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23.4.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
111/75
COUNCIL DECISION 2013/184/CFSP
of 22 April 2013
concerning restrictive measures against Myanmar/Burma and repealing Decision 2010/232/CFSP
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
provision of related technical assistance, brokering and other
services directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body
in, or for use in Myanmar/Burma;
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 29 thereof,
(c) to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the
object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions
Whereas:
referred to in point (a) or (b).
(1) On
26
April
2010,
the
Council
adopted
Decision
2010/232/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against
Article 2
Burma/ Myanmar ( 1 ).
1. Article
1
shall
not
apply
to:
(2) In
view
of
the
developments
in
Myanmar/Burma
and
as
a
means of encouraging positive changes to continue, all
(a) the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military
restrictive measures should be lifted with the exception of
equipment, or of equipment which might be used for
the arms embargo and the embargo on equipment which
internal repression, intended solely for humanitarian or
might be used for internal repression.
protective use, or for institution-building programmes of
the UN and the EU, or of materiel intended for EU and
UN crisis management operations;
(3) Decision
2010/232/CFSP
should
therefore
be
repealed,
(b) the sale, supply, transfer or export of demining equipment
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
and materiel for use in demining operations;
Article 1
(c) the provision of financing and financial assistance related to
1. The
sale,
supply,
transfer
or
export
of
arms
and
related
such equipment or to such programmes and operations;
materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition,
military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment and
spare parts for the aforementioned, as well as equipment
(d) the provision of technical assistance related to such
which might be used for internal repression, to Myanmar/Burma
equipment or to such programmes and operations,
by nationals of Member States or from the territories of
Member States or using their flag vessels or aircraft shall be
prohibited whether originating or not in their territories.
on condition that such exports have been approved in advance
by the relevant competent authority.
2. It
shall
be
prohibited:
2. Article
1
shall
not
apply
to
protective
clothing,
including
(a) to provide technical assistance, brokering services and other
flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Myan
services related to military activities and to the provision,
mar/Burma by UN personnel, personnel of the EU or its
manufacture, maintenance and use of arms and related
Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian
materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition,
and development workers and associated personnel for their
military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment,
personal use only.
and spare parts for the aforementioned, as well as
equipment which might be used for internal repression,
directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity
or body in, or for use in Myanmar/Burma;
Article 3
This Decision shall apply until 30 April 2014. It shall be kept
under constant review. It shall be renewed, or amended as
(b) to provide financing or financial assistance related to
appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not
military activities, including in particular grants, loans and
been met.
export credit insurance for any sale, supply, transfer or
export of arms and related materiel, as well as equipment
which might be used for internal repression, or for the
Article 4
( 1 ) OJ L 105, 27.04.2010, p. 22.
Decision 2010/232/CFSP is hereby repealed.

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Official Journal of the European Union
23.4.2013
Article 5
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 2013.
For the Council
The President
C. ASHTON

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