S.I. No. 169/2020 - European Union (Restrictive Measures in Respect of Myanmar/Burma) Regulations 2020

1. Council Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 of 2 May 2013

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2. Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26 April 2018

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3. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/898 of 25 June 2018

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4. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1117 of 10 August 2018

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5. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2053 of 21 December 2018

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6. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/672 of 29 April 2019

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7. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1163 of 5 July 2019

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8. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/562 of 23 April 2020

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Schedule 2

Part 1

Contravention of Provision of Council Regulation

Article 2

Article 3

Article 3a

Article 3b (1)

Article 3c

Article 4a

Article 4(d)(3)

Article 4(d)(4)

Article 4e (1)

Article 4g

Article 4h

Part 2

Authorisation under Provision of Council Regulation

Article 4

Article 4b (1)

Article 4c (1)

Article 4d (1)

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance,

7 May, 2020.

PASCHAL DONOHOE,

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 (EU) No. 401/2013 of 2 May 2013 as amended, regarding restrictive measures concerning Myanmar/Burma.

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 provide for appropriate penalties.

1 OJ No. L 121, 3.5.2013, p. 1

1 OJ No. L 121, 3.5.2013, p. 1

2 OJ No. L 121, 3.5.2013, p. 1

3 OJ No. L 108, 27.4.2018, p. 1

4 OJ No. L 160 I, 25.6.2018, p. 1

5 OJ No. L 204, 13.8.2018, p. 9

6 OJ No. L 327 I, 21.12.2018, p. 1

7 OJ No. L 114, 30.4.2019, p. 1

8 OJ No. L 182, 8.7.2019, p. 33

9 OJ No. L 130, 24.4.2020, p. 23

9. The European Union (Restrictive Measures in respect of Myanmar/Burma) Regulations (No. 2) 2019 (

S.I. No. 268 of 2019

) are revoked.

Schedule 1

Council Regulation

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

15

th May,

2020.

I, PASCHAL DONOHOE, 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 (EU) No. 401/2013 of 2 May 2013

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, hereby make the following regulations