S.I. No. 167/2017 - European Union (Restrictive Measures concerning Somalia) Regulations 2017.

1. Authorisation under Provision of Council Regulation (EU) No. 356/2010

Article 5

Article 6

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

24 April 2017.

MICHAEL NOONAN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations provide for the enforcement of restrictive measures contained in Council Regulation (EC) No. 147/2003 as amended and Council Regulation (EU) No. 356/2010 as amended, regarding restrictive measures concerning Somalia.

The Regulations provide that competent authorities of the State may issue directions for the purpose of giving full effect to the sanctions.

The Regulations create offences for breach of the Council Regulations or for failure to comply with the directions of competent authorities of the State with regard to implementation of the sanctions and provides for appropriate penalties.

1 OJ No. L 24, 29.1.2003, p. 2

2 OJ No. L 105, 27.4.2010, p. 1

3 OJ No. L 146, 8.6.2007, p. 1

4 OJ No. L 322, 8.12.2010, p. 2

5 OJ No. L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 8

6 OJ No. L 282, 16.10.2012, p. 1

7 OJ No. L 129, 14.5.2013, p. 12

8 OJ No. L 158, 10.6.2013, p. 1

9 OJ No. L 306, 16.11.2013, p. 1

10 OJ No. L 138, 13.5.2014, p. 1

11 OJ No. L 249, 27.9.2011, p. 1

12 OJ No. L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 3

13 OJ No. L 282, 16.10.2012, p. 6

14 OJ No. L 129, 14.5.2013, p. 15

15 OJ No. L 158, 10.6.2013, p. 1

16 OJ No. L 301, 21.10.2014, p. 5

17 OJ No. L 58, 3.3.2015, p. 41

18 OJ No. L 300, 17.11.2015, p. 3

19 OJ No. L 60, 8.3.2017, p. 1

2. Contravention of Provision of Council Regulation (EU) No. 356/2010

Article 2

Article 8

Article 9(1)

Part 2

3. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 943/2012 of 15 October 2012

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4. Council Regulation (EU) No. 432/2013 of 13 May 2013

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5. Council Regulation (EU) No. 517/2013 of 13 May 2013

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6. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1104/2014 of 20 October 2014

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7. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 2015/325 of 2 March 2015

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8. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 2015/2044 of 16 November 2015

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9. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 2017/395 of 7 March 2017

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Schedule 2

Part 1

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

2

nd May

, 2017.

I, MICHAEL NOONAN, Minister for Finance, 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 full effect to Council Regulation (EC) No. 147/2003 of 27 January 2003

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, as amended, and Council Regulation (EU) No. 356/2010 of 26 April 2010

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, as amended, hereby make the following regulations