Commission Regulation (EC) No 1377/2006 of 18 September 2006 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

of 18 September 2006

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

Preamble

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 ¹ , 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) The Netherlands and the United Kingdom have requested that the information concerning their competent authorities be added and amended, respectively. The address of the Commission should also be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 18 September 2006. For the Commission Benita FERRERO-WALDNER Member of the Commission

¹ OJ L 200, 30.7.2005, p. 1 .

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 is amended as follows:

(1) The following address is inserted under the heading ‘NETHERLANDS’:

‘Ministerie van Economische Zaken

Directoraat-generaal voor Buitenlandse Economische Betrekkingen

Directie Handelspolitiek

Bezuidenhoutseweg 153

Postbus 20101

2500 EC Den Haag

The Netherlands

Tel. (31-70) 379 64 85, 379 62 50’

(2) The address under heading ‘UNITED KINGDOM’ is replaced by:

‘ Import of goods listed in Annex II:

Department of Trade and Industry

Import Licensing Branch

Queensway House

West Precinct

Billingham TS23 2NF

United Kingdom

Tel. (44-1642) 36 43 33

Fax (44-1642) 36 42 69

E-mail: enquiries.ilb@dti.gsi.gov.uk

Export of goods listed in Annex II or III, and supply of technical assistance related to goods listed in Annex II as referred to in Articles 3(1) and 4(1):

Department of Trade and Industry

Export Control Organisation

Kingsgate House

66-74 Victoria Street

London SW1E 6SW

United Kingdom

Tel. (44-20) 72 15 80 70

Fax (44-20) 72 15 05 31

E-mail: lu3.eca@dti.gsi.gov.uk’

(3) The address under the heading ‘B. Address for notification to the Commission ’ is replaced by:

‘Commission of the European Communities

Directorate-General for External Relations

Directorate A. Crisis Platform and Policy Coordination in CFSP

Unit A.2. Crisis Management and Conflict Prevention

CHAR 12/45

B-1049 Brussels

Tel. (32-2) 295 55 85, 299 11 76

Fax (32-2) 299 08 73

E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu’.

Footnotes

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