Council Implementing Decision 2012/144/CFSP

of 8 March 2012

implementing 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 31(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP of 29 October 2010 renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire1, and in particular Article 6(1) and (2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

On 29 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/656/CFSP.

(2)

On the basis of a review of the list of persons and entities to which the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2010/656/CFSP apply, the Council considers that there are no longer grounds for keeping certain persons on that list.

(3)

Furthermore, the information relating to a person on the list in Annex I and to the persons on the list in Annex II to Decision 2010/656/CFSP should be updated,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: