Council Common Position 2006/518/CFSP of  24 July 2006  modifying and renewing certain restrictive measures imposed against Liberia
Date: 2006-07-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Liberia, international sanctions, military equipment, trade restriction

L 201/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.7.2006

(Acts adopted under Title V of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL COMMON POSITION 2006/518/CFSP

of 24 July 2006

modifying and renewing certain restrictive measures imposed against Liberia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 15 thereof,

by

imposed

The measures
Position
2004/137/CFSP and renewed by Common Position
2006/31/CFSP should therefore be modified and, where
applicable, renewed in order to give effect to UNSCR
1683 (2006) and UNSCR 1689 (2006).

Common

Whereas:

(6)

Action by the Community is needed in order
implement certain of these measures,

to

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

On 10 February 2004, the Council adopted Common
Position 2004/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures
against Liberia (1) in order to implement the measures
imposed against Liberia by the United Nations Security
Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1521 (2003). These
measures were renewed by Council Common Position
2006/31/CFSP (2).

the developments in Liberia,

In the light of
the UN
Security Council on 13 June 2006 adopted Resolution
introducing further exemptions to the
1683 (2006)
measures
and (b) of
imposed by paragraphs 2(a)
UNSCR 1521 (2003) concerning the arms embargo.

HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

Article 1

In addition to the exemptions from application set out
Article 1(2) of Common Position 2004/137/CFSP,
measures
Position 2006/31/CFSP shall not be applied to:

in
the
to Article 1(1) of Common

imposed pursuant

(a) weapons and ammunition already provided to members of
the Special Security Service (SSS) for training purposes and
remaining in the custody of the SSS for unencumbered
operational use, provided that
their transfer to the SSS
had been approved in advance by the Committee estab-
(‘the
lished by paragraph 21 of UNSC 1521 (2003)
Committee’), and technical and financial assistance related
to such weapons and ammunition;

On 20 June 2006, the UN Security Council adopted
Resolution 1689 (2006), which renews for a further
imposed by
period of 6 months
paragraph 6 of UNSCR 1521 (2003), concerning the
prohibition of
rough
diamonds.

from Liberia of

the measures

imports

all

The UN Security Council also decided not to renew the
measures imposed by paragraph 10 of UNSCR 1521
imports of all
(2003), concerning the prohibition of
round log and timber products originating in Liberia;
however,
it decided to review that decision after a
period of ninety (90) days, with a view to reinstating
those measures unless informed within that period that
the forestry legislation proposed by the Forest Reform
Monitoring Committee (FRMC) has been passed.

(1) OJ L 40, 12.2.2004, p. 35.
(2) OJ L 19, 24.1.2006, p. 38.

(b) weapons and ammunition intended for use by members of
the Government of Liberia police and security forces who
have been vetted and trained since the inception of the
United Nations Mission in Liberia, provided that such
the
approved
supplies
Committee, upon a joint request by the Government of
Liberia
and
financial assistance related to such weapons and ammu-
nition.

exporting State,

and technical

and the

advance

been

have

by

in

Article 2

The measures imposed by Article 3 of Common Position
2004/137/CFSP shall be applied for a further period of six
months until 22 December 2006, unless the Council decides
otherwise in accordance with any future relevant UN Security
Council Resolution.

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This Common Position shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Article 3

Article 1 shall apply with effect from 13 June 2006 and Article 2 shall apply with effect from 23 June
2006.

This Common Position shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 24 July 2006.

For the Council
The President

K. RAJAMÄKI