Document ID: 32001R1354

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1354/2001
of 4 July 2001
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 as regards the persons and entities covered by the freeze of funds and the organisations and agencies exempted from the flight ban 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 467/2001 of 6 March 2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan and repealing Regulation (EC) No 337/2000(1), and in particular Article 10(1), second indent, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 lays down the list of persons and entities covered by the freeze of funds under that Regulation. Annex VI lists the organisations and agencies exempted from the flight ban under that Regulation.
(2) The Taliban Sanctions Committee has determined a new consolidated and restructured list of persons and entities to whom the freeze of funds should apply.
(3) In order to enable banks and financial institutions to apply the financial sanctions effectively, it is appropriate to add an alphabetical list of the persons and entities concerned to the list as determined by the Taliban Sanctions Committee.
(4) The Taliban Sanctions Committee has also determined a list of humanitarian organisations to be added to the existing list of those exempted from the flight ban.
(5) Annexes I and VI to Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force as a matter of urgency,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 is amended as follows:
1. Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. Annex VI is amended as set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 4 July 2001.

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