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13.7.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
183/27
COUNCIL DECISION 2011/412/CFSP
of 12 July 2011
amending Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Cte d’Ivoire
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
Article 2 of Decision 2010/656/CFSP is hereby amended as
particular Article 29 thereof,
follows:
(1) point (e) is replaced by the following:
Whereas:
‘(e) the sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related
material and technical training and assistance intended
solely for the support of the Ivorian process of Security
Sector Reform, pursuant to a formal request by the
(1) On
29
October
2010,
the
Council
adopted
Decision
Ivorian Government, as approved in advance by the
2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures
Sanctions Committee;’;
against Cte d’Ivoire ( 1 ).
(2) the following point is added:
(2) On
28
April
2011,
the
United
Nations
Security
Council
adopted a Resolution, UNSCR 1980 (2011), which
‘(g) the sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment
renewed the measures imposed against Cte d’Ivoire by
capable of being used for internal repression and
UNSCR 1572 (2004), paragraph 5 of UNSCR 1946
which is intended solely for the support of the
(2010) and paragraph 12 of UNSCR 1975 (2011) until
Ivorian process of Security Sector Reform, as well as
30 April 2012, and which amended the restrictive
the provision of financing, financial assistance or
measures on arms.
technical assistance and training related to such

equipment.’.
Article 2
(3) In
addition
to
the
exemptions
to
the
arms
embargo This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
provided for in UNSCR 1980 (2011), it is appropriate
to amend the restrictive measures in order to exempt
other equipment included autonomously by the Union.
Done at Brussels, 12 July 2011.
For the Council
(4) Decision
2010/656/CFSP
should
therefore
be
amended
The President
accordingly,
J. VINCENT-ROSTOWSKI
( 1 ) OJ L 285, 30.10.2010, p. 28.

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