Council Common Position 2007/93/CFSP of 12 February 2007 modifying and renewing Common Position 2004/137/CFSP concerning the restrictive measures imposed against Liberia
Date: 2007-02-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Liberia, common foreign and security policy, economic sanctions, international sanctions, the EU's international role

13.2.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 41/17

COUNCIL COMMON POSITION 2007/93/CFSP

of 12 February 2007

modifying and renewing Common Position 2004/137/CFSP concerning the restrictive measures
imposed against Liberia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

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

the Council adopted Common Position 2004/902/CFSP (2) extending
On 22 December 2004,
Common Position 2004/137/CFSP for a 12-month period, in accordance with UNSCR 1579 (2004).

the Council adopted Common Position 2006/31/CFSP (3) renewing the
On 23 January 2006,
measures imposed by Articles 1 and 2 of Common Position 2004/137/CFSP for a further period
of 12 months and the measures imposed by Articles 3 and 4 of Common Position 2004/137/CFSP
for a further period of six months in accordance with UNSCR 1647 (2005).

On 24 July 2006, the Council adopted Common Position 2006/518/CFSP (4) introducing further
exemptions to the measures imposed by Article 1(1) of Common Position 2006/31/CFSP in
accordance with UNSCR 1683 (2006) and renewing the measures imposed by Article 3 of
Common Position 2004/137/CFSP for a further period of six months in accordance with UNSCR
1689 (2006).

In the light of the developments in Liberia, the UN Security Council on 20 December 2006 adopted
UNSCR 1731 (2006) renewing the restrictive measures on arms, imposed by paragraph 2 of UNSCR
1521 (2003) and modified by paragraphs 1 and 2 of UNSCR 1683 (2006) and renewing the
restrictive measures on travel
for a further
period of 12 months. UNSCR 1731 (2006) also introduced an additional exemption related to
non-lethal military equipment solely for use by Liberian police and security forces.

imposed by paragraph 4 of UNSCR 1521 (2003)

The UN Security Council also decided in UNSCR 1731 (2006) to renew the restrictive measures on
diamonds imposed by paragraph 6 of UNSCR 1521 (2003) for a further period of six months.

The measures imposed by Common Position 2004/137/CFSP should therefore be renewed and
modified with effect from 23 December 2006 in order to give effect to UNSCR 1731 (2006).

(1) OJ L 40, 12.2.2004, p. 35.
(2) OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 113.
(3) OJ L 19, 24.1.2006, p. 38.
(4) OJ L 201, 25.7.2006, p. 36.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

Article 1

The measures imposed by Articles 1 and 2 of Common Position 2004/137/CFSP shall be applied for a
further period of 12 months, unless the Council decides otherwise in accordance with any future relevant
UN Security Council Resolution.

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

Article 2

Article 3

In addition to the exemptions from application set out in Article 1(2) of Common Position 2004/137/CFSP
and in Article 1 of Common Position 2006/518/CFSP, the measures on arms imposed by Article 1(1) of
Common Position 2004/137/CFSP shall not apply to supplies of non-lethal military equipment other than
non-lethal weapons and ammunition, as notified in advance to the Committee established by paragraph 21
of UNSCR 1521 (2003), intended solely 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 in October 2003.

Article 4

This Common Position shall apply from 23 December 2006 until 22 December 2007.

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

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 12 February 2007.

For the Council
The President

F.-W. STEINMEIER