Council Regulation (EC) No 1662/2003 of 22 September 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1030/2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia
Date: 2003-09-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Liberia, international sanctions, military equipment, technical cooperation

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1662/2003

of 22 September 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 1030/2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of
Liberia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 301 thereof,

Having regard to Common Position 2003/666/CFSP of 22
September 2003 amending Common Position 2001/357/CFSP
concerning restrictive measures against Liberia (1),

Article 1

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1030/2003 shall be replaced
by the following:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1497 (2003)
of 1 August 2003 (hereinafter referred to as UNSCR
1497 (2003)) authorised Member States of the United
Nations to establish a multinational force in Liberia to
support the implementation of the 17 June 2003 cease-
fire agreement, and to exempt the supply of arms and
related material, as well as the provision of technical
training or assistance, to the multinational force from
the arms embargo imposed by United Nations Security
Council Resolution 1343 (2001) of 7 March 2001.

Common Position 2001/357/CFSP (2) and Regulation
(EC) No 1030/2003 (3)
imposed restrictive measures
Liberia. Common Position 2003/666/CFSP
against
makes provision for an amendment of
the current
regime in order to align it with UNSCR 1497 (2003).

The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 shall not

‘2.
apply:

(a) to the provision of such technical training and assis-
tance intended solely for support of and use by the
multinational force in Liberia,
if an authorisation in
advance for such activities has been granted by the
competent authorities, as listed in Annex I, of
the
Member State where the provider of such technical
training and assistance is established;

(b) to any other provision of such technical training and
assistance for which the Committee established by
paragraph 14 of United Nations Security Council Reso-
lution 1343 (2001) has granted an exemption in
advance. Such exemptions shall be obtained through
the competent authorities of the Member States listed
in Annex I to this Regulation.’

Regulation (EC) No 1030/2003 which, inter alia, prohi-
bits providing Liberia with technical training or assis-
tance related to arms and related materiel of all types,
should therefore be amended accordingly,

Article 2

(1) See page 28 of this Official Journal.
(2) OJ L 126, 8.5.2001, p. 1. Common Position as last amended by
Common Position 2003/365/CFSP (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 49).

(3) OJ L 150, 18.6.2003, p. 1.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 September 2003.

For the Council

The President

R. BUTTIGLIONE