowered to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation on the freezing of funds and financial resources.(6) UN Security Council Resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1333 (2000) provide that the Taliban Sanctions Committee may grant exemptions to the freezing of funds, to the flight ban and to the prohibitions to export certain goods and services. Therefore, provision needs to made to render such exemptions applicable throughout the Community.(7) The prohibitions to export certain goods and services are meant to prevent exports to those parts of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban. Therefore, a procedure needs to be established to determine those parts of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban.(8) For reasons of expediency, the Commission should be empowered to supplement and/or amend Annexes I, II, IV, V and VI to this Regulation on the basis of pertinent notification or information by the UN Security Council, the Taliban Sanctions Committee and the Member States, as appropriate.(9) The Commission and the Member States should inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and of other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, and co-operate with the Taliban Sanctions Committee, in particular by supplying information to it.(10) Violations of the provisions of this Regulation should be penalised and Member States should impose appropriate penalties to that end. It is, moreover, desirable that sanctions for violations of the provisions of this Regulation can be imposed as of the date of entry into force of this Regulation and that, if there is prima facie evidence, Member States institute proceedings against any persons, entities or bodies under their jurisdiction that have violated any of these provisions.(11) For reasons of transparency and simplicity, the interruption or reduction of economic relations with Afghanistan should be governed by one legal instrument. Therefore, the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 337/2000  [3] of 14 February 2000 concerning a flight ban and a freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan, should be incorporated in this Regulation, and that Regulation should be repealed,[3]  OJ L 43, 16.2.2000, p. 1.HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1For the purpose of this Regulation:1. Taliban shall mean: the Afghan faction which also calls itself the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan;2. Taliban Sanctions Committee shall mean: the Committee established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 (1999).Article 21. All funds and other financial resources, as defined in Annex I, belonging to any natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex I, shall be frozen. That Annex shall be in conformity with the designations made by the Taliban Sanctions Committee.2. No funds or other financial resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of either the Taliban, persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex I, or any undertaking owned or controlled, directly or indirectly by the Taliban.Article 31. Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy and to the provisions of Article 284 of the Treaty, natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall:(a) provide immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 2 and exemptions granted by the Taliban Sanctions Committee,- to the competent authorities of the Member States listed in Annex II where they are resident or located, and- directly or through the competent authorities to the Commission,(b) co-operate with the competent authorities listed in Annex II in any verification of this information.2. Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.3. Any information directly received by the Commission shall be made available to the competent authorities of the Member States concerned.Article 41. It shall be prohibited, knowingly and intentionally, to sell, supply, export or ship, directly or indirectly, items listed in Annex III, whether or not originating in the Community, to any natural or legal person or any entity or body in Afghanistan, or to any person, entity or body for the purpose of any business carried on in, or operated from the territory of Afghanistan.2. It shall be prohibited, knowingly and intentionally, to sell, supply, export or ship, directly or indirectly, the chemical, acetic anhydride (CN 2915 24 00) to any natural or legal person or any entity or body in Afghanistan, or to any person, entity or body for the purpose of any business carried on in, or operated from the territory of Afghanistan.3. It shall be prohibited, knowingly and intentionally, to grant, sell, supply or transfer, directly or indirectly, technical advice, assistance or training related to the military activities of armed personnel under the control of the Taliban, to any natural or legal person or any entity or body in Afghanistan, or to any person, entity or body for the purpose of any business carried on in, or operated from the territory of Afghanistan.4. The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to export and shipment of protective clothing, including flak jackets and helmets, for personal use by the person exporting or shipping it, if such person is employed by the United Nations, the European Community, a Member State, an organisation or agency conducting humanitarian operations in Afghanistan, or the media.5. Where there are grounds for believing that the end-user of items and technology subject to Council Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000  [4] of 22 June 2000 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use items and technology, will be the Taliban, their armed forces, their internal security forces or similar entities, an export authorisation for the export of such goods and technology shall be refused.[4]  OJ L 159, 30.6.2000, p. 1.6. For the purpose of this Article 'Afghanistan' shall mean: those parts of the territory of Afghanistan that are under Taliban control as set out in Annex IV. That Annex shall be in conformity with the designations made by the Taliban Sanctions Committee.Article 51. It shall be prohibited to take off from, land in or fly over the territory of the Community for any aircraft, wherever registered, if that aircraft has taken off from, or is destined to land at, any of the points of entry and landing areas in Afghanistan listed in Annex V. That Annex shall be in conformity with the designations made by the Taliban Sanctions Committee.2. The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to aircraft executing humanitarian flights operated by, or on behalf of, those organisations and agencies listed in Annex VI. That Annex shall be in conformity with the designations made by the Taliban Sanctions Committee.The organisation or agency responsible for such humanitarian flights, shall notify the relevant competent authority or authorities listed in Annex II of the details of each aircraft and its flight schedule. Such notification shall take place in writing and, except in cases of urgency, at least three working days prior to the execution of a humanitarian flight.Article 61. All representative offices of the Taliban established within the territory of the Community shall be closed and all permits and licences governing their operation shall be withdrawn.2. All representative offices, branches and subsidiaries of Ariana Afghan Airlines, which is also known as Bakhtar Afghan Airlines, within the territory of the Community shall be closed and all permits and licences governing their operation shall be withdrawn.Article 7The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in related activities the object or effect of which it is, directly or indirectly, either to promote the transactions or activities referred to in Articles 2, 4 and 5 or the operation of the establishments referred to in Article 6, or to circumvent the provisions of this Regulation, either through any natural or legal person, entity or body acting as middleman or front company, or by any other means, shall be prohibited.Article 81. Article 2 shall not apply to funds and financial resources for which the Taliban Sanctions Committee has granted an exemption.2. Article 5 shall not apply to flights for which the Taliban Sanctions Committee has granted an exemption prior to the execution of the flight concerned.3. Articles Article 4(3) and 4(5) shall not apply to exports of non-lethal equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, and to granting or supplying of related technical assistance or training, for which the Taliban Sanctions Committee has granted an exemption in advance.4. Exemptions referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be obtained, where appropriate, through the competent authorities of the Member States listed in Annex II.5. Exemptions granted by the Taliban Sanctions Committee shall apply throughout the Community, if an interested party has duly communicated them to the competent authorities in accordance with Article 3. No other exemptions to the prohibitions laid down in Articles 2 and 5 shall be granted.Article 91. The Commission shall be empowered- to amend or supplement Annexes I, IV, V and VI on the basis of determinations made by either the United Nations Security Council or the Taliban Sanctions Committee;- to amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by the Member States; and- to publish legally binding descriptions of the characteristics and properties of the items listed in Annex III.2. Without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Member States under the Charter of the United Nations, the Commission shall maintain all necessary contacts with the Taliban Sanctions Committee for the purpose of the effective implementation of this Regulation.Article 10The Commission and the Member States shall immediately inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information in respect of violation and enforcement problems and judgements handed down by national courts.Article 11This Regulation shall apply notwithstanding any rights conferred or obligations imposed by any international agreement signed or any contract entered into or any licence or permit granted before the entry into force of this Regulation.Article 121. Each Member State shall determine the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.Pending the adoption, where necessary, of any legislation to this end, the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed, shall be those determined by the Member States in accordance with Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 337/2000 of 14 February 2000 concerning a flight ban and a freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan.2. Each Member State shall bring proceedings against any natural or legal person, entity or body under its jurisdiction, where there is a prima facie case of violation of any of the prohibitions laid down in this Regulation by such person, entity or body.Article 13Regulation (EC) No 337/2000 is hereby repealed and replaced by the provisions of this Regulation.Article 14This Regulation shall apply- within the territory of the Community, including its airspace,- on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State,- to any person elsewhere who is a national of a Member State, and- to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State.Article 15This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels,For the CouncilThe PresidentANNEX IList of persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 2.- Al-Qaida organisation,- Ariana Afghan Airlines or Bakhtar Afghan Airlines, Afghan Authority Building, PO Box 76, Ansari Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan, including those belonging to any of its offices or subsidiaries, and that company's accounts with Citibank, New Delhi, India and with Punjab National Bank, New Delhi, India,- Banke Millie Afghan, Bank E. Millie Afghan or Afghan National Bank, Jada Ibn Sana, Kabul, Afghanistan, including those belonging to any of its offices or subsidiaries,- Da Afghanistan Bank, Bank of Afghanistan, Central Bank of Afghanistan or Afghan State Bank, Ibni Sina Wat, Kabul, Afghanistan, including those belonging to any of its offices or subsidiaries,- De Afghanistan Momtaz Bank,- the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,- Mr Mohammad Omar (Leader of the Faithful or Amir ul-Mumineen), born at Hotak, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, in 1950,- the Taliban, and- Mr Usama bin Laden.Funds and other financial resources shall mean: any financial assets and economic benefits of any kind, including funds derived or generated from property owned or controlled directly or indirectly by a natural or legal person, entity or body whose funds and other financial resources must be frozen, or by any undertaking owned or controlled by such person, entity or body. Funds and other financial resources include, but are not limited to:a. cash;b. cheques, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments;c. deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations;d. publicly and privately traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures, derivatives contracts;e. interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets;f. credit rights of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments;g. letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale; andh. documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources.ANNEX IIList of competent authorities referred to in Articles 3, paragraph 1, and 8, paragraph 3.A. Freezing of FundsBELGIUMMinistere des financesTrésorerieavenue des Arts 30B - 1040 BruxellesFax (32-2) 233 75 18DENMARKErhvervsfremmestyrelsenDahlerups PakhusLangelinie Alle 17DK - 2100 København ØTel. (45) 35 46 60 00Fax (45) 35 46 60 01GERMANY1. For examinations of the status of banks:Landeszentralbank in Baden-WürttembergPostfach 10 60 21D - 70049 StuttgartTel. 07 11/9 44-11 20/21/23Fax. 07 11/9 44-19 06Landeszentralbank in Freistaat BayernD - 80291 MünchenTel. 0 89/280 89-32 64Fax. 0 89/28 89-38 78Landeszentralbank in Berlin und BrandenburgPostfach 11 01 60D - 10831 BerlinTel. 030/34 75/11 10/15/20Fax. 0 30/34 75/11 90Landeszentralbank in der Freien Hansestadt Hamburg, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Schleswig-HolsteinPostfach 57 03 48D - 22772 HamburgTel. 0 40/37 07/66 00Fax. 0 40/37 07-66 15Landeszentralbank in HessenPostfach 11 12 32D - 60047 Frankfurt am MainTel. 0 69/23 88-19 20Fax. 0 69/23 88-19 19Landeszentralbank in der Freien Hansestadt Bremen, in Niedersachsen und Sachsen-AnhaltPostfach 2 45D - 30002 HannoverTel. 05 11/30 33-27 23Fax. 05 11/30 33-27 30Landeszentralbank in Nordrhein-WestfalenPostfach 10 11 48D - 40002 DüsseldorfTel: 02 11/8 74-23 73/31 59Fax: 02 11/8 74-23 78Landeszentralbank in Rheinland-Pfalz und im SaarlandPostfach 30 09D - 55020 MainzTel: 0 61 31/3 77-4 10/4 16Fax: 0 61 31/3 77-4 24Landeszentralbank in den Freistaaten Sachsen und ThüringenPostfach 90 11 21D - 04103 LeipzigTel. 03 41/8 60-22 00Fax. 03 41/8 60-23 892. For examinations of the status of persons, entities and bodies other than banks:BundesausfuhramtReferat 214Postfach 51 60D - 65726 EschbornTel. 0 61 96/9 08-0Fax. 0 61/96/9 08-4 12GREECEMinistry of National EconomySecretariat-General for International Economic RelationsDirectorate-General for External Economic and Trade RelationsDirector General Mr V. KanellakisErmou and Kornarou 1GR - 105 63 AthensTel. (31) 32 86 401-3Fax (31) 32 86 404SPAINDirección General de Política Comercial e Inversiones ExterioresSubdirección General de Gestión de las Transacciones con el ExteriorMinisterio de Economía y HaciendaPo de la Castellana, 162 - Planta 9E - 28046 MadridTel. (00-34) 91 583 74 00Fax (00-34) 91 583 55 09Direccion General del Tesoro y Política FinancieraSubdirección General de Inspección y Control de Movimientos de CapitalesMinisterio de Economía y HaciendaPl. de Jacinto Benavente, 3E - 28071 MadridTel. (00-34) 91 360 45 88Fax (00-34) 91 583 52 14FRANCEMinistère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrieDirection du TrésorService des affaires européennes et internationalesSous-direction E139, rue du BercyF - 75572 Paris-cedex 12Tel. (33-1) 44 87 17 17Fax (33-1) 53 18 36 15IRELANDCentral Bank of IrelandFinancial Markets DepartmentP.O. Box 559Dame StreetDublin 2Tel. (353-1) 671 66 66Department of Foreign AffairsBilateral Economic Relations Section76-78 Harcourt StreetDublin 2Tel. (353-1) 408 24 92ITALYMinistero del Commercio EsteroDirezione Generale per la Politica Commerciale e per la Gestione del Regime degli ScambiDivisione IVViale America, 341I - 00144 RomaTel: (39-06) 59 93 24 39Fax: (39-06) 59 64 75 06LUXEMBOURGMinistère des affaires étrangèresDirection des relations économiques internationales et de la coopérationBP 1602L - 1016 LuxembourgNETHERLANDSMinisterie van FinanciënDirectie Wetgeving, Juridische en Bestuurlijke ZakenPostbus 202012500 EE Den HaagNederlandTel. (31-70) 342 82 27Fax (31-70) 342 79 05AUSTRIABundesministerium für wirtschaftliche AngelegenheitenAbteilung II/A/2Landstrasser Haupstraße 55-57A - 1030 WienÖsterreichische NationalbankOtto Wagner-Platz 3A - 1090 WienTel. (43-1) 40 420-0Fax. (43-1) 40 420-73 99PORTUGALMinistério das FinançasDirecção Geral dos Assuntos Europeus e Relações InternacionaisAvenida Infante D. Henrique, n.o 1, C 2.oP - 1100 LisboaTel. (351-1) 882 32 40/47Fax (351-1) 882 32 49E-mail. dgaeri@mfinancas,mailpac.ptFINLANDUlkoasiainministeriö/UtrikesministerietPL 176SF - 00161 HelsinkiTel. (358-9) 13 41 51Fax. (358-9) 13 41 57 07 and (358-9) 62 98 40SWEDENRegeringskanslietUtrikesdepartementetRattssekretariatet för EU-frågorFredsgatan 6S - 103 39 StockholmTel. (46-8) 405 10 00Fax (46-8) 723 11 76UNITED KINGDOMHM TreasuryInternational Financial ServicesParliament StreetLondon SW1P 3AGUnited KingdomTel: (44-171) 270 55 50Fax: (44-171) 270 43 65Bank of EnglandFinancial Sanctions UnitLondon EC2R 8AHUnited KingdomTel. (44-171) 601 46 07Fax (44-171) 601 43 09EUROPEAN COMMUNITYCommission of the European CommunitiesDirectorate-General for External RelationsDirectorate CFSPUnit A.2 / Mr A. de VriesRue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200B - 1049 Bruxelles/BrusselTel.: (32-2) 295 68 80Fax: (32-2) 296 75 63E-mail: anthonius-de-vries@cec.eu.intB. Export ProhibitionsBELGIUMDENMARKGERMANYGREECESPAINFRANCEIRELANDITALYLUXEMBOURGNETHERLANDSAUSTRIAPORTUGALFINLANDSWEDENUNITED KINGDOMEUROPEAN COMMUNITYCommission of the European CommunitiesDirectorate-General for External RelationsDirectorate CFSPUnit A.2 / Mr A. de VriesRue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200B - 1049 Bruxelles/BrusselTel.: (32-2) 295 68 80Fax: (32-2) 296 75 63E-mail: anthonius-de-vries@cec.eu.intC. Flight BanBELGIUMMinistère des communications et de l'infrastructureAdministration de l'aéronautiqueCentre Communications Nord - 4e étageRue du Progrès 80 - Boîte 5B - 1030 BruxellesTel. (32-2) 206 32 00Fax (32-2) 203 15 28DENMARKCivil Aviation AdministrationLuftfartshusetBox 744Ellebjergvej 50DK - 2450 KøbenhavnTel. (45) 36 44 48 48Fax (45) 36 44 03 03GERMANYGeneraldirektor für Luft- und RaumfahrtBundesministerium für VerkehrPostfach 200 100D - 53170 BonnTel. (49-228) 300 45 00Fax (49-228) 300 79 29GREECEMinistry of Transport and CommunicationsHellenic Civil Aviation AuthorityPO Box 73 751GR - 16604 HellinikoTel. (30-1) 894 42 63Fax (30-1) 894 42 79SPAINDireccion General de Aviación CivilMinisterio de FomentoPaseo de la Castellana, 67E - 28071 MadridTel. (34-91) 597 70 00Fax (34-91) 597 53 57FRANCEMinistere de l'équipement, des transports et du logementDirection générale de l'aviation civileDirection des transports aériens50, rue Henri FarmanF - 75720 Paris cedex 15Tel. (33-1) 58 09 43 21Fax (33-1) 58 09 36 36IRELANDGeneral Director for Civil AviationDepartment of Transport, Energy and Communications44, Kildare StreetDublin 2IrelandTel. (353-1) 604 10 36Fax (353-1) 604 11 81ITALYEnte Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC)Via di Villa Ricotti 42I - 00161 RomaTel. (39-06) 44 18 52 08/44 18 52 09Fax (39-06) 44 18 53 16LUXEMBOURGDirecteur de l'aviation civileMinistère des transports19-21, boulevard RoyalL - 2938 LuxembourgTel. (352) 478 44 12Fax (352) 46 77 90NETHERLANDSMinistry of Transport, Public Works and Water ManagementDirectorate General of Civil AviationPlesmanweg 1-6PO Box 907712509 LT Den HaagNetherlandsTel. (31-70) 351 72 45Fax (31-70) 351 63 48AUSTRIABundesministerium für Wissenschaft und VerkehrZentralsektion Verkehr, LuftfahrtRadetzkystrae 2A - 1030 WienTel. (43-1) 711 62 70 00Fax (43-1) 711 62 70 99PORTUGALInstituto Nacional da Aviação CivilMinistério do Equipamento SocialRua B, edifícios 4, 5, 6Aeroporto da PortelaP - 1749-034 LisboaTel.: (351-21) 842 35 00Fax: (351-21) 840 23 98E-mail: inacgeral@mail.telepac.ptFINLANDCivil Aviation AdministrationIlmailulaitos/LuftfartsverketPO Box 50FIN - 01531 VantaaTel. (358-9) 82 77 20 10Fax (358-9) 82 77 20 91SWEDENRegeringskanslietUtrikesdepartementetRattssekretariatet för EU-fragorFredsgatan 6S - 103 39 StockholmTel. (46-8) 405 10 00Fax (46-8) 723 11 76UNITED KINGDOMDepartment of Environment, Transport and the RegionsInternational Aviation NegotiationsGreat Minster House76, Marsham StreetLondon SW1P 4DRUnited KingdomTel. (44-171) 890 58 01Fax (44-171) 676 21 94EUROPEAN COMMUNITYCommission of the European CommunitiesDirectorate-General for External RelationsDirectorate CFSPUnit A.2 / Mr A. de VriesRue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200B - 1049 Bruxelles/BrusselTel.: (32-2) 295 68 80Fax: (32-2) 296 75 63E-mail: anthonius-de-vries@cec.eu.intANNEX IIIList of items referred to in Article 4, paragraph 1.(The following list does not include items which have been specially designed or modified for military use and are covered by the arms embargo applied further to Common Position 2001/.../CFSP.)Helmets providing ballistic protection, anti-riot helmets, anti-riot shields and ballistic shields and specially designed components therefor.Specially designed fingerprint equipment.Power controlled searchlights.Construction equipment provided with ballistic protection.Hunting knives.Specially designed production equipment to make shotguns.Ammunition hand-loading equipment.Communications intercept devices.Solid-state optical detectors.Image-intensifier tubes.Telescopic weapon sights.Smooth bore weapons and related ammunition, other than those specially designed for military use, and specially designed components therefor; except:1. signal pistols;2. air or cartridge powered guns designed as industrial tools or humane animal stunners.Simulators for training in the use of firearms and specially designed or modified components and accessories therefor.Bombs and grenades, other than those specially designed for military use, and specially designed components therefor.Body armour, other than those manufactured to military standards or specifications, and specially designed components therefor.All-wheel-drive utility vehicles capable of off road use that have been manufactured or fitted with ballistic protection, and profiled armour for such vehicles.Water cannon and specially designed for modified components therefor.Vehicles equipped with water cannon.Vehicles specially designed or modified to be electrified to repel boarders and components therefor specially designed or modified for that purpose.Acoustic devices represented by the manufacturer or supplier as suitable for riot-control purposes, and specially designed components therefor.Leg-irons, gang-chains, shackles and electric-shock belts, specially designed for restraining human beings; except:handcuffs for which the maximum overall dimension including chain does not exceed 240 mm when locked.Portable devices designed or modified for the purpose of riot control or self-protection by the administration of an incapacitating substance (such as tear gas or pepper sprays), and specially designed components therefor.Portable devices designed or modified for the purpose of riot control or self-protection by the administration of an electric shock (including electric-shock batons, electric shock shields, stun guns and electric shock dart guns (tasers)) and components therefor specially designed or modified for that purpose.Electronic equipment capable of detecting concealed explosives and specially designed components therefor; except:TV or X-ray inspection equipment.Electronic jamming equipment specially designed to prevent the detonation by radio remote control of improvised devices and specially designed components therefor.Equipment and devices specially designed to initiate explosions by electrical or non-electrical means, including firing sets, detonators, igniters, boosters and detonating cord, and specially designed components therefor; except:those specially designed for a specific commercial use consisting of the actuation or operation by explosive means of other equipment or devices the function of which is not the creation of explosions (e.g., car air bag inflaters, electric-surge arresters of fire sprinkler actuators).Equipment and devices designed for explosive ordnance disposal; except:1. bomb blankets;2. containers designed for holding objects known to be, or suspected of being improvised explosive devices.Night vision and thermal imaging equipment and image intensifier tubes or solid state sensors therefor.Software specially designed and technology required for all listed items.Linear cutting explosive charges.Explosives and related substances as follows:- amatol,- nitrocellulose (containing more than 12,5 % nitrogen),- nitroglycol,- pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN),- picryl chloride,- trinitorphenylmethylnitramine (tetryl),- 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT).Software specially designed and technology required for all listed items.ANNEX IVTerritory of Afghanistan under Taliban control referred to in Article 4.ANNEX VPoints of entry and landing areas in Afghanistan referred to in Article 5, paragraph 1.ANNEX VIList of organisations and agencies referred to in Article 5, paragraph 2.