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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/621 of 18 February 2020 amending Annexes I and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

EU Regulation 2020/621 · Adopted 18 February 2020 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/621

of 18 February 2020

amending Annexes I and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishmentf1, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 24 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The competent authorities of the Member States are listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/125. Belgium, Ireland, France, Croatia, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and the United Kingdom have informed the Commission that the entries concerning their competent authorities should be amended. The address for notifications to the Commission also needs to be amended.

(2)

Pursuant to Articles 16 and 19 of Regulation (EU) 2019/125 an authorisation is required for exporting certain goods that could be used for the purpose of capital punishment and for brokering services or technical assistance related to such goods, which are listed in Annex IV to that Regulation.

(3)

A Union General Export Authorisation, set out in Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125, applies to exports to countries that have abolished capital punishment for all crimes and confirmed that abolition through an international commitmentf2, if they meet the conditions and requirements for using that authorisation. Part 2 of Annex V lists the relevant countries.

(4)

As regards countries that are not members of the Council of Europe, the list in Part 2 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 comprises those countries that have not only abolished capital punishment for all crimes but also ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rightsf3 without making a reservation.

(5)

Following their ratifications of that Protocol without making a reservation, Gambia and Madagascar meet the conditions for inclusion in the list laid down in Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125.

(6)

As regards the entry ‘Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’, on 15 February 2019 the European Union was formally notified about the entry into force of the Prespa Agreementf4, which establishes ‘Republic of North Macedonia’ as the full name and ‘North Macedonia’ as the short name of the country (Article 1.3.a.). It is appropriate to reflect this change of name and move the relevant entry to the appropriate place in the list.

(7)

Annexes I and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 1.

f2

See Article 20(1) and recital 33 of Regulation (EU) 2019/125.

f3

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. Text adopted by Resolution 44/1281 of 15 December 1989 of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

f4

Final Agreement for the settlement of the differences as described in the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 817 (1993) and 845 (1993), the termination of the Interim Accord of 1995, and the establishment of a strategic partnership between the Parties.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Annex Annex

1

Annexes I and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation

2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 18 February 2020.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula von der Leyen

Annexes I and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 are amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    in Annex I, point A is amended as follows:

    1. (a)

      the entry concerning Belgium is replaced by the following:

      ‘Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, K.M.O., Middenstand en Energie

      Algemene Directie Economische Analyses en Internationale Economie

      Dienst Vergunningen

      Vooruitgangstraat 50

      B-1210 Brussel

      BELGIË

      Service public fédéral économie, PME, classes moyennes et énergie

      Direction générale des analyses économiques et de l’économie nationale

      Service licences

      Rue du Progrès 50

      B-1210 Bruxelles

      BELGIQUE

      Tel. +32 22776512

      Email: [email protected]’;

    2. (b)

      the entry concerning Ireland is replaced by the following:

      ‘Ceadúnú agus Rialú Trádála

      An Rionn Gnó, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta

      Ionad Phort an Iarla

      Sráid Haiste Íochtarach

      Baile Átha Cliath 2

      D02 PW01

      ÉIRE

      Tel. +353 16312121

      Email: [email protected]

      Trade Licensing and Control

      Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

      Earlsfort Centre

      Lower Hatch Street

      Dublin 2

      D02 PW01

      Ireland

      Tel. +353 16312121

      Email: [email protected]’;

    3. (c)

      the entry concerning France is replaced by the following:

      ‘Service des biens à double usage (SBDU)

      67, rue Barbès – BP 8000

      194201 IVRY-SUR-SEINE Cedex

      FRANCE

      Tél.: +33 179843419

      Email: [email protected]’ ;

    4. (d)

      the entry concerning Croatia is replaced by the following:

      ‘Ministarstvo vanjskih i europskih poslova

      Uprava za gospodarske poslove i razvojnu suradnju

      Služba za izvoznu kontrolu

      Trg Nikole Šubića Zrinskog 7-8

      10000 Zagreb

      HRVATSKA

      Tel. +385 14598135(137)

      Fax +385 16474553

      Adresa e-pošte: [email protected]’;

    5. (e)

      the entry concerning Italy is replaced by the following:

      ‘Divisione Materiali a duplice uso

      Autorità nazionale – Unità per le autorizzazioni dei materiali di armamento (UAMA)

      Ministero degli affari esteri e della cooperazione internazionale

      Viale Boston, 25 – 00144 Roma

      ITALY

      Tel. +39 0659932439

      Fax +39 0659647506

      Email: [email protected]’;

    6. (f)

      the entry concerning Hungary is replaced by the following:

      ‘Budapest Főváros Kormányhivatala

      Kereskedelmi, Haditechnikai, Exportellenőrzési és Nemesfémhitelesítési Főosztálya

      Németvölgyi út 37–39.

      H-1124 Budapest

      MAGYARORSZÁG

      Tel. +36 14585599

      Fax +36 14585885

      Email: [email protected]’;

    7. (g)

      the entry concerning the Netherlands is replaced by the following:

      ‘Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

      Directoraat-Generaal Buitenlandse Economische Betrekkingen

      Directie Internationale Marktordening en Handelspolitiek

      Rijnstraat 8

      Postbus 20061

      2500 EB Den Haag

      NEDERLAND

      Tel. +31 703485954’;

    8. (h)

      the entry concerning Austria is replaced by the following:

      ‘Bundesministerium für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaftsstandort

      Abteilung ‘Außenwirtschaftskontrollen’ III/2

      Stubenring 1

      A-1010 Wien

      ÖSTERREICH

      Tel. +43 171100802067

      Fax +43 171100808386

      Email: [email protected]’;

    9. (i)

      the entry concerning Poland is replaced by the following:

      ‘minister właściwy do spraw gospodarki

      Ministerstwo Rozwoju

      Departament Obrotu Towarami Wrażliwymi i Bezpieczeństwa Technicznego

      Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5

      00-507 Warszawa

      POLSKA

      Tel. +48 224119665

      Faks +48 224119140

      Email: [email protected]’;

    10. (j)

      the entry concerning Romania is replaced by the following:

      ‘Ministerul Economiei, Energiei și Mediului de Afaceri

      Direcția Politici Comerciale

      Calea Victoriei nr. 152

      București, sector 1

      Cod poștal 010096

      ROMÂNIA

      Tel. +40 214010596, +40 214010523

      Email: [email protected], [email protected]’;

    11. (k)

      the entry concerning Slovakia is replaced by the following:

      ‘Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky

      Odbor výkonu obchodných opatrení

      Mlynské nivy 44/a

      827 15 Bratislava

      Slovensko

      Tel. +421 248542172

      Fax +421 243423915

      email: [email protected]’;

    12. (l)

      the entry concerning the United Kingdom is replaced by the following:

      ‘Import of goods listed in Annex II:

      • Department for International Trade (DIT)

      • Import Licensing Branch (ILB)

      Email: [email protected]

      Export of goods and supply of assistance related to goods listed in Annexes II, III or IV:

      Department for International Trade

      Export Control Joint Unit

      3 Whitehall Place

      London

      SW1A 2AW

      UNITED KINGDOM

      Tel. +44 2072154594

      Email: [email protected]’;

  2. (2)

    in Annex I, point B is replaced by the following:

    1. B..

      ‘Address for notifications to the European Commission

      European Commission

      Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

      EEAS 02/290

      B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

      BELGIUM

      Email: [email protected]’;

  3. (3)

    in Annex V, the list in Part 2 Destinations is amended as follows:

    1. (a)

      the entry ‘Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’ is deleted;

    2. (b)

      after the entry ‘Gabon’, the entry ‘The Gambia’ is inserted;

    3. (c)

      after the entry ‘Liechtenstein’, the entry ‘Madagascar’ is inserted;

    4. (d)

      after the entry ‘Nicaragua’, the entry ‘North Macedonia’ is inserted.