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of21October2002
onthesupplyofcertainequipmentintotheDemocraticRepublicofCongo
(2002/829/CFSP)
(OJL285,23.10.2002,p.1)
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COUNCILCOMMONPOSITION
of21October2002
onthesupplyofcertainequipmentintotheDemocraticRepublicof
Congo
(2002/829/CFSP)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANUNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular
Article15thereof,
Whereas:
(1)The Member States agreed on 7 April 1993 to impose an arms
embargoonZaire(nowtheDemocraticRepublicofCongo).
(2)On11March2002,theCounciladoptedCommonPosition2002/203/CFSP concerning European Union support for the imple-
mentation of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement and the peaceprocessintheDemocraticRepublicofCongo(
1).ThisCommon
Positionprovides, inter alia,fortheEuropeanUniontostrivefor
therapidimplementationoftheprocessofdisarmamentpursuantto the Lusaka Agreement, as well as to lend its support to the
reconstructionanddevelopmentofthecountry.
(3)Council Common Position 2001/374/CFSP of 14 May 2001concerning conflict prevention, management and resolution in
Africa(
2), stipulates that the European Union enhances its
supportfordisarmament inpost-warsituationsthere,withparti-cularattentiontotheclearanceoflandmines.
(4)The arms embargo should therefore be amended to allow forcertainexemptions,
HASADOPTEDTHISCOMMONPOSITION:
Article 1
1. (a) The direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer of arms and any
relatedmaterialofalltypes,includingweaponsandammunition,military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment andspare parts for the aforementioned to the Democratic Republic
of the Congo by nationals of Member States or from the terri-
tories of Member States, or using their flag vessels or aircraft,shallbeprohibitedwhetheroriginatingornotintheirterritories.
(b) Thedirectorindirectprovisiontoanyperson,entityorbodyin
the Democratic Republic of the Congo of any assistance(includingfinancingandfinancialassistance),adviceortrainingrelated to military activities, including in particular technicaltraining and assistance related to the provision, manufacture,maintenance oruseoftheitemsmentionedinsubparagraph(a),
bynationalsofMemberStatesorfromtheterritoriesofMember
Statesshallbeprohibited.
2. Paragraph1shallnotapplyto:
(a) thesupply,saleortransferofarmsandanyrelatedmaterialorthe
provisionofassistance,adviceortraining,referredtoinparagraph
1, to the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic
Republic of Congo and the integrated Congolese national armyandpoliceforces;
(b) the supply, sale or transfer of non-lethal military equipment
intendedsolelyforhumanitarianorprotectiveuse,ortheprovisionof assistance and training related to such non-lethal equipment,2002E0829—EN—29.09.2003—001.001—2
(1) OJL68,12.3.2002,p.1.
(2) OJL132,15.5.2001,p.3.▼M1
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providedthatsuchsupplyorprovisionisnotifiedinadvancetothe
UNSecretary-GeneralthroughitsSpecialRepresentative.
3. The supply, sale or transfer of arms and related material or the
provisionofservices,referredtoinparagraph2,shallbesubjecttoan
authorisation granted by the competent authorities of the MemberStates.
4. Member States shall consider deliveries under paragraph 2 on a
case-by-case basis, taking full account of the criteria set out in theEuropeanUnioncodeofconductonarmsexports.MemberStatesshallrequire adequate safeguards against misuse of authorisation granted
pursuant to paragraph 3 and, where appropriate, make provisions for
repatriationofthedeliveredarmsandrelatedmaterial.
Article 2
Member States shall immediately inform each other and the Commis-
sion of the measures taken under this Common Position and shallsupplyeachotherwithanyotherrelevantinformationattheirdisposalinconnectionwiththisCommonPosition.
Article 3
Inorder tomaximise the impact ofthe above measures, the European
Union shall deploy efforts to encourage other countries to adopt
measuressimilartothosecontainedinthisCommonPosition.
Article 4
ThisCommonPositionshalltakeeffectonthedateofitsadoption.Itshallbekeptunderconstantreview.
Article 5
ThisCommonPositionshallbepublishedintheOfficialJournal.2002E0829—EN—29.09.2003—001.001—3
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