Council Regulation (EC) No 1891/2003 of 27 October 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1030/2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia
Date: 2003-10-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Liberia, international sanctions, military equipment, technical cooperation, trade restriction

29.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 278/31

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1891/2003

of 27 October 2003

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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(3)

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

Having regard to Council Common Position 2001/357/CFSP of
7 May 2001 concerning restrictive measures against Liberia (1),
as last amended by Common Position 2003/771/CFSP (2),

Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2003 of 16 June
2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect
of Liberia (4), which, inter alia, prohibits providing Liberia
with technical training or assistance related to arms and
related materiel of all
therefore, be
types,
amended to reflect the further exemptions from that
prohibition contained in Resolution 1509 (2003),

should,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1509 (2003)
of 19 September 2003 decided to establish the United
Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), requested the Secre-
tary-General of the United Nations to transfer authority
from the ECOWAS-led ECOMIL forces to UNMIL on 1
October 2003, and decided that exemptions should be
granted for the supply to UNMIL of arms and related
materiel and for
related technical
the provision of
from the arms embargo and
training or assistance,
related technical
embargo
imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolution
1343 (2001) of 7 March 2001.

and assistance

training

imposed

Further to Resolution 1343 (2001), Common Position
2001/357/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against
Liberia, previously amended by Common Position 2003/
666/CFSP (3)
against
Liberia, and is to be further amended. Common Position
2003/771/CFSP makes provision for a further amend-
ment of Common Position 2001/357/CFSP to bring the
arms embargo and the related technical training and
assistance embargo into conformity with United Nations
Security Council Resolution 1509 (2003).

restrictive measures

Article 1

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

The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 shall not

‘2.
apply:

(a) to the provision of such technical training or assistance
intended solely for support of and use by the United
Nations Mission in Liberia;

(b) to any other provision of such technical training or
assistance for which the Committee established by
paragraph 14 of the United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1343 (2001) has granted an exemption in
advance.

Such exemptions shall be obtained through the competent
authorities, as listed in Annex I, of the Member State where
the service provider is established.’

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 October 2003.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 27 October 2003.

For the Council

The President

A. MATTEOLI

(1) OJ L 126, 8.5.2001, p. 1.
(2) See page 50 of this Official Journal.
(3) OJ L 235, 23.9.2003, p. 28.

(4) OJ L 150, 18.6.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

tion (EC) No 1662/2003 (OJ L 235, 23.9.2003, p. 1).