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15.2.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
41/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 131/2011
of 14 February 2011
amending Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and
financial relations with Iraq
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(2) UNSC
Resolution
1956
(2010)
provided
that
those
specific arrangements should be extended until 30 June
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
2011 and that they should no longer apply after that
Union, and in particular Article 215(1) thereof,
date. In accordance with Council Decision
2011/100/CFSP, Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 should
Having regard to Council Decision 2011/100/CFSP amending
now be amended accordingly.
Common Position 2003/495/CFSP on Iraq ( 1 ),
(3) In
order
to
ensure
that
the
measures
provided
for
in
this
Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Represen
Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into
tative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and
force immediately,
the European Commission,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(1) In
line
with
United
Nations
Security
Council
(UNSC)
Article 1
Resolution 1483 (2003), Article 2 of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain
In Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003, paragraph 3
specific restrictions on economic and financial relations
shall be replaced by the following:
with Iraq ( 2 ) made specific arrangements as regards
payments for petroleum, petroleum products and
‘3. Articles
2
and
10
shall
apply
until
30
June
2011.’.
natural gas exported from Iraq, whereas Article 10 of
that Regulation made specific arrangements concerning
Article 2
immunity from legal proceedings of certain Iraqi assets.
Those specific arrangements were applied until
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi
31 December 2010.
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 February 2011.
For the Council
The President
HOFFMANN R.
( 1 ) See page 9 of this Official Journal.
( 2 ) OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6.

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