Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/562 of 23 April 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Myanmar/Burma
EU Regulation 2020/562 · Adopted 23 April 2020 · Extends to United Kingdom
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/562
of 23 April 2020
implementing Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Myanmar/Burma
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 of 2 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Myanmar/Burma and repealing Regulation (EC) No 194/2008f1, and in particular Article 4i thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1)
On 2 May 2013, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 401/2013.
(2)
In accordance with Article 4i of Regulation (EU) No 401/2013, the Council has reviewed the list of designated persons and entities set out in Annex IV to that Regulation.
(3)
For one listing, updated information has been received.
(4)
Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Signature
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 April 2020.
For the Council
The President
G. Grlić Radman
Entry 3 in the list of persons and entities set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 is replaced by the following entry:
Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing ‘3. Than Oo Date of birth: 12 October 1973
Gender: male
Military identification number: BC 25723
Brigadier General Than Oo was the Commander of the 99th Light Infantry Division of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) until May 2018. In that context, he is responsible for the atrocities and serious human rights violations committed against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State in the second half of 2017 by the 99th Light Infantry Division. These include unlawful killings, sexual violence and the systematic burning of Rohingya houses and buildings. 25.6.2018’