# L_2020207EN.01003601.xml

| 30.6.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 207/36 |
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30.6.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 207/36

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2020/906

of 29 June 2020

amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/615 on Union support for activities leading up to the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

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

Whereas:

| (1) | On 15 April 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/615 (1), which provides for an 18-month implementation period from the date of conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in that Decision, for the activities referred to in Article 1 thereof. |
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(1)

On 15 April 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/615 (1), which provides for an 18-month implementation period from the date of conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in that Decision, for the activities referred to in Article 1 thereof.

| (2) | The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs requested an extension until 16 April 2021 of the implementation period of Decision (CFSP) 2019/615. The requested extension is due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the temporary suspension of activities under Decision (CFSP) 2019/615. |
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(2)

The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs requested an extension until 16 April 2021 of the implementation period of Decision (CFSP) 2019/615. The requested extension is due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the temporary suspension of activities under Decision (CFSP) 2019/615.

| (3) | The continuation of the activities referred to in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2019/615 can be performed without any financial resource implication until 16 April 2021. |
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(3)

The continuation of the activities referred to in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2019/615 can be performed without any financial resource implication until 16 April 2021.

| (4) | Decision (CFSP) 2019/615 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(4)

Decision (CFSP) 2019/615 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 5(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2019/615 is replaced by the following:

| ‘2. | This Decision shall expire 24 months after the date of conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in Article 3(3) or six months after the date of its adoption if no financing agreement has been concluded within that period.’. |
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‘2.

This Decision shall expire 24 months after the date of conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in Article 3(3) or six months after the date of its adoption if no financing agreement has been concluded within that period.’.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2020.

For the Council

The President

A. METELKO-ZGOMBIĆ

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(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/615 of 15 April 2019 on Union support for activities leading up to the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (OJ L 105, 16.4.2019, p. 25).

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