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Restrictive Measures – Burma/Myanmar) (Jersey) Order 2008 COMMUNITY PROVISIONS (RESTRICTIVE MEASURES – BURMA/MYANMAR) (JERSEY) ORDER 2008 Revised Edition 17.245.07 Showing the law as at 1 January 2009 This is a revised edition of the law Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures – Burma/Myanmar) (Jersey) Order 2008 Arrangement COMMUNITY PROVISIONS (RESTRICTIVE MEASURES – BURMA/MYANMAR) (JERSEY) ORDER 2008 Arrangement Article 1 Interpretation ................................................................................................... 7 2 Prohibitions on importation, etc., of goods originating in or exported from Burma/Myanmar .................................................................................... 8 3 Exceptions to prohibitions in Article 2 ........................................................... 9 4 Prohibition on exportation, etc., to Burma/Myanmar of goods which might be used for internal repression .............................................................. 9 5 Prohibition on exportation, etc., to Burma/Myanmar of goods for use in certain industries ......................................................................................... 9 6 Exception to Article 5 ................................................................................... 10 7 Prohibition on provision of technical or financial assistance to persons in Burma/Myanmar ....................................................................................... 11 8 Prohibition on provision of technical assistance to enterprises in Burma/Myanmar engaged in certain industries ............................................ 11 9 Derogation for certain authorizations ........................................................... 12 10 Authorizations not to be retrospective .......................................................... 13 11 Freezing of funds and economic resources ................................................... 13 12 Exception to Article 11 ................................................................................. 13 13 Authorization of release of frozen funds or economic resources ................. 14 14 Limitation of liability for persons complying with this Order ...................... 14 15 Restriction on financing of certain enterprises ............................................. 14 16 Duty to supply information ........................................................................... 16 17 Provision of information upon the request of the Minister ........................... 16 18 Use and provision of information by Minister .............................................. 17 19 Offences ........................................................................................................ 17 20 Applicability of Customs and Excise (Jersey) Law 1999 to offences .......... 18 21 Delegation ..................................................................................................... 18 22 Application .................................................................................................... 18 23 Citation .......................................................................................................... 18 Revised Edition – 1 January 2009 Page - 3 17.245.07 Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures – Arrangement Burma/Myanmar) (Jersey) Order 2008 SCHEDULE 1 19 GOODS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE IMPORT AND PURCHASE RESTRICTIONS IN ARTICLE 2 19 SCHEDULE 2 23 FORFEITURE AND DISPOSAL OF GOODS 23 1 Application and interpretation of Schedule 2 ............................................... 23 2 Notice of seizure ........................................................................................... 23 3 Submission of documents ............................................................................. 23 4 Claim............................................................................................................. 24 5 Condemnation ............................................................................................... 24 6 Proceedings for condemnation by court ....................................................... 24 7 Provisions as to proof ................................................................................... 25 8 Special provisions as to certain claimants .................................................... 25 9 Power to deal with seizures before condemnation ....................................... 25 SCHEDULE 3 27 EQUIPMENT WHICH MIGHT BE USED FOR INTERNAL REPRESSION 27 SCHEDULE 4 29 EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY USED BY ENTERPRISES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 5, 7 AND 8 29 SCHEDULE 5 30 ENTERPRISES IN BURMA/MYANMAR REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7 30 SCHEDULE 6 82 MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA/MYANMAR AND PERSONS, ETC., ASSOCIATED WITH THEM REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11 82 SCHEDULE 7 106 ENTERPRISES OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA/MYANMAR OR ITS MEMBERS OR PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 15 106 Supporting Documents ENDNOTES 114 Table of Legislation History ...................................................................................... 114 Page - 4 Revised Edition – 1 January 2009 17.245.07 Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures – Burma/Myanmar) (Jersey) Order 2008 Arrangement Table of Renumbered Provisions ............................................................................... 114 Table of Endnote References ..................................................................................... 114 Revised Edition – 1 January 2009 Page - 5 17.245.07 Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures – Burma/Myanmar) (Jersey) Order 2008 Article 1 COMMUNITY PROVISIONS (RESTRICTIVE MEASURES – BURMA/MYANMAR) (JERSEY) ORDER 2008 THE CHIEF MINISTER, in pursuance of Article 2 of the European Communities Legislation (Implementation) (Jersey) Law 19961 and having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No. 194/2008 of 25 February 2008, as amended, renewing and strengthening the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 817/2006), orders as follows – Commencement [see endnotes] 1 Interpretation In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires – “1999 Law” means the Customs and Excise (Jersey) Law 19992; “Agent of the Impôts” means the officer appointed as such under Article 4 of the 1999 Law and includes every other officer appointed under that Article to assist him or her; “Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 194/2008 of 25 February 2008 renewing and strengthening the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 817/2006 (OJ No. L66/1, 10.3.2008) as the Council Regulation has been amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 385/2008 of 29 April 2008 (OJ No. L116/5, 30.4.2008); “economic resources” means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but may be used to obtain funds, goods or services; “exporter” means any natural or legal person on whose behalf an export declaration is made, that is to say the person who, at the time when the declaration is accepted, holds the contract with the consignee and has the power for determining the sending of the item out of Jersey; Revised Edition – 1 January 2009 Page - 7 17.245.07 Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures – Article 2 Burma/Myanmar) (Jersey) Order 2008 “freezing of economic resources” means preventing their use to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, by selling, hiring or mortgaging them; “freezing of funds” means preventing any move, transfer, alteration, use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would enable the funds to be used, including portfolio management; “funds” means financial assets and benefits of every kind, including but not limited to – (a) cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments; (b) deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations; (c) publicly and privately traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivatives contracts; (d) interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets; (e) credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments; (f) letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale; (g) documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources; “technical assistance” – (a) means any technical support related to repairs, development, manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance, or any other technical service; (b) may take such forms as instruction, advice, training, transmission of working knowledge or skills or consulting services; and (c) shall include verbal forms of assistance. 2 Prohibitions on importation, etc., of goods originating in or exported from Burma/Myanmar (1) It shall be prohibited – (a) to import goods listed in Schedule 1, if such goods – (i) originate in Burma/Myanmar, or (ii) have been exported from Burma/Myanmar; (b) to purchase goods located in Burma/Myanmar which are listed in Schedule 1; (c) to transport goods listed in Schedule 1, if such goods originated in Burma/Myanmar or have been exported from Burma/Myanmar; or (d) to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities whose object or effect is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent any prohibition in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
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