EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guinea

SUMMARY OF:

Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guinea

Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guinea

WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE DECISION AND THE REGULATION?

The decision and the regulation are part of the European Union’s (EU) common foreign and security policy (CFSP) toolbox, promoting the CFSP objectives by providing the legal basis for EU sanctions in view of the situation in Guinea following the events of 28 September 2009 there.

KEY POINTS

The decision and the regulation, which have been amended numerous times, include:

• the freezing of funds and economic resources for persons identified by the International Commission of Inquiry as responsible for the 2009 events in Guinea and their associates (as decided by the Council of the European Union);
• a refusal of entry into EU territory for those same persons.

The persons subject to these measures are listed in the annexes to the regulation and decision. The Council decides on changes to that list.

Exemptions

The decision and regulation both allow exemptions from these measures, which include:

• the release of certain frozen assets for legitimate purposes;
• travel on humanitarian grounds.

FROM WHEN DO THE DECISION AND REGULATION APPLY?

• Decision 2010/638/CFSP has applied since 25 October 2010. Its validity has been extended several times and it will currently expire on 27 October 2024.
• Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 has applied since 23 December 2009.

BACKGROUND

For further information, see:

• The European Union and Guinea (European External Action Service).

MAIN DOCUMENTS

Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP of 25 October 2010 concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea (OJ L 280, 26.10.2010, pp. 10–17).

Successive amendments to Decision 2010/638/CFSP have been incorporated in the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.

Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 of 22 December 2009 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guinea (OJ L 346, 23.12.2009, pp. 26–38).

See consolidated version.

RELATED DOCUMENTS

Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union – Title V – General provisions on the Union’s external action and specific provisions on the common foreign and security policy – Chapter 2 – Specific provisions on the common foreign and security policy – Section 1 – Common provisions – Article 29 (ex Article 15 TEU) (OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 33).

Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Part Five – The Union’s external action – Title IV – Restrictive measures – Article 215 (ex Article 301 TEC) (OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 144).

last update 17.11.2023