Council Common Position 2008/611/CFSP

of 24 July 2008

repealing Common Position 2008/187/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the illegal government of Anjouan in the Union of Comoros

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 3 March 2008, the Council adopted Common Position 2008/187/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the illegal government of Anjouan in the Union of Comoros [1], in response to the latter’s persistent refusal to work towards the creation of conditions which are favourable to stability and reconciliation in the Comoros.

(2) Following the restoration on 25 March 2008 of the authority of the Union of the Comoros in the island of Anjouan, the restrictive measures imposed by Common Position 2008/187/CFSP should be withdrawn.

(3) Common Position 2008/187/CFSP should therefore be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

Article 1

Common Position 2008/187/CFSP is hereby repealed.

Article 2

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

Article 3

This Common Position shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 24 July 2008.

For the Council

The President

B. Hortefeux

[1] OJ L 59, 4.3.2008, p. 32.

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