Council Regulation (EC) No 2229/97 of 30 October 1997 concerning the interruption of certain economic relations with Angola in order to induce the 'União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola' (UNITA) to fulfil its obligations in the peace process

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2229/97 of 30 October 1997 concerning the interruption of certain economic relations with Angola in order to induce the 'União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola` (UNITA) to fulfil its obligations in the peace process
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 73g and 228a,
Having regard to common position 97/759/CFSP of 30 October 1997 defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union, concerning Angola and aimed at inducing the 'União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola` (UNITA) to fulfil its obligations in the peace process (1) in view of the relevant decisions of the Security Council of the United Nations, in particular its Resolutions 864 (1993), 1127 (1997), and 1130 (1997),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the United Nations Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, decided in its Resolutions 864 (1993) and 1127 (1997) that all States should take certain measures with regard to their economic relations with Angola in order to obtain the implementation by the 'União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola` (UNITA) of its obligations under the 'Acordos de Paz`, the Lusaka Protocol and the relevant Security Council Resolutions;
Whereas certain of these measures fall under the scope of the Treaty establishing the European Community and, therefore, Community legislation is necessary to implement the relevant decisions of the Security Council as far as the territory of the European Community is concerned, such territory being deemed to encompass, for the purposes of this Regulation, the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty establishing the European Community is applicable, under the conditions laid down in that Treaty;
Whereas the Security Council has also called upon the United Nations Member States to apply these measures notwithstanding the existence of any right or obligations conferred or imposed by any international agreement signed, any contract entered into or any licence or permit granted before the adoption of the aforementioned Resolutions;
Whereas, therefore, the fourth ACP-EC Convention, signed at Lomé on 15 December 1989, to which the Community and Angola are parties, does not pose an obstacle to the application of the said Security Council measures;
Whereas the data contained in the Annexes to this Regulation concerning points of entry in Angola for supplies, aircraft registered in Angola and places in Angola for aircraft to take off or land should be based on the data provided by the Government of Angola to the Committee created pursuant to Resolution 864 (1993) of the Security Council and notified to the Member States of the United Nations by this Committee;
Whereas the aforesaid Resolutions provide for certain exceptions to the restrictions imposed on the condition of prior approval of said Committee;
Whereas approval of this Committee should be obtained through the competent national authorities of the Member States, whose names and addresses should, therefore, be made available in an Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas, for reasons of expediency, the Commission should be empowered to supplement and/or amend the Annexes to this Regulation on the basis of pertinent notifications from the relevant Security Council Committee or, in the case of Annex VI, the competent authorities of Member States;
Whereas, for reasons of transparency and simplicity, the interruption of certain economic relations with Angola should be governed by only one legal instrument; whereas therefore, the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2967/93 of 25 October 1993 prohibiting the supply of certain goods to UNITA (2), should be incorporated in this Regulation, and the former Regulation should be repealed,