CELEX: 32020R0621
Language: en
Date: 2020-02-18 00:00:00
Title: 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

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.