Document ID: 32000R1272

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1272/2000
of 16 June 2000
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 337/2000 concerning a flight ban and a freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to 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(1), and in particular Article 7, first indent, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 337/2000 all funds and other financial resources designated by the Taliban Sanctions Committee are to be frozen and such funds and financial resources are not to be made available to or for the benefit of either the Taliban or any undertaking owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Taliban.
(2) On 12 April 2000, the Taliban Sanctions Committee, established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 (1999) designated the funds and financial resources that should be frozen, including those of a number of undertakings that are owned or controlled by the Taliban and of one person who is included in the defintion of Taliban. It is therefore appropriate to amend Regulation (EC) No 337/2000 accordingly.
(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 337/2000 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
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, 16 June 2000.

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