Commission Regulation (EC) No 1347/2005

of 16 August 2005

amending for the 51st time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan [1], and in particular Article 7(1), second indent, thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the competent authorities to whom information and requests concerning the measures imposed by that Regulation should be sent.

(2) Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Sweden requested that the address details concerning their competent authorities be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 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.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 August 2005.

For the Commission

Eneko Land谩buru

Director-General of External Relations

[1] OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1278/2005 (OJ L 202, 3.8.2005, p. 34).

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ANNEX

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:

1. The address details under the heading "Germany" shall be replaced with:

"‘�concerning freezing of funds:

Deutsche Bundesbank

Servicezentrum Finanzsanktionen

D-80281 M眉nchen

Tel: (49-89) 28 89 38 00

Fax: (49-89) 35 01 63 38 00

‘�concerning freezing of economic resources:

Bundesamt f眉r Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)

Frankfurter Stra脽e 29-35

D-65760 Eschborn

Tel: (49-6196) 908-0

Fax: (49-6196) 908-800"

2. The address details under the heading "Lithuania" shall be replaced with:

"Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Security Policy Department

J.Tumo-Vaizganto 2

LT-01511 Vilnius

Tel: (370-5) 236 25 16

Fax: (370-5) 231 30 90"

3. The address details under the heading "Netherlands" shall be replaced with:

"Ministerie van Financi毛n

Directie Financi毛le Markten/Afdeling Integriteit

Postbus 20201

2500 EE Den Haag

The Netherlands

Tel: (31-70) 342 89 97

Fax: (31-70) 342 79 84"

4. The address details under the heading "Sweden" shall be replaced with:

"Article 2a

F枚rs盲kringskassan

S-103 51 Stockholm

Tel: (46-8) 786 90 00

Fax: (46-8) 411 27 89

Article 4

Rikspolisstyrelsen

Box 12256

S-102 26 Stockholm

Tel: (46-8) 401 90 00

Fax (46-8) 401 99 00

Article 5

Finansinspektionen

Box 6750

S-113 85 Stockholm

Tel: (46-8) 787 80 00

Fax: (46-8) 24 13 35"

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