COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 891/2011
of 1 September 2011
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 renewing and strengthening the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar
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)
Council Decision (EU) No 2011/504/CFSP (2) of 16 August 2011 replaces Annexes I, II of Council Decision 2010/232/CFSP of 26 April 2010 (3). 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, and VI to Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
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.
(5)
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.
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, 1 September 2011.