S.I. No. 248/2018 - European Union (Restrictive Measures concerning Tunisia) Regulations 2018

1. Council Regulation (EU) No 1100/2012 of 26 November 2012

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

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3. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 735/2013 of 30 July 2013

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4. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 81/2014 of 30 January 2014

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5. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/147 of 30 January 2015

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6. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/111 of 28 January 2016

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7. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/149 of 27 January 2017

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8. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/137 of 29 January 2018

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Schedule 2

Part 1

Contravention of Provision of Council Regulation

Article 2

Article 9(1)

Part 2

Authorisation under Provision of Council Regulation

Article 4(1)

Article 5(1)

Article 7

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

12 July 2018.

HEATHER HUMPHREYS,

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation.

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 (EU) No 101/2011 as amended, regarding restrictive measures concerning Tunisia.

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 L31, 5.2.2011, p.1

2 OJ L 327, 27.11.2012, p.16

3 OJ L 158, 10.6.2013, p.1

4 OJ L 204, 31.7.2013, p.23

5 OJ L 28, 31.1.2014, p.2

6 OJ L 26, 31.1.2015, p.3

7 OJ L 23, 29.1.2016, p.1

8 OJ L 23, 28.1.2017, p.1

9 OJ L 25, 30.1.2018, p.1

9. The European Union (Restrictive Measures concerning Tunisia) Regulations 2017 (

S.I. No. 258 of 2017

) are revoked.

Schedule 1

Council Regulation

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

17

th July

, 2018.

I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation 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 (EU) No 101/2011 of 4 February 2011

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, as amended, hereby make the following regulations