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Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures - Somalia) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2012

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A decision made on 27 July 2012:

Decision Reference:  MD-C-2012-0075

 

Decision Summary Title :

Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures – Somalia) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2012

Date of Decision Summary:

27 July 2012

Decision Summary Author:

International Relations

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures – Somalia) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2012

Date of Written Report:

25 July 2012

Written Report Author:

Law Draftsman

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures – Somalia) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2012

Decision(s):  The Chief Minister, in pursuance of Article 2 of the European Communities Legislation (Implementation) (Jersey) Law 1966, and having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 356/2010, enacted in Jersey as the Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures – Somalia) (Jersey) Order 2011, concerning restrictive measures imposed upon persons, entities and bodies, caused by the deteriorating situation in Somalia, decided to make the Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures – Somalia) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2012.

Reason(s) for Decision: The Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures – Somalia) (Jersey) Order 2011 imposed specific restrictive measures directed against certain natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, in view of the situation in Somalia.

The relevant effects of the Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures – Somalia) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2012 is to implement Council Regulation (EU) No 641/ 2012 of 16 July 2012, by adding a person to the list of those whose funds are frozen and to whom no military-related assistance may be given, and to clarify the extent of the exemption for humanitarian assistance.

In addition, Article 4 inserts a new Article 2A in the principal Order, to prohibit the import of charcoal from Somalia, and the financing of such imports. It implements Council Regulation (EU) No. 642/2012 of 16 July 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No. 147/2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Somalia.

The remainder of Regulation (EC) No. 147/2003 is already implemented in Jersey in other ways, primarily through the Somalia (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2002.

Moreover, Article 5 amends other provisions of the principal Order so that the powers to obtain information also apply in relation to the new prohibition of charcoal imports and financing. It also adds an offence of contravening that prohibition, subject to the same penalty (up to 2 years imprisonment, an unlimited fine, or both) as the equivalent offences in relation to Regulation (EU) No. 356/2010.

 

The Chief Minister is asked to note that Jersey Customs will, in addition to the above, amend their Open General Import Licence which will effectively ban any import of charcoal if it originates in Somalia or has been exported from Somalia (unless under the authority of a specific licence issued by, or on behalf of, the Minister for Home Affairs).

Resource Implications:  There are no manpower or financial implications arising from this Order.

Action required: Following the Chief Minister signing and sealing the attached Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures – Somalia) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2012, the Chief Minister’s Department shall:

  1. Inform the Greffier of the States and the Publications Editor that the Order has been made and  should be forwarded to the States Assembly;
  2. Deliver the signed and sealed Order to the Publications Editor.
  3. Forward a copy of this Decision to the Head of Service, Jersey Customs & Immigration for his information.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

 

 

Senator I J Gorst, Chief Minister

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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