
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, Liberia;
((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, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in, Liberia;
((c)) to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to promote the transactions referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b).
Article 3 

1. By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authority, as listed in Annex I, of the Member State where the service provider is established, may authorise the provision of:
(a) technical assistance, financing and financial assistance related to arms and related materiel, where such assistance or services are intended solely for support of and use by the United Nations Mission in Liberia, or of
(b) financing and financial assistance related to:
((i)) arms and related materiel intended solely for support of and use in an international training and reform programme for the Liberian armed forces and police, or to
((ii)) non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use.
2. No authorisations shall be granted for activities that have already taken place.
Article 4 

1. Where such activities have been approved in advance by the Committee established by paragraph 21 of UN Security Council Resolution 1521 (2003), and by way of derogation from Article 2 of this Regulation, the competent authority, as listed in Annex I, of the Member State where the service provider is established, may authorise the provision of technical assistance related to:
(a) arms and related materiel intended solely for support of and use in an international training and reform programme for the Liberian armed forces and police, or to
(b) non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use,Such approval shall be obtained through the competent authority, as listed in Annex I, of the Member State where the service provider is established.
2. No authorisations shall be granted for activities that have already taken place.
Article 5 
Article 2 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Liberia by United Nations personnel, personnel of the European Union, 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 

1. The direct or indirect import into the Community of all rough diamonds from Liberia, as defined in Annex II, whether originating there or not, shall be prohibited.
2. The import into the Community of all round logs and timber products originating in Liberia, as defined in Annex III, shall be prohibited.
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 paragraphs 1 and 2, shall also be prohibited.
Article 7 
Without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Member States under the Charter of the United Nations, the Commission shall maintain all necessary contacts with the Committee established by paragraph 21 of UN Security Council Resolution 1521 (2003) for the purposes of effective implementation of this Regulation.
Article 8 
Member States shall immediately inform each other and the Commission 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 9 
The Commission shall be empowered to:

((a)) amend Annex I on the basis of information supplied by Member States;
((b)) amend Annexes II and III in order to bring them into line with changes that may be made to the Combined Nomenclature.
Article 10 
This Regulation shall apply notwithstanding any rights conferred, or obligations imposed, by any international agreement signed or any contract entered into or any licence or permit granted before 13 February 2004.
Article 11 

1. 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.
2. The Member States shall notify these rules to the Commission without delay after the entry into force of the Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.
Article 12 
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 13 
Regulation (EC) No 1030/2003 is hereby repealed.
Article 14 
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, 10 February 2004.
For the Council
The President
C. McCREEVY
ANNEX I
Service public fédéral des affaires étrangères, commerce extérieur et coopération au développementEgmont 1Rue des Petits Carmes 19B-1000 Bruxelles

Federale Overheidsdienst Buitenlandse Zaken, Buitenlandse Handel en OntwikkelingssamenwerkingEgmont 1Karmelietenstraat 19B-1000 Brussel

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

Directoraat-generaal Bilaterale zakenDienst Afrika ten zuiden van de SaharaTel. (32-2) 501 88 75Fax (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

Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO, Middenstand en EnergieBEB, afdeling 4, Dienst vergunningenGeneraal Lemanlaan 60B-1040 BrusselTel. (32-2) 206 58 16/27Fax (32-2) 230 83 22

Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest — Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt):


 Kabinet van de minister van Financiën, Begroting, Openbaar Ambt en Externe Betrekkingen van de Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke regeringKunstlaan 9B-1210 Brussel
 Cabinet 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 (Wallonische Region):


 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 (Flämische Region):


 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 0000Fax (45) 32 54 05 33

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

Deutsche BundesbankServicezentrum FinanzsanktionenPostfachD-80281 MünchenTel.: (49-89) 28 89 38 00Fax: (49-89) 35 01 63 38 00

Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)Frankfurter Straße 29-35D-65760 EschbornTel.: (49) 619 69 08-0Fax: (49) 619 69 08-800
 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
 A. 
Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και ΟικονομικώνΓενική Διεύθυνση 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. 1GR-105 63 AthensTel. (30) 210 328 64 01-3Fax (30) 210 328 64 04
 B. 
Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και ΟικονομικώνΓενική Διεύθυνση Σχεδιασμού και Διαχείρισης ΠολιτικήςΚορνάρου 1GR-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 StreetDublin 2IrelandTel.: (353) 1 631 2121Fax: (353) 1 631 2562

Ministero degli Affari esteriDGAS.-Uff. IRomaTel. (39) 06 36 91 4492/2988/5805Fax (39) 06 36 91 5446

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 7658Fax (31) 70 379 7392

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und ArbeitAbteilung C/2/2Stubenring 1A-1010 WienTel.: (43-1) 711 00Fax: (43-1) 711 00-83 86

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 176FIN-00161 Helsinki/HelsingforsP./Tfn (358-9)16 05 5900Faksi/Fax (358-9) 16 05 5707

Puolustusministeriö/FörsvarsministerietEteläinen Makasiinikatu 8/Södra Magasinsgatan 8FIN-00131 Helsinki/HelsingforsPL/PB 31P./Tfn (358-9) 16 08 81 28Faksi/Fax (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 StreetLondon SW1P 2HTUnited KingdomTel.: (44) 20 7215 0594Fax: (44) 20 7215 0593

ANNEX II
CN code Product description
7102 10 00 Unsorted diamonds, unworked and not mounted or set
7102 21 00 Industrial diamonds, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted
7102 31 00 Non-industrial diamonds, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted
7105 10 00 Dust and powder of diamonds
ANNEX III
CN code Product description
4401 Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms
4402 Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated
4403 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared
4404 Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like
4405 Wood wool; wood flour
4406 Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood
4407 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm
4408 Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for other similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm
4409 Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed
4410 Particle board and similar board (for example, oriented strand board and waferboard) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances
4411 Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances
4412 Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood
4413 Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes
4414 Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects
4415 Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood
4416 Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves
4417 Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts and trees, of wood
4418 Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled parquet panels, shingles and shakes
4419 Tableware and kitchenware, of wood
4420 Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewellery or cutlery, and similar articles, of wood; statuettes and other ornaments, of wood; wooden articles of furniture not falling in Chapter 94 CN
4421 Other articles of wood
4 701 Mechanical wood pulp
4702 Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades
4703 Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades
4704 Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolving grades
4705 Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes
9401 61 Other seats, with wooden frames
9401 69 Other seats, with wooden frames, which are not upholstered
9401 90 30 Parts of seats of a kind used for aircraft, of wood
9403 30 Wooden furniture of a kind used in offices
9403 40 Wooden furniture of a kind used in the kitchen
9403 50 Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom
9403 60 Other wooden furniture
9406 00 20 Prefabricated buildings of wood
ex 9705 Wooden collectors' pieces
ex 9706 Wooden antiques