Legal provisions of COM(2010)180 - Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 renewing and further strengthening the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar (presented jointly by the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2010)180 - Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 renewing and further strengthening the restrictive measures in respect of ... |
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| document | COM(2010)180  |
| date | May 11, 2010 |
Article 1
‘5. The prohibition on the purchase of restricted goods in paragraph (2)(b) shall not apply to humanitarian aid projects or programmes, or to non-humanitarian development projects and programmes, conducted in Burma/Myanmar, in support of:
| (a) | human rights, democracy, good governance, conflict prevention and building the capacity of civil society; |
| (b) | health and education, poverty alleviation and in particular the provision of basic needs and livelihoods for the poorest and most vulnerable populations; or |
| (c) | environmental protection and, in particular, programmes addressing the problem of non-sustainable, excessive logging resulting in deforestation. |
The relevant competent authority, as indicated in the websites listed in Annex IV, shall authorise in advance the purchase of the restricted goods in question. The relevant Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this paragraph.’
Article 2
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.