S.I. No. 615/2007 - European Communities (Restrictive Measures) (Liberia) (Amendment) Regulations 2007


S.I. No. 615 of 2007

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (RESTRICTIVE MEASURES) (LIBERIA) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2007

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 7th September, 2007.

I, MICHEÁL MARTIN, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving further effect to Council Regulation (EC) No. 234/2004 of 10 February 2004 1 , as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1819/2006 of 11 December 2006 2 , Council Regulation (EC) No. 719/2007 of 25 June 2007 3 and Council Regulation (EC) No. 886/2007 of 23 July 2007 4 , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Restrictive Measures) (Liberia) (Amendment) Regulations 2007.

2. The European Communities (Restrictive Measures) (Liberia) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 160 of 2004 ) are amended by substituting for Regulation 2 the following Regulations:

“2. In these Regulations “Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 234/2004 of 10 February 20041, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1819/2006 of 11 December 20062, Council Regulation (EC) No. 719/2007 of 25 June 20073 and Council Regulation (EC) No. 886/2007 of 23 July 20074.

2A. A person who contravenes Article 2 of the Council Regulation is guilty of an offence.

2B. Where an authorisation has, pursuant to Article 3 or 4 of the Council Regulation, been granted to provide assistance as specified in one or both of those Articles, a person who provides such assistance otherwise than in accordance with the authorisation is guilty of an offence.

2C. A person who is guilty of an offence under these Regulations is liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €500,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both.”.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

4 September 2007

MICHEÁL MARTIN

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

The effect of this Order is to revoke the part of the European Communities (Restrictive Measures) (Liberia) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 160 of 2004 ) which provides penalties for infringements of Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 234/2004. The Article concerns a ban on the importation of rough diamonds, round logs and timber products from Liberia.

1 OJ No. L40, 12.02.2004, p.1.

2 OJ No. L351, 13.12.2006, p.1.

3 OJ No. L164, 26.06.2007, p.1.

4 OJ No. L192, 24.07.2007, p.4.