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Ref : TRA CR 1006/7

16 March 2012

Dear Sirs,

TRADE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR

UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS (AFGHANISTAN) REGULATION 2012 AND UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS (AFGHANISTAN) REGULATION (REPEAL) REGULATION

This is to announce for general information that on 16 March 2012 the Government gazetted the United Nations Sanctions (Afghanistan) Regulation 2012 (the Regulation) (L.N. 43 of 2012) and the United Nations Sanctions (Afghanistan) Regulation (Repeal) Regulation (the Repeal Regulation) (L.N. 44 of 2012). Both the Regulation and the Repeal Regulation will come into effect on 23 March 2012.

2.This Regulation, made under section 3 of the United Nations Sanctions Ordinance (Cap. 537, Laws of Hong Kong), is to implement sanctions against Afghanistan imposed by the United Nations Security Council under Resolutions 1988. The Regulation covers, amongst others, the following:

  1. prohibition against the supply, sale, transfer and carriage of arms or related materiel to certain persons or entities;
  2. prohibition against the provision of advice, assistance or training related to military activities in certain circumstances;
  3. prohibition against making available to, or for the benefit of, certain persons or entities any funds or other financial assets or economic resources;
  4. prohibition against dealing with funds or other financial assets or economic resources owned by or otherwise belonging to, or held by, certain persons or entities; and
  5. prohibition against the entry into or transit through the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region by certain persons.

WARNING

3.Contravention to the prohibitions imposed by the Regulation attracts substantial penalties which may amount in some cases to imprisonment for 7 years and/or a fine.

IMPORTANT NOTE

4.This circular is NOT a statement of the Laws of Hong Kong and has NO legal status. Anyone interested in the Regulation should refer to the Government Gazette for details. The prohibitions in the Regulation will apply to any person and company/registered business irrespective of and notwithstanding the possession of valid licences issued by the Director-General of Trade and Industry under the Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60) and its subsidiary legislation and other Enactments.

ENQUIRIES

5.Enquiries concerning this circular can be directed to the undersigned at tel. no. 2398 5766.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Crystal YAN)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Note : While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.