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Council Regulation (EC) No 305/2006 of 21 February 2006 imposing specific restrictive measures against certain persons suspected of involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri

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Contents
  1. Preamble
    1. Article 1
    2. Article 2
    3. Article 3
    4. Article 4
    5. Article 5
    6. Article 6
    7. Article 7
    8. Article 8
    9. Article 9
    10. Article 10
    11. Article 11
  3. ANNEX
  4. ANNEX I List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 2
  5. ANNEX II List of competent authorities referred to in Articles 3, 4 and 5
  6. BELGIUM
  7. CZECH REPUBLIC
  8. DENMARK
  9. GERMANY Concerning funds:
  10. ESTONIA
  11. GREECE A.
  12. SPAIN
  13. FRANCE
  14. IRELAND
  15. ITALY
  16. CYPRUS
  17. LATVIA
  18. LITHUANIA
  19. LUXEMBOURG
  20. HUNGARY
  21. MALTA
  22. NETHERLANDS
  23. AUSTRIA A.
  24. POLAND
  25. PORTUGAL
  26. SLOVENIA
  27. SLOVAKIA
  28. FINLAND
  29. UNITED KINGDOM
  30. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60, 301 and 308 thereof,

Having regard to Council Common Position 2005/888/CFSP of 12 December 2005 concerning specific restrictive measures against certain persons suspected of involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1) On 31 October 2005, the Security Council of the United Nations adopted Resolution 1636 (2005) noting the conclusion of the report of the International Investigation Commission into the 14 February 2005 terrorist bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 23 people, including former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, and caused injury to dozens of people.

(2) The Security Council noted with extreme concern the International Investigation Commission’s conclusion that there is converging evidence pointing at the involvement of both Lebanese and Syrian officials in this terrorist act, and acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, decided, as a step to assist in the investigation of this crime and without prejudice to the ultimate judicial determination of the guilt or innocence of any individual, to impose measures against all individuals suspected of involvement in the planning, sponsoring, organizing or perpetrating of this terrorist act.

(3) Common Position 2005/888/CFSP provides for implementation of the measures set out in UNSCR 1636 (2005) and, in particular, the freezing of funds and economic resources of persons registered by the Committee of the Security Council established by paragraph 3(b) of UNSCR 1636 (2005) as suspected of involvement in the planning, sponsoring, organising or perpetrating of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and others on 14 February 2005.

(4) These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, notably with a view to ensuring their uniform application by economic operators in all Member States, Community legislation is necessary to implement them as far as the Community is concerned.

(5) For reasons of expediency, the Commission should be empowered to amend the Annexes to this Regulation, on the basis of notification or information by the relevant Sanctions Committee and Member States, as appropriate.

(6) Member States should determine the penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation. The penalties provided for should be proportionate, effective and dissuasive.

(7) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force on the day of its publication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

1. Sanctions Committee means the Committee of the Security Council of the United Nations which was established pursuant to paragraph 3(b) of UNSCR 1636 (2005);

2. funds means financial assets and benefits of every kind, including but not limited to:

(a) cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments;

(b) deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations;

(c) publicly and privately traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivatives contracts;

(d) interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets;

(e) credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments;

(f) letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale;

(g) documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources;

3. freezing of funds means preventing any move, transfer, alteration, use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would enable the funds to be used, including portfolio management;

4. economic resources means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but can be used to obtain funds, goods or services;

5. freezing of economic resources means preventing the use of economic resources to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, the selling, hiring or mortgaging of them;

6. territory of the Community means the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in that Treaty.

Article 2

1. All funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex I shall be frozen.

2. No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex I.

3. The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be prohibited.

Article 3

1. By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of the Member States, as listed in Annex II, may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, having determined that the funds or economic resources concerned are: provided that the Member State concerned has notified the Sanctions Committee of that determination and that the determination has been approved by that Committee.

(a) necessary for basic expenses, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;

(b) intended exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services; or

(c) intended exclusively for payment of fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources;

2. The relevant competent authority shall inform the competent authorities of the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 1.

3. Article 2(2) shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of interest or other earnings on those accounts provided that any such interest or other earnings are frozen in accordance with Article 2(1).

Article 4

Article 2(2) shall not prevent the crediting of the frozen accounts by financial institutions that receive funds transferred by third parties to the account of a listed person, entity or body, provided that any such crediting to such accounts is also frozen in accordance with Article 2(1). The financial institution shall inform the competent authorities of such transactions without delay.

Article 5

1. Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy and to the provisions of Article 284 of the Treaty, natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall:

(a) supply immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 2, to the competent authorities of the Member States listed in Annex II where they are resident or located, and shall transmit such information, directly or through these competent authorities, to the Commission;

(b) cooperate with the competent authorities listed in Annex II in any verification of this information.

2. Any additional information directly received by the Commission shall be made available to the competent authorities of the Member State concerned.

3. Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received. Such purposes shall be deemed to include cooperation with any international investigation related to the assets or financial transactions of the natural and legal persons, bodies and entities listed in Annex I.

Article 6

The freezing of funds and economic resources or the refusal to make funds or economic resources available, carried out in good faith that such action is in accordance with this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal person, entity or body implementing it, or its directors or employees, unless it is proved that the funds and economic resources were frozen as result of negligence.

Article 7

The Commission and Member States shall immediately inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with any other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information in respect of violation and enforcement problems and judgments handed down by national courts.

Article 8

1. The Commission shall be empowered to:

(a) amend Annex I on the basis of determinations made by the Sanctions Committee; and

(b) amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States.

2. Without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Member States under the Charter of the United Nations, the Commission shall maintain all necessary contacts with the Sanctions Committee for the purpose of the effective implementation of this Regulation.

Article 9

Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment to them.

Article 10

This Regulation shall apply:

(a) within the territory of the Community, including its airspace;

(b) on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State;

(c) to any person inside or outside the territory of the Community who is a national of a Member State;

(d) to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;

(e) to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Community.

Article 11

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 21 February 2006. For the Council The President K. Gastinger

ANNEX

ANNEX I List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 2

(Annex to be completed after the persons and entities have been registered by the Committee established by paragraph 3 (b) of UNSCR 1636 (2005))

ANNEX II List of competent authorities referred to in Articles 3, 4 and 5

BELGIUM

Federale Overheidsdienst Financiën Thesaurie Kunstlaan 30 B-1040 Brussel Fax: (32-2) 233 74 65 E-mail: Quesfinvragen.tf@minfin.fed.be Service Public Fédéral des Finances Trésorerie 30 Avenue des Arts B-1040 Bruxelles Fax: 00 32 2 233 74 65 E-mail: Quesfinvragen.tf@minfin.fed.be

CZECH REPUBLIC

Ministerstvo financí Finanční analytický útvar P.O. BOX 675 Jindřišská 14 111 21 Praha 1 Tel.: +420 2 5704 4501 Fax: +420 2 5704 4502 Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí Odbor společné zahraniční a bezpečnostní politiky EU Loretánské nám. 5 118 00 Praha 1 Tel.: +420 2 2418 2987 Fax: +420 2 2418 4080

DENMARK

Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen Langelinie Allé 17 DK-2100 København K Tlf. (45) 35 46 62 81 Fax (45) 35 46 62 03 Udenrigsministeriet Asiatisk Plads 2 DK-1448 København K Tlf. (45) 33 92 00 00 Fax (45) 32 54 05 33 Justitsministeriet Slotholmsgade 10 DK-1216 København K Tlf. (45) 33 92 33 40 Fax (45) 33 93 35 10

GERMANY Concerning funds:

Deutsche Bundesbank Servicezentrum Finanzsanktionen Postfach D-80281 München Tel.: (49) 89 28 89 3800 Fax: (49) 69 709097 3800

for information in accordance with Art. 5: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie Referat V B 2 Scharnhorststr. 34—37 D-10115 Berlin Tel.: 01888-615-9 Fax: 01888-615-5358 Email: BUERO-VB2@bmwi.bund.de

for granting of exemptions in accordance with Art. 3: Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA) Frankfurter Straße 29—35 D-65760 Eschborn Tel.: (49) 6196 908-0 Fax: (49) 6196 908-800

ESTONIA

Eesti Välisministeerium Islandi väljak 1 15049 Tallinn Tel.: + 372 6317 100 Faks: + 372 6317 199 Finantsinspektsioon Sakala 4 15030 Tallinn Tel.: + 372 6680 500 Faks: + 372 6680 501

GREECE A.

Freezing of Assets Ministry of Economy and Finance General Directory of Economic Policy Address: 5 Nikis Str. 10 563 Athens — Greece Tel.: + 30 210 3332786 Fax: + 30 210 3332810

Α.

Δέσμευση κεφαλαίων Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών Γενική Δ/νση Οικονομικής Πολιτικής Δ/νση: Νίκης 5 10 563 Αθήνα Τηλ.: + 30 210 3332786 Φαξ: + 30 210 3332810

B.

Import-Export restrictions Ministry of Economy and Finance General Directorate for Policy Planning and Management Address: Kornarou Str. 1 10 563 Athens Tel.: + 30 210 3286401-3 Fax: + 30 210 3286404

Β.

Περιορισμοί εισαγωγών — εξαγωγών Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών Γενική Δ/νση Σχεδιασμού και Διαχείρισης Πολιτικής Δ/νση: Κορνάρου 1 Τ.Κ. 10 563 Αθήνα — Ελλάς Τηλ.: + 30 210 3286401-3 Φαξ: + 30 210 3286404

SPAIN

Dirección General del Tesoro y Política Financiera Subdirección General de Inspección y Control de Movimientos de Capitales Ministerio de Economía Paseo del Prado, 6 E-28014 Madrid Tel.: (34) 912 09 95 11 Dirección General de Comercio e Inversiones Subdirección General de Inversiones Exteriores Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo Paseo de la Castellana, 162 E-28046 Madrid Tel.: (34) 913 49 39 83

FRANCE

Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie Direction générale du Trésor et de la politique économique Service des affaires multilatérales et du développement Sous-direction Politique commerciale et investissements Service Services, Investissements et Propriété intellectuelle 139, rue de Bercy 75572 Paris Cedex 12 Tél.: (33) 1 44 87 72 85 Télécopieur: (33) 1 53 18 96 55 Ministère des affaires étrangères Direction générale des affaires politiques et de sécurité Service de la politique étrangère et de sécurité commune 37, Quai d'Orsay 75007 Paris Tél.: (33) 1 43 17 45 16 Télécopieur: (33) 1 43 17 45 84

IRELAND

United Nations Section Department of Foreign Affairs Iveagh House 79-80 Saint Stephen's Green Dublin 2 Tel.: + 353 1 478 0822 Fax: + 353 1 408 2165 Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Financial Markets Department Dame Street Dublin 2 Tel.: + 353 1 671 6666 Fax: + 353 1 679 8882

ITALY

Ministero degli Affari Esteri Piazzale della Farnesina, 1 I-00194 Roma D.G.M.M. — Ufficio II Tel.: (39) 06 3691 2296 Fax: (39) 06 3691 3567 Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze Dipartimento del Tesoro Comitato di Sicurezza Finanziaria Via XX Settembre, 97 I-00187 Roma Tel.: (39) 06 4761 3942 Fax: (39) 06 4761 3032

CYPRUS

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism 6 Andrea Araouzou 1421 Nicosia Tel: + 357 22 86 71 00 Fax: + 357 22 31 60 71 Central Bank of Cyprus 80 Kennedy Avenue 1076 Nicosia Tel: + 357 22 71 41 00 Fax: + 357 22 37 81 53 Ministry of Finance (Department of Customs) M. Karaoli 1096 Nicosia Tel: + 357 22 60 11 06 Fax: + 357 22 60 27 41/47

LATVIA

Latvijas Republikas Prokuratūra Noziedzīgi iegūtu līdzekļu legalizācijas novēršanas dienests Kalpaka bulvāris 6 Rīga, LV-1801 Tel.: (371) 70144431 Fax: (371) 7044804 Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija Brīvības bulvāris 36 Rīga, LV-1395 Tel.: (371) 7016201 Fax: (371) 7828121

LITHUANIA

Saugumo politikos departamentas Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija J. Tumo-Vaižganto 2 LT-01511 Vilnius Lithuania Tel. +370 5 236 25 16 Fax. +370 5 231 30 90

LUXEMBOURG

Ministère des Affaires étrangères et de l’Immigration Direction des Relations économiques internationales 5, rue Notre-Dame L-2240 Luxembourg Tél.: (352) 478 2346 Fax: (352) 22 20 48 Ministère des Finances 3, rue de la Congrégation L-1352 Luxembourg Tél.: (352) 478 2712 Fax: (352) 47 52 41

HUNGARY

Hungarian National Police Headquarters Teve u. 4–6. H-1139 Budapest Hungary Tel./fax: +36-1-443-5554 Országos Rendőrfőkapitányság 1139 Budapest, Teve u. 4–6. Magyarország Tel./fax: +36-1-443-5554 Ministry of Finance József nádor tér. 2–4. H-1051 Budapest Hungary Postbox: 1139 Pf.: 481 Tel.: +36-1-318-2066, +36-1-327-2100 Fax: +36-1-318-2570, +36-1-327-2749 Pénzügyminisztérium 1051 Budapest, József nádor tér. 2–4. Magyarország Postafiók: 1139 Pf.: 481 Tel.: +36-1-318-2066, +36-1-327-2100 Fax: +36-1-318-2570, +36-1-327-2749

MALTA

Bord ta' Sorveljanza dwar is-Sanzjonijiet Ministeru ta' l-Affarijiet Barranin Palazzo Parisio Triq il-Merkanti Valletta CMR 02 Tel.: + 356 21 24 28 53 Fax: + 356 21 25 15 20

NETHERLANDS

De Minister van Financiën Directie Financiële Markten/Afdeling Integriteit Postbus 20201 NL-2500 EE Den Haag Tel.: (31-70) 342 89 97 Fax: (31-70) 342 79 84

AUSTRIA A.

Freezing of Assets Österreichische Nationalbank (Austrian National Bank) Otto-Wagner-Platz 3 A-1090 Wien Tel. (+ 43-1) 404 20-0 Fax (+ 43-1) 404 20-7399

B.

Import-Export restrictions and all other restrictions Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit (Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour) Abteilung C2/2 (Ausfuhrkontrolle) Stubenring 1 A-1010 Wien Tel. (+ 43-1) 711 00-0 Fax (+ 43-1) 711 00-8386

POLAND

Ministerstwo Finansów Generalny Inspektor Informacji Finansowej (GIIF) ul. Świętokrzyska 12 00–916 Warszawa Poland Tel. (+48 22) 694 59 70 Faks (+48 22) 694 54 50

PORTUGAL

Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros Direcção-Geral dos Assuntos Multilaterais Largo do Rilvas P-1350-179 Lisboa Tel.: (351) 21 394 67 02 Fax: (351) 21 394 60 73 Ministério das Finanças Direcção-Geral dos Assuntos Europeus e Relações Internacionais Avenida Infante D. Henrique n.o 1, C, 2.o P-1100 Lisboa Tel.: (351) 21 882 3390/8 Fax: (351) 21 882 3399

SLOVENIA

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Prešernova 25 SI-1000 Ljubljana Tel.: 00386 1 478 2000 Faks: 00386 1 478 2341 Ministry of the Economy Kotnikova 5 SI-1000 Ljubljana Tel.: 00386 1 478 3311 Faks: 00386 1 433 1031 Ministry of Defence Kardeljeva pl. 25 SI-1000 Ljubljana Tel.: 00386 1 471 2211 Faks: 00386 1 431 8164

SLOVAKIA

Ministerstvo financií Slovenskej republiky Štefanovičova 5 P.O. BOX 82 817 82 Bratislava Tel.: 00421 2 5958 1111 Fax: 00421 2 5249 3048

FINLAND

Ulkoasiainministeriö/Utrikesministeriet PL/PB 176 FIN-00161 Helsinki/Helsingfors Tel (358-9) 16 00 5 Fax (358-9) 16 05 57 07

Article 3: Försäkringskassan SV-103 51 Stockholm Tfn +46 (0) 8 786 90 00 Fax +46 (0) 8 411 27 89

Articles 4 and 5: Finansinspektionen Box 6750 SV-113 85 Stockholm Tfn +46 (0) 8 787 80 00 Fax +46 (0) 8 24 13 35

UNITED KINGDOM

HM Treasury Financial Systems and International Standards 1, Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ United Kingdom Tel. + 44 (0) 20 7270 4901 Fax + 44 (0) 20 7270 5430 Bank of England Financial Sanctions Unit Threadneedle Street London EC2R 8AH United Kingdom Tel. + 44 (0) 20 7601 4768 Fax + 44 (0) 20 7601 4309

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

Commission of the European Communities Directorate-General for External Relations Directorate Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP): Commission Coordination and Contribution Legal and institutional matters, CFSP Joint Actions, Sanctions, Kimberley Process CHAR 12/163 B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel Tel. (32-2) 295 55 85/299 11 76 Fax (32-2) 296 75 63 E-mail: relex-sanctions@cec.eu.int

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