Council Regulation (EC) No 1819/2006 of 11 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 234/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia
Date: 2006-12-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Liberia, international sanctions, military equipment, precious stones, trade restriction, tropical wood

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1819/2006

of 11 December 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 234/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to Common Position 2006/31/CFSP of 23
January 2006 renewing the
imposed
against Liberia (1) and Common Position 2006/518/CFSP of
24 July 2006 modifying and renewing certain restrictive
measures imposed against Liberia (2),

restrictive measures

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

In order to implement the measures imposed against
Liberia by the United Nations Security Council Reso-
lution (hereinafter referred to as ‘UNSCR’) 1521 (2003),
Common Position 2004/137/CFSP (3) of 10 February
2004 concerning restrictive measures against Liberia
provided for the implementation of
the measures set
out in UNSCR 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia, and a
ban on the provision to Liberia of financial assistance
In line with UN Security
related to military activities.
Council Resolutions 1647 (2005), 1683 (2006) and
1689 (2006), Common Positions 2006/31/CFSP and
2006/518/CFSP confirmed the restrictive measures of
Common Position 2004/137/CFSP for a further period
of time and provided for certain modifications.

Council Regulation (EC) No 234/2004 (4) prohibits the
provision to Liberia of technical and financial assistance
related to military activities,
rough
diamonds from Liberia and the import of round logs
and timber products originating in that country.

import of

the

(1) OJ L 19, 24.1.2006, p. 38.
(2) OJ L 201, 25.7.2006, p. 36.
(3) OJ L 40, 12.2.2004, p. 35. Common Position as last amended by
Common Position 2006/518/CFSP (OJ L 201, 25.7.2006, p. 36).
(4) OJ L 40, 12.2.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1126/2006.

It decided,

On 20 June 2006, the UN Security Council adopted
Resolution 1689 (2006).
inter alia, not to
renew the prohibition against imports of all round logs
and timber products originating in Liberia, which had
been imposed by paragraph 10 of UNSCR 1521
(2003) and, after several extensions, expired on 20
June 2006. The Security Council expressed its determi-
nation to reinstate that prohibition if, within a period of
ninety days, Liberia failed to pass the forestry legislation
proposed by the Forest Reform Monitoring Committee
created by the Government of Liberia.

(4)

(5)

The Security Council revisited the matter on 20 October
2006 and concluded that Liberia had adopted the
necessary forestry legislation.
It resolved therefore not
to reinstate the prohibition.

Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 234/2004, which
prohibits the import into the Community of all round
logs and timber products originating in Liberia and was
suspended from 23 June 2006 to 18 September 2006,
should therefore be repealed with retroactive effect to
19 September 2006,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 234/2004, paragraph 2 shall
be deleted.

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 19 September 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 December 2006.

For the Council
The President

E. TUOMIOJA