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United Kingdom

Commission Regulation (EC) No 675/2008

of 16 July 2008

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 of 27 June 2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment^f1, and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 lists the competent authorities to which specific functions related to the implementation of that Regulation are attributed.

(2)

Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and the United Kingdom have requested that the information concerning their competent authorities be amended. The address of the Commission should also be amended.

(3)

It is appropriate to publish the full updated list of competent authorities,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Footnotes

f1: OJ L 200, 30.7.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).