Article 1
The period of validity of Decision 2011/465/EU is extended by 12 months. To that end, in Article 3 of the Decision 2011/465/EU, the date ‘19 July 2012’ is replaced by the date ‘19 July 2013’.
Article 2
The time-limit for the holding of parliamentary elections in the Republic of Guinea, as laid down in the appropriate measures, specified in the Annex to the Decision 2011/465/EU, in the left column entitled ‘Commitments by the Republic of Guinea’ under ‘Commitments by Partners’, shall be extended until the end of 2012.
Article 3
The letter in the Annex to this Decision is addressed to the authorities of the Republic of Guinea.
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 16 July 2012.
For the Council
The President
S. Aletraris