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| 22.9.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 334/12 |
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22.9.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 334/12

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2021/1693

of 21 September 2021

amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 in support of countering illicit proliferation and trafficking of small arms, light weapons (SALW) and ammunition and their impact in Latin America and the Caribbean in the framework of the EU Strategy against Illicit Firearms, Small Arms & Light Weapons and their Ammunition ‘Securing Arms, Protecting Citizens’

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty of the European Union, and in particular Articles 28(1) and 31(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 17 December 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 (1). |
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(1)

On 17 December 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 (1).

| (2) | Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 provides for a 36-month implementation period for the activities referred to in Article 1 of that Decision from the date of the conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in Article 3(3) of that Decision. |
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(2)

Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 provides for a 36-month implementation period for the activities referred to in Article 1 of that Decision from the date of the conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in Article 3(3) of that Decision.

| (3) | The Organization of American States (OAS) requested an extension of the implementation period of Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 by 5 months, until 31 May 2022, to take into account the delay in the implementation of project activities under Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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(3)

The Organization of American States (OAS) requested an extension of the implementation period of Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 by 5 months, until 31 May 2022, to take into account the delay in the implementation of project activities under Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

| (4) | The continuation of the activities referred to in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 until 31 May 2022 can be performed without any consequences as regards financial resources. |
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(4)

The continuation of the activities referred to in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 until 31 May 2022 can be performed without any consequences as regards financial resources.

| (5) | Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(5)

Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 5, paragraph 2 of Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 is replaced by the following:

‘2.   This Decision shall expire on 31 May 2022.’.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 21 September 2021.

For the Council

The President

G. DOVŽAN

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(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 of 17 December 2018 in support of countering illicit proliferation and trafficking of small arms, light weapons (SALW) and ammunition and their impact in Latin America and the Caribbean in the framework of the EU Strategy against Illicit Firearms, Small Arms & Light Weapons and their Ammunition ‘Securing Arms, Protecting Citizens’ (OJ L 322, 18.12.2018, p. 27).

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