Council Regulation (EU) No 642/2012 of 16 July 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Somalia

1 It shall be prohibited: (a) to import charcoal into the Union if it: (i) originates in Somalia; or (ii) has been exported from Somalia; (b) to purchase charcoal which is located in or which originated in Somalia; (c) to transport charcoal if it originates in Somalia, or is being exported from Somalia to any other country; (d) to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance, as well as insurance and re-insurance related to the import, transport or purchase of charcoal from Somalia referred to in points (a), (b) and (c); and (e) to participate knowingly and intentionally, in activities whose object or effect is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the prohibition in points (a), (b), (c) and (d).

2 For the purposes of this Article, ‘charcoal’ means the products listed in Annex II.

3 The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the purchase or transport of charcoal which had been exported from Somalia prior to 22 February 2012.’.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.