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EU Legislation (Sanctions - Syria) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2014

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A decision made 17 December 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-ER-2014-0045

Decision Summary Title :

EU Legislation (Sanctions – Syria) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2014

Date of Decision Summary:

16 December 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 – Syria) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2014

 

Date of Written Report:

16 December 2014

Written Report Author:

Law Draftsman

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:   EU Legislation (Sanctions – Syria) (Amendment) (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 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, made the EU Legislation (Sanctions – Syria) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2014.

Reason(s) for Decision:

The EU Legislation (Sanctions – Syria) (Jersey) Order 2014 was introduced to give effect in Jersey to EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, in accordance with the common external relations policy of the Council of Ministers. 

On 12 December 2014, the Council of the European Union amended the restrictive measures by Regulation (EU) 1323/2014, to prohibit sale, financing, brokering and other activities in relation to jet fuel and fuel additives for use in Syria, as listed in a new Annex Va (subject to derogations in relation to items listed in a new Annex Vb).  The EU Regulation also amended the provision on claims that should not be satisfied and prohibited the participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the other prohibitions in the Regulation.

The EU Legislation (Sanctions – Syria) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2014 updates the Jersey legislation in line with the EU measures.

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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