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B) DEALING WITH GOODS EXPORTED FROM IRAQ AFTER 6 AUGUST 1990:
C) SUPPLING GOODS NOT IN IRAQ OR KUWAIT TO, OR TO THE ORDER OF, A PERSON IN IRAQ OR KUWAIT:
D) SUPPLY OF GOODS TO, OR TO THE ORDER OF, AN IRAQI OR KUWAITI COMPANY OR IRAQI OR KUWAITI CONTROLLED COMPANY:
E) ANY ACT CALCULATED TO PROMOTE THE SUPPLY OF GOODS TO, OR TO THE ORDER OF, A PERSON IN IRAQ OR KUWAIT, OR AN IRAQI OR KUWAITI COMPANY OR IRAQI OR KUWAITI CONTROLLED COMPANY.
THESE PROHIBITIONS APPLY WITHIN THE UK AND TO UK COMPANIES AND
BRITISH NATIONALS WORLDWIDE. THE ORDER ALSO PROHIBITS THE USE OF UK FLAGGED SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT AND THE USE OF THOSE CHARTERED BY UK COMPANIES AND BRITISH NATIONALS FOR SUCH PURPOSES. WITHIN THE UK, THE USE OF LAND TRANSPORT VEHICLES FOR SUCH PURPOSES IS ALSO PROHIBITED.
EXPORTS UNDER EXISTING CONTRACTS ARE PROHIBITED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDER.
IV) ARTICLE 4 OF THE RESOLUTION CONCERNING FUNDS AND FINANCE IS COVERED BY THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THE TREASURY ON 2 AND 4
AUGUST FREEZING CERTAIN KUWAITI AND IRAQI ASSETS.
V) A FURTHER ORDER IN COUNCIL IMPLEMENTS THE MANDATORY PROVISIONS
OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION IN UK DEPENDENT TERRITORIES.
3. IN ADDITION, THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ADOPTED A REGULATION ON 8 AUGUST WHICH WILL APPLY AS FROM 7 AUGUST THROUGHOUT THE EC MEMBER STATES. THE REGULATION PROVIDES FOR A TOTAL BAN ON THE IMPORT OR EXPORT OF ALL COMMODITIES OR PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN OR COMING FROM IRAQ AND KUWAIT. IT FOLLOWS CLOSELY THE TERMS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION AND IN EFFECT COVERS THE SAME
GROUND AS THE UK LEGISLATION.
4. THE GUIDANCE SET OUT ABOVE MAY BE DRAWN UPON IN BRIEFING BUSINESSMEN AND COMPANIES ON THE EFFECTS OF THE VARIOUS ORDERS. YOU MAY ALSO WISH TO PASS ON THE FOLLOWING TELEPHONE NUMBERS TO BE USED BY ENQUIRERS. DTI WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS ON ALL THE ORDERS EXCEPT THE TWO TREASURY DIRECTIONS WHICH ARE FOR THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
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