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#EU #Myanmar #Brussels #Sanctions
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The EU has adopted Council Implementing Regulation 2021/478 and Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/483, which add 11 Burmese officials to its sanctions list for their roles in Myanmar's military coup on February 1, 2021.

High-ranking military officials, including the Commander-in-Chief, Min Aung Hlaing, and Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Soe Win, are among the 10 people named, 7 of whom are UK-listed and 9 of whom are US-listed.

Thein Soe, the current Chairperson of the Union Election Commission, has also been named (by the EU only) for his role in the cancellation of the results of Myanmar's 2020 elections without proof of fraud.

Arms embargoes across the EU, export bans on dual-use goods, and limitations on some military and communications surveillance equipment all remain in effect.

In addition, the EU has agreed to:

Withhold financial aid to the government; freeze all aid to government bodies that could be seen as helping the military; and continue to evaluate all policy options,

including further sanctions against Burmese individuals, while ensuring that the measures do not affect the population.

Furthermore, the EU has published Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/482, which modifies the classification criteria to enable sanctions to be placed against individuals, organizations, and bodies whose actions undermine democracy and the rule of law in Myanmar,

as well as entities owned or controlled by them, or that generate revenue for, support, or benefit from the Myanmar Armed Forces.

LEGAL ACTS (PDF DOWNLOAD)
eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/…

EU PREES REALESE:
consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press…

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