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Document 32000E0455

    2000/455/CFSP: Council Common Position of 20 July 2000 concerning a prohibition on imports of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone

    JO L 183, 22.7.2000, p. 2–2 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 05/01/2002

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/compos/2000/455/oj

    Date of document:
    20/07/2000
    Date of effect:
    20/07/2000; intră în vigoare data documentului a se vedea articolul 4
    Date of end of validity:
    05/01/2002; a se vedea articolul 4
    Author:
    Consiliul Uniunii Europene
    Form:
    Poziție comună
    Treaty:
    Tratat privind Uniunea Europeană
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    32000E0455

    2000/455/CFSP: Council Common Position of 20 July 2000 concerning a prohibition on imports of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone

    Official Journal L 183 , 22/07/2000 P. 0002 - 0002


    Council Common Position

    of 20 July 2000

    concerning a prohibition on imports of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone

    (2000/455/CFSP)

    THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

    Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 15 thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1) On 5 July 2000 the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1306 (2000) prohibiting the direct or indirect import of all rough diamonds from Sierra Leone for an initial period of 18 months, while exempting imports of rough diamonds whose origin is certified by the Government of Sierra Leone.

    (2) Action by the Community is needed in order to implement the measures cited below,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

    Article 1

    The direct or indirect import of all rough diamonds from Sierra Leone to the Community under the conditions set out in UNSCR 1306 (2000) will be prohibited.

    Article 2

    Rough diamonds controlled by the Government of Sierra Leone through the Certificate of Origin regime consistent with paragraph 5 of Resolution 1306 (2000) will be exempt from the measure referred to in Article 1.

    Article 3

    This Common Position shall be reviewed as the need arises.

    Article 4

    This Common Position shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

    It shall be applicable until 5 January 2002.

    Article 5

    This Common Position shall be published in the Official Journal.

    Done at Brussels, 20 July 2000.

    For the Council

    The President

    F. Parly

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