COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 383/2011
of 18 April 2011
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 renewing and strengthening the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 of 25 February 2008 renewing and strengthening the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar and repealing Regulation (EC) No 817/2006 (1) and in particular Article 18(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 lists the entities covered by certain export, financing and investment restrictions under that Regulation.
(2)
Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(3)
Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 lists the enterprises owned or controlled by the Government of Burma/Myanmar or its members or persons associated with them, subject to restrictions on investment under that Regulation.
(4)
Council Decision (EU) No 2011/239/CFSP (2), replaces Annexes I, II and III of Council Decision 2010/232/CFSP of 26 April 2010 (3), which present the list of enterprises referred to in Articles 3(2)(b), 5 and 14 of that Decision, the list of natural and legal persons referred to in Articles 9, 10 and 13 of that Decision and the list of enterprises referred to in Articles 10 and 14 of that Decision. Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 gives effect to Council Decision 2010/232/CFSP to the extent that action at Union level is required. Annexes V, VI and VII to Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
In the case of the individuals identified in Annex IV of Council Decision 2011/239/CFSP, the effects of their listing in Annex II of the same Decision are suspended. Accordingly it is not appropriate to include their names in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 194/2008.
(6)
In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 is replaced by the text of Annex I to this Regulation.
2. Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 is replaced by the text of Annex II to this Regulation.
3. Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 is replaced by the text of Annex III to this Regulation.
Article 2
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, 18 April 2011.