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Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures - Russia) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2014

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A decision made 15 September 2014:

Decision Reference:   MD-ER-2014-0028

Decision Summary Title :

Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures - Russia) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2014

Date of Decision Summary:

12 September 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 :

Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures - Russia) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2014

Date of Written Report:

12 September 2014

Written Report Author:

Law Draftsman

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:  Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures - Russia) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2014

Decision(s):   The Minister for External Relations, in pursuance of Article 2 of the European Communities Legislation (Implementation) (Jersey) Law 1996 and having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No. 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, made the Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures - Russia) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2014.

Reason(s) for Decision:  

On 12 September 2014 the European Union introduced further restrictive measures, Council Regulation (EU) No.960/2014, in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine. 

The main effect of Council Regulation (EU) No. 960/2014 is to increase the range of prohibited activities and to add to the lists of legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictions.  The new prohibitions relate to (a) the provision of technical assistance and financing to named persons, bodies and entities concerning dual-use goods and technology and (b) the provision of services concerning deep water oil exploration and production, arctic oil exploration and production and shale oil projects in Russia.

The Council Regulation also expands the scope of existing prohibitions relating to military items, transferable securities and money market instruments.

The purpose of this draft Order is to give effect in Jersey, with modifications, to Council Regulation (EU) No 960/2014, in accordance with the common external relations policy of the Council of Ministers.

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

 

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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