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EU Legislation (Sanctions - Afghanistan) (Jersey) Order 2014

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A decision made 30 October 2014:

Decision Reference:  MD-ER-2014-0034

Decision Summary Title :

Afghanistan sanctions

Date of Decision Summary:

24 October 2014

Decision Summary Author:

 

External Relations

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

EU Legislation (Sanctions – Afghanistan) (Jersey) Order 2014

 

Date of Written Report:

24 October 2014

Written Report Author:

Law Draftsman

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:   EU Legislation (Sanctions – Afghanistan) (Jersey) Order 2014

Decision(s): The Minister for External Relations, in pursuance of Article 2 of the European Union Legislation (Implementation) (Jersey) Law 2014 and having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 753/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan, made the EU Legislation (Sanctions – Afghanistan) (Jersey) Order 2014.

Reason(s) for Decision:

Following enactment of the European Union Legislation (Implementation) (Jersey) Law 2014, which amongst other matters clarifies the validity of ambulatory references in Jersey law, it is expedient to give effect to Council Regulation (EU) No 753/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan.

In accordance with UN Security Council Resolutions 1267 (1999), 1333 (2000) and 1988 (2011), the European Community introduced Regulation (EU) 753/2011 which imposed, subject to certain derogations, a prohibition on the export of military goods, a freeze on the funds and economic resources, and a prohibition on making resources available to designated persons and entities linked to the Taliban.  

Up until 15 March 2014, Regulation (EU) 753/2011 has been amended 14 times and the proposed Order will introduce the legislation in Jersey in its latest iteration.  Subsequent amendments to the list of persons and entities in the Annexes to the EU Regulation will be effected in Jersey by the limited use of ambulatory reference to Annex 1 or Annex II ‘as amended, substituted, extended or applied from time to time by any other EU provision’, or as an Annex has effect in the EU as a result of any judgement of the European Court.

The proposed Order will also apply to itself a new EU Legislation (Sanctions) (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2014, which contains standard provisions relating to sanctions.   This Order must therefore be read in conjunction with that General Provisions Order.  In particular, with regard to Article 7 (‘Application: registrable trust company business’) of the General Provisions Order and in pursuance of Article 3 (‘Implementation of EU provisions: financial services’) of the European Union Legislation (Implementation) (Jersey) Law 2014, the Minister considers it expedient, in the interests of Jersey and for the better implementation of the EU Regulation in Jersey, to extend the relevant obligations, prohibitions and exceptions to persons carrying on registrable trust company business.

The Al-Qa’ida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) (Channel Islands) Order 2002 currently remains in force, although it is intended to ask the Privy Council to revoke the Order at the earliest opportunity.  During the interim period when the Order in Council remains in force, the proposed Jersey Order is to be applied in a way that is not inconsistent with the Order in Council. 

The EU Legislation (Sanctions – Afghanistan) (Jersey) Order 2014 will give effect in Jersey to the UN resolutions and is in line with the EU measures, in accordance with the common external relations policy of the Council of Ministers. 

Resource Implications:  There are no resource implications arising from this legislation.

Action required:

External Relations shall –

(1) inform the Assistant Greffier of the States and the States Greffe Publications Editor immediately the Order is made, and request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the making of the Order to be notified to the States;

(2) deliver the signed and sealed order to the Publications Editor.

 

Signature:

 

Position: 

 

 

Minister for External Relations

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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