Council Decision 2012/149/CFSP

of 13 March 2012

amending Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)
On 25 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea1.
(2)
On 27 October 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/706/CFSP2, which extended the restrictive measures laid down in Decision 2010/638/CFSP until 27 October 2012.
(3)

It is necessary to amend the measures on military equipment provided for in Decision 2010/638/CFSP.

(4)

Decision 2010/638/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 2(1) of Decision 2010/638/CFSP, points (d) and (e) are replaced and a new point is added as follows:

  1. ‘(d)

    return of non-combat transport helicopters, stripped of military equipment, solely for the use of the Guinean authorities, provided that the government of the Republic of Guinea has given a prior written undertaking that their use will remain under civilian control and that they will not be equipped with military equipment;

  2. (e)

    provision of technical assistance, brokering services and other services related to the items referred to in (a) to (d) or to programmes and operations referred to in (a);

  3. (f)

    provision of financing and financial assistance related to the items referred to in (a) to (d) or to programmes and operations referred to in (a);’.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 13 March 2012.

For the Council

The President

M. Vestager