Article 1 
The following shall be prohibited: (a) to sell or supply petroleum and petroleum products listed in Annex I, whether or not originating in the Community, in the territory of Sierra Leone; (b) any activity, including financial, the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to promote the transactions or activities referred to in point (a). Article 2 The prohibition referred to in Article 1 shall not apply to: (a) supplies of petroleum and petroleum products to the democratically-elected Government of Sierra Leone, at its request; (b) supplies for verified humanitarian purposes or the needs of the Military Observer Group of Ecowas (Ecomog), at the request of other governments or United Nations Agencies, on the condition that, through the competent national authorities, a non-objection declaration has been obtained from the Committee set up pursuant to Resolution 1132 (1997), and that the arrangements determined by the Committee for the effective monitoring of delivery are being fully respected. The names and addresses of the competent national authorities are contained in Annex II. Article 3 This 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 4 Each Member State shall determine the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed. Article 5 The Commission and the Member States shall inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and supply each other with other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, such as breaches and other enforcement problems, judgments handed down by national courts or decisions by the Committee established by Resolution 1132 (1997). Article 6 The Commission is hereby empowered to supplement and/or amend Annex I on the basis of pertinent decisions by the competent authorities of the United Nations or, in the case of Annex II, on the basis of notifications by the competent authorities of Member States. Such supplement and/or amendments shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 7 This Regulation shall apply: - within the territory of the European Community including its air space, - to any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State, - to any person elsewhere who is a national of a Member State, - to any body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State. Article 8 This 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, 8 December 1997. For the Council The President J. POOS (1) See page 6 of this Official Journal.
Article 2 
The prohibition referred to in Article 1 shall not apply to: (a) supplies of petroleum and petroleum products to the democratically-elected Government of Sierra Leone, at its request; (b) supplies for verified humanitarian purposes or the needs of the Military Observer Group of Ecowas (Ecomog), at the request of other governments or United Nations Agencies, on the condition that, through the competent national authorities, a non-objection declaration has been obtained from the Committee set up pursuant to Resolution 1132 (1997), and that the arrangements determined by the Committee for the effective monitoring of delivery are being fully respected. The names and addresses of the competent national authorities are contained in Annex II. Article 3 This 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 4 Each Member State shall determine the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed. Article 5 The Commission and the Member States shall inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and supply each other with other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, such as breaches and other enforcement problems, judgments handed down by national courts or decisions by the Committee established by Resolution 1132 (1997). Article 6 The Commission is hereby empowered to supplement and/or amend Annex I on the basis of pertinent decisions by the competent authorities of the United Nations or, in the case of Annex II, on the basis of notifications by the competent authorities of Member States. Such supplement and/or amendments shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 7 This Regulation shall apply: - within the territory of the European Community including its air space, - to any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State, - to any person elsewhere who is a national of a Member State, - to any body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State. Article 8 This 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, 8 December 1997. For the Council The President J. POOS (1) See page 6 of this Official Journal.
Article 3 
This 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 4 Each Member State shall determine the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed. Article 5 The Commission and the Member States shall inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and supply each other with other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, such as breaches and other enforcement problems, judgments handed down by national courts or decisions by the Committee established by Resolution 1132 (1997). Article 6 The Commission is hereby empowered to supplement and/or amend Annex I on the basis of pertinent decisions by the competent authorities of the United Nations or, in the case of Annex II, on the basis of notifications by the competent authorities of Member States. Such supplement and/or amendments shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 7 This Regulation shall apply: - within the territory of the European Community including its air space, - to any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State, - to any person elsewhere who is a national of a Member State, - to any body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State. Article 8 This 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, 8 December 1997. For the Council The President J. POOS (1) See page 6 of this Official Journal.
Article 4 
Each Member State shall determine the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed. Article 5 The Commission and the Member States shall inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and supply each other with other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, such as breaches and other enforcement problems, judgments handed down by national courts or decisions by the Committee established by Resolution 1132 (1997). Article 6 The Commission is hereby empowered to supplement and/or amend Annex I on the basis of pertinent decisions by the competent authorities of the United Nations or, in the case of Annex II, on the basis of notifications by the competent authorities of Member States. Such supplement and/or amendments shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 7 This Regulation shall apply: - within the territory of the European Community including its air space, - to any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State, - to any person elsewhere who is a national of a Member State, - to any body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State. Article 8 This 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, 8 December 1997. For the Council The President J. POOS (1) See page 6 of this Official Journal.
Article 5 
The Commission and the Member States shall inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and supply each other with other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, such as breaches and other enforcement problems, judgments handed down by national courts or decisions by the Committee established by Resolution 1132 (1997). Article 6 The Commission is hereby empowered to supplement and/or amend Annex I on the basis of pertinent decisions by the competent authorities of the United Nations or, in the case of Annex II, on the basis of notifications by the competent authorities of Member States. Such supplement and/or amendments shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 7 This Regulation shall apply: - within the territory of the European Community including its air space, - to any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State, - to any person elsewhere who is a national of a Member State, - to any body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State. Article 8 This 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, 8 December 1997. For the Council The President J. POOS (1) See page 6 of this Official Journal.
Article 6 
The Commission is hereby empowered to supplement and/or amend Annex I on the basis of pertinent decisions by the competent authorities of the United Nations or, in the case of Annex II, on the basis of notifications by the competent authorities of Member States. Such supplement and/or amendments shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 7 This Regulation shall apply: - within the territory of the European Community including its air space, - to any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State, - to any person elsewhere who is a national of a Member State, - to any body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State. Article 8 This 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, 8 December 1997. For the Council The President J. POOS (1) See page 6 of this Official Journal.
Article 7 
This Regulation shall apply: - within the territory of the European Community including its air space, - to any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State, - to any person elsewhere who is a national of a Member State, - to any body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State. Article 8 This 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, 8 December 1997. For the Council The President J. POOS (1) See page 6 of this Official Journal.
Article 8 
This 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, 8 December 1997