
Article 1 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definition shall apply:
‘technical assistance’ means any technical support related to repairs, development, manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance, or any other technical service, and may take forms such as instruction, advice, training, transmission of working knowledge or skills or consulting services. Technical assistance includes verbal forms of assistance.
Article 2 
It shall be prohibited:

((a)) to grant, sell, supply or transfer technical assistance related to military activities and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in Sudan;
((b)) to provide financing or financial assistance related to military activities, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel, or for any grant, sale, supply, or transfer of related technical assistance, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in Sudan.
Article 3 
The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to promote the transactions referred to in Article 2 shall be prohibited.
Article 4 

1. By way of derogation from Articles 2 and 3, the competent authorities of Member States as listed in the Annex, may authorise the provision of financing and financial assistance and technical assistance related to:
(a) non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, or for institution building programmes of the United Nations, the European Union and the Community;
(b) material intended for European Union and United Nations crisis management operations;
(c) mine clearance equipment and materiel for use in mine clearance.
2. No authorisations shall be granted for activities that have already taken place.
Article 5 
Articles 2 and 3 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Sudan by United Nations personnel, personnel of the EU, the Community or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only.
Article 6 
The Commission and Member States shall immediately inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with any other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information in respect of violation and enforcement problems and judgements handed down by national courts.
Article 7 
The Commission shall be empowered to amend the Annex on the basis of information supplied by Member States.
Article 8 
The Member States shall lay down the rules on sanctions applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The sanctions provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
The Member States shall notify these rules to the Commission without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.
Article 9 
This Regulation shall apply:

((a)) within the territory of the Community, including its airspace;
((b)) on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State;
((c)) to any person elsewhere who is a national of a Member State;
((d)) to any legal person, group or entity which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;
((e)) to any legal person, group or entity doing business within the Community.
Article 10 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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, 26 January 2004.
For the Council
The President
B. COWEN
ANNEX
Service public fédéral des affaires étrangères, commerce extérieur et coopération au développementEgmont 1Rue des Petits Carmes 19B-1000 Bruxelles

Direction générale des affaires bilatéralesService ‘Afrique du sud du Sahara’Téléphone (32-2) 501 88 75Télécopieur (32-2) 501 38 26

Service public fédéral de l'économie, des PME, des classes moyennes et de l'énergieARE 4e o division, service des licencesAvenue du Général Leman 60B-1040 BruxellesTéléphone (32-2) 206 58 16/27Télécopieur (32-2) 230 83 22

Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest — Région de Bruxelles-Capitale:

Kabinet van de minister van Financiën, Begroting, Openbaar Ambt en Externe Betrekkingen van de Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke regeringKunstlaan 9B-1210 BrusselCabinet du ministre des finances, du budget, de la fonction publique et des relations extérieures du gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-CapitaleAvenue des Arts 9B-1210 BruxellesTéléphone (32-2) 209 28 25Télécopieur (32-2) 209 28 12

Région wallonne:

Cabinet du ministre-président du gouvernement wallonRue Mazy 25-27B-5100 Jambes-NamurTéléphone (32-81) 33 12 11Télécopieur (32-81) 33 13 13

Vlaams Gewest:

Administratie Buitenlands BeleidBoudewijnlaan 30B-1000 BrusselTel. (32-2) 553 59 28Fax (32-2) 553 60 37

Erhvervs- og BoligstyrelsenDahlerups PakhusLangelinie Allé 17DK-2100 København ØTlf. (45) 35 46 60 00Fax (45) 35 46 60 01

UdenrigsministerietAsiatisk Plads 2DK-1448 København KTlf. (45) 33 92 00 00Fax (45) 32 54 05 33

JustitsministerietSlotholmsgade 10DK-1216 København KTlf. (45) 33 92 33 40Fax (45) 33 93 35 10

Concerning financing and financial assistance:

Deutsche BundesbankServicezentrum FinanzsanktionenPostfachD-80281 MünchenTel. (49-89) 2889-3800Fax (49-89) 350163-3800

Concerning technical assistance and other services:

Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)Frankfurter Straße 29-35D-65760 EschbornTel. (49-61) 96 908-0Fax (49-61) 96 908-800
 A. 
Ministry of Economy and FinanceGeneral Directory of Economic Policy5 Nikis Str.GR-101 80 AthensTel: (30) 210 333 27 86Fax: (30) 210 333 28 10
 Α. 
Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και ΟικονομικώνΓενική Δ/νση Οικονομικής ΠολιτικήςΝίκης 5GR-101 80 ΑθήναΤηλ.: (30) 210 333 27 86Φαξ: (30) 210 333 28 10
 B. 
Ministry of Economy and FinanceGeneral Directorate for Policy Planning and ManagementKornaroy Str. 1,GR-105 63 AthensTel: (30) 210 328 64 01-3Fax: (30) 210 328 64 04
 Β. 
Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και ΟικονομικώνΓενική Δ/νση Σχεδιασμού και Διαχείρισης ΠολιτικήςΚορνάρου 1,GR-105 63 ΑθήναΤηλ.: (30) 210 328 64 01-3Φαξ: (30) 210 328 64 04

Ministerio de EconomíaDirección General de Comercio e InversionesPaseo de la Castellana, 162E-28046 MadridTel.: (34) 913 49 38 60Fax (34) 914 57 28 63

Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrieDirection générale des douanes et des droits indirectsCellule embargo — Bureau E2Téléphone (33) 144 74 48 93Télécopieur (33) 144 74 48 97

Ministère des affaires étrangèresDirection des Nations unies et des organisations internationalesTéléphone (33) 143 17 59 68Télécopieur (33) 143 17 46 91

Department of Enterprise, Trade and EmploymentLicensing UnitEarlsfort CentreLower Hatch St.Dublin2IrelandTel. (353) 1 631 2121Fax (353) 1 631 2562

Ministero degli Affari esteriDGAE-Uff. XRomaTel. (39) 06 36 91 37 50Fax (39) 06 36 91 37 52

Ministero del Commercio esteroGabinettoRomaTel. (39) 06 59 93 23 10Fax (39) 06 59 64 74 94

Ministero dei TrasportiGabinettoRomaTel. (39) 06 44 26 71 16/84 90 40 94Fax (39) 06 44 26 71 14

Ministère des affaires étrangèresOffice des licences21, rue Philippe IIL-2340 LuxembourgTéléphone (352) 478 23 70Télécopieur (352) 46 61 38

Ministerie van Economische ZakenDirectoraat-generaal Buitenlandse Economische BetrekkingenDirectie Handelspolitiek en InvesteringsbeleidBezuidenhoutseweg 1532594 AG Den HaagNederlandTel. (31) 70 379 76 58Fax (31) 70 379 73 92

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und ArbeitAbteilung C/2/2Stubenring 1A-1010 WienTel. (43-1) 711 00Fax (43-1) 711 00-8386

Ministério dos Negócios EstrangeirosDirecção-Geral dos Assuntos MultilateraisLargo RilvasP-1350-179 LisboaTel.: (351-21) 394 60 72Fax: (351-21) 394 60 73

Ulkoasiainministeriö/UtrikesministerietPL/PB 17600161 Helsinki/HelsingforsPuhelin (358) 9 16 05 59 00Faksi (358) 9 16 05 57 07

Puolustusministeriö/FörsvarsministerietEteläinen Makasiinikatu 800131 Helsinki/HelsingforsPL/PB 31Puhelin (358) 9 16 08 81 28Faksi (358) 9 16 08 81 11

Inspektionen för strategiska produkter (ISP)Box 70 252107 22 StockholmTfn (46-8) 406 31 00Fax (46-8) 20 31 00

RegeringskanslietUtrikesdepartementetRättssekretariatet för EU-frågorFredsgatan 6103 39 StockholmTfn (46-8) 405 10 00Fax (46-8) 723 11 76

Sanctions Licensing UnitExport Control Organisation Department of Trade and Industry4 Abbey Orchard StreetLondonSW1P 2HTUnited KingdomTel. (44) 20 7215 0594Fax (44) 20 7215 0593
