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18.7.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
188/17
COUNCIL DECISION
of 16 July 2012
extending the period of application of the appropriate measures laid down for the Republic of
Guinea in Decision 2011/465/EU and amending that Decision
(2012/404/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(4) It
is
therefore
necessary
to
extend
the
period
of
application of the appropriate measures laid down in
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Decision 2011/465/EU and to extend the time-limit set
Union,
in those measures for the holding of parliamentary
elections in the Republic of Guinea until the end of
Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the
2012,
members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of
States of the one part, and the European Community and its
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June
Article 1
2000 ( 1 ), as last amended in Ouagadougou on 22 June 2010 ( 2 )
(‘the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement’), and in particular
The period of validity of Decision 2011/465/EU is extended by
Article 96 thereof,
12 months. To that end, in Article 3 of the Decision
2011/465/EU, the date ‘19 July 2012’ is replaced by the date
Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the represen
‘19 July 2013’.
tatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting
Article 2
within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures
to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Part
The time-limit for the holding of parliamentary elections in the
nership Agreement ( 3 ), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Republic of Guinea, as laid down in the appropriate measures,
specified in the Annex to the Decision 2011/465/EU, in the left
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
column entitled ‘Commitments by the Republic of Guinea’
under ‘Commitments by Partners’, shall be extended until the
Whereas:
end of 2012.
Article 3
(1) Council
Decision
2011/465/EU
( 4 ) lays down appropriate
measures for the Republic of Guinea under Article 96 of
The letter in the Annex to this Decision is addressed to the
the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement.
authorities of the Republic of Guinea.
(2) Decision
2011/465/EU
requires
that
two
benchmarks
be
Article 4
achieved before cooperation with the Republic of Guinea
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
under the 10th European Development Fund can be
resumed; namely that a detailed timetable including
preliminary dates and stages/preparatory operations be
drawn up and adopted by the competent authorities
Done at Brussels, 16 July 2012.
for the holding of parliamentary elections by the end
of 2011, and that free and transparent parliamentary
For the Council
elections be held.
The President
(3) To
date,
neither
of
these
benchmarks
has
been
met.
S. ALETRARIS
( 1 ) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.
( 2 ) Agreement amending for the second time the Partnership Agreement
between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group
of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its
Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June
2000, as first amended in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (OJ L 287,
4.11.2010, p. 3).
( 3 ) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 376.
( 4 ) OJ L 195, 27.7.2011, p. 2.

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L 188/18
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Official Journal of the European Union
18.7.2012
ANNEX
LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA
Sirs,
Welcoming the progress made by the Republic of Guinea in returning to constitutional rule following the peaceful
conclusion of the presidential elections in 2010 and the inauguration of a legitimate President and a civil government, in
July 2011 the Council of the European Union, eased the appropriate measures laid down for the Republic of Guinea.
In Decision 2011/465/EU of 18 July 2011, the Council of the European Union specified that cooperation with the
Republic of Guinea under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) could be resumed in two stages, depending on
progress made towards the holding of free and transparent parliamentary elections by the end of 2011.
The Council of the European Union finds that neither of the benchmarks has been met to date and has therefore decided,
on the one hand, to extend the period of application of the appropriate measures laid down in Decision 2011/465/EU,
and, on the other hand, to extend the time-limit for holding parliamentary elections until the end of 2012. Failure to
respect this deadline will limit the possibilities of funds being committed from the 10th EDF.
We should like to recall the importance which the European Union attaches to the holding of credible, free and
transparent parliamentary elections as quickly as possible and under optimum conditions, marking the end of the
transition in the Republic of Guinea. The European Union confirms its commitment to supporting the organisation of
these elections.
We assure you, Sirs, of the European Union’s support to your efforts to ensure sustainable economic growth and the
welfare of the people of the Republic of Guinea.
Yours faithfully,
Done at Brussels,
For the Council
For the Commission
C. ASHTON
A. PIEBALGS
President
Commissioner

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