COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/2227

of 23 October 2023

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

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 from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1)	On 25 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/638/CFSP (1), concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guinea.

(2)

On the basis of a review of Decision 2010/638/CFSP, those restrictive measures should be extended until 27 October 2024. The Council should keep the restrictive measures under constant review in light of progress made towards the successful conduct and conclusion of fair trials in the context of the events of 28 September 2009.

(3)	Decision 2010/638/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 8(2) of Decision 2010/638/CFSP is replaced by the following:

‘2. This Decision shall apply until 27 October 2024. It shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’.

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 Luxembourg, 23 October 2023.

For the Council

The President

J. ROSWALL

(1) Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP of 25 October 2010 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guinea (OJ L 280, 26.10.2010, p. 10).