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Document 32021D0054
Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/54 of 22 January 2021 amending Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia
Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/54 of 22 January 2021 amending Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia
Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/54 of 22 January 2021 amending Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia
OJ L 23, 25.1.2021, p. 18–21
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
In force
25.1.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 23/18 |
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2021/54
of 22 January 2021
amending Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) |
On 26 April 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/231/CFSP (1). |
(2) |
On 12 November 2020, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution (UNSCR) 2551 (2020). That Resolution reaffirms a general and complete arms embargo on Somalia and amends the notifications concerning the supply of technical advice, financial and other assistance, and training related to military activities. That Resolution also reaffirms the prohibition on the import of charcoal from Somalia, and confirms the restrictions on the sale, supply and transfer of improvised explosive device components to Somalia. |
(3) |
Decision 2010/231/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly. |
(4) |
Further action by the Union is necessary to implement certain measures in this Decision, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2010/231/CFSP is amended as follows:
(1) |
Article 1 is amended as follows:
|
(2) |
Annex IV is replaced by Annex I to this Decision; |
(3) |
Annex V is replaced by Annex II to this Decision. |
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 22 January 2021.
For the Council
The President
A. P. ZACARIAS
(1) Council Decision 2010/231/CFSP of 26 April 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Somalia and repealing Common Position 2009/138/CFSP (OJ L 105, 27.4.2010, p. 17).
ANNEX I
‘ANNEX IV
LIST OF ITEMS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1C(1)
1.
Tetryl (trinitrophenylmethylnitramine).
2.
Nitroglycerin compounded or mixed with the “energetic material” specified by ML8.a. or powdered metals specified by ML8.c. of the Common Military List of the European Union (1) (except when packaged/prepared in individual medicinal doses).
3.
Equipment that is both specially designed for military use and specially designed for activating, powering with one-time operational output, discharging or detonating Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
4.
“Technology”“required” for the “production” or “use” of the items listed at paragraphs 1 and 2. (The definitions of the terms “technology”, “required”, “production”, and “use” are from the Common Military List of the European Union.)
ANNEX II
‘ANNEX V
LIST OF ITEMS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1C(2)
1.
Equipment and devices, not specified by item 2 in Annex IV, that are specially designed to initiate explosives by electrical or non-electrical means (e.g. firing sets, detonators, igniters, detonating chord).
2.
“Technology”“required” for the “production” or “use” of the items listed in paragraph 1. (The definitions of the terms “technology”, “required”, “production” and “use” are from the Common Military List of the European Union.)
3.
Explosive materials, as follows, and mixtures containing one or more thereof:
(a) |
Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO); |
(b) |
Nitrocellulose (containing more than 12,5 % nitrogen w/w); |
(c) |
Nitroglycerin (except when packaged/prepared in individual medicinal doses) unless compounded or mixed with the “energetic material” specified by ML8.a. or powdered metals specified by ML8.c. of the Common Military List of the European Union; |
(d) |
Nitroglycol; |
(e) |
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN); |
(f) |
Picryl chloride; |
(g) |
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT). |
4.
Explosives precursors:
(a) |
Ammonium nitrate; |
(b) |
Potassium nitrate; |
(c) |
Sodium chlorate; |
(d) |
Nitric acid; |
(e) |
Sulphuric acid. |