Council Decision 2010/801/CFSP
of 22 December 2010
amending Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d'Ivoire
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
On 29 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d'Ivoire1.
On 13 December, the Council emphasised the importance of the Presidential election held on 31 October and 28 November 2010 for the return of peace and stability in Côte d'Ivoire and declared it to be imperative that the sovereign wish expressed by the Ivorian people be respected.
The Council further decided to adopt restrictive measures against those who are obstructing the process of peace and national reconciliation, and in particular who are jeopardising the proper outcome of the electoral process,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: