Council Regulation (EU) No 409/2012

of 14 May 2012

suspending certain restrictive measures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 renewing and strengthening the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar (repealed)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2012/225/CFSP of 26 April 2012 amending Decision 2010/232/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar1,

Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 194/20082 provides for certain measures, including restrictions on certain imports from and exports to Burma/Myanmar, a freezing of the funds and economic resources of certain individuals and entities and restrictions on financing of certain enterprises.
(2)
Responding to recent developments in Burma/Myanmar, Decision 2012/225/CFSP modified Decision 2010/232/CFSP3 in order to provide for the suspension, until 30 April 2013, of all restrictive measures except the arms embargo and the embargo on equipment which might be used for internal repression.
(3)

Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 should therefore be modified accordingly to suspend most of the restrictive measures.

(4)

The suspension of the freezing of funds and economic resources should be construed as allowing the release, without prior authorisation by the competent authorities, of funds and economic resources that were frozen pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 194/2008,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The measures referred to in Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7(3), 8, 9(2), 11, 12, 13 and 15(2) to (8) of Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 shall be suspended until 30 April 2013.

Article 7(5) of Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 shall be suspended until 30 April 2013 in so far as it refers to Article 7(3).

Article 2

The persons listed in the Annex shall be removed from the list of persons in Part J of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 194/2008.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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, 14 May 2012.

For the Council

The President

C. Ashton

ANNEXPERSONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2

  1. 1.

    Thidar Zaw

  2. 2.

    Pye Phyo Tay Za

  3. 3.

    Ohn

  4. 4.

    Shwe Shwe Lin

  5. 5.

    Nan Than Htwe a.k.a Nan Than Htay

  6. 6.

    Nang Lang Kham a.k.a. Nan Lan Khan

  7. 7.

    Lo Hsing-han

  8. 8.

    San San Kywe

  9. 9.

    Nandar Hlaing

  10. 10.

    Aye Aye Maw

  11. 11.

    Nan Mauk Loung Sai a.k.a. Nang Mauk Lao Hsai

  12. 12.

    Than Than Nwe

  13. 13.

    Nay Soe

  14. 14.

    Theint Theint Soe

  15. 15.

    Sabai Myaing

  16. 16.

    Htin Htut

  17. 17.

    Htay Htay Khine (Khaing)

  18. 18.

    Sandar Tun

  19. 19.

    Aung Zaw Naing

  20. 20.

    Mi Mi Khaing

  21. 21.

    Moe Mya Mya

  22. 22.

    Thurane Aung a.k.a. Christopher Aung, Thurein Aung

  23. 23.

    Khin Phyone

  24. 24.

    Nyunt Nyunt Oo

  25. 25.

    Myint Myint Aye

  26. 26.

    Min Thein a.k.a. Ko Pauk

  27. 27.

    Tin Tin Latt

  28. 28.

    Wut Yi Oo

  29. 29.

    Capitain Htun Zaw Win

  30. 30.

    Yin Thu Aye

  31. 31.

    Yi Phone Zaw