# L_2022249EN.01004501.xml

| 27.9.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 249/45 |
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27.9.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 249/45

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/1654

of 27 September 2022

amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/1788 in support of the South-Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC) for the implementation of the Regional Roadmap on combating illicit arms trafficking in the Western Balkans

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on 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 19 November 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1788 (1). |
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(1)

On 19 November 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1788 (1).

| (2) | On 6 December 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/2161 (2), amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/1788 and extending the implementation period for the activities referred to in Article 1 thereof until 17 October 2022. |
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(2)

On 6 December 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/2161 (2), amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/1788 and extending the implementation period for the activities referred to in Article 1 thereof until 17 October 2022.

| (3) | The implementing partner, the United Nations Development Programme, acting on behalf of the South-Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, requested a 3-month extension of the implementation period of Decision (CFSP) 2018/1788 until 17 January 2023, in view of the continued delay in the implementation of project activities under Decision (CFSP) 2018/1788 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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(3)

The implementing partner, the United Nations Development Programme, acting on behalf of the South-Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, requested a 3-month extension of the implementation period of Decision (CFSP) 2018/1788 until 17 January 2023, in view of the continued delay in the implementation of project activities under Decision (CFSP) 2018/1788 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

| (4) | The continuation of the activities referred to in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2018/1788 until 17 January 2023 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) 2018/1788 until 17 January 2023 can be performed without any consequences as regards financial resources.

| (5) | Article 5(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2018/1788 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(5)

Article 5(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2018/1788 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 5(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2018/1788 is replaced by the following:

‘2.   This Decision shall expire on 17 January 2023.’.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 2022.

For the Council

The President

Z. NEKULA

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(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1788 of 19 November 2018 in support of the South-Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC) for the implementation of the Regional Roadmap on combating illicit arms trafficking in the Western Balkans (OJ L 293, 20.11.2018, p. 11).

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(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/2161 of 6 December 2021 amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/1788 in support of the South-Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC) for the implementation of the Regional Roadmap on combating illicit arms trafficking in the Western Balkans (OJ L 436, 7.12.2021, p. 46).

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