Council Regulation (EU) No 668/2011

of 12 July 2011

amending Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte d’Ivoire

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2011/412/CFSP of 12 July 2011 amending Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire1,

Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)
On 29 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/656/CFSP2 renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 174/20053 imposed restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte d’Ivoire.
(3)

Decision 2011/412/CFSP amended Decision 2010/656/CFSP in the light of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1980 (2011). It also provided for a specific derogation in relation to the ban on the supply to Côte d’Ivoire of internal repression equipment.

(4)

Those measures fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement them, in particular with a view to ensuring their uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6)

In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately upon its publication,

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