Council Regulation (EC) No 719/2007 of 25 June 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 234/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia
Date: 2007-06-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Liberia, derogation from EU law, international agreement, international sanctions, military equipment, precious stones, trade restriction

26.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 164/1

(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)

I

REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 719/2007

of 25 June 2007

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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

establishing the European

Having regard to Common Position 2007/400/CFSP of 11 June
2007 terminating certain restrictive measures imposed against
Liberia (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(2)

(3)

Whereas:

(1)

against

restrictive measures

Common Position 2004/137/CFSP of 10 February 2004
Liberia (2)
concerning
provided for the implementation of
the measures set
in United Nations Security Council Resolution
out
1521(2003) concerning Liberia,
including inter alia, a
ban on the import of rough diamonds from Liberia.
That ban was most
recently renewed by Common
Position 2007/93/CFSP of 12 February 2007 modifying
and renewing Common Position 2004/137/CFSP (3) for a
the UN
period of six months. On 27 April 2007,
Security Council adopted Resolution 1753(2007).
It
decided,
inter alia, to terminate the restrictive measures
on diamonds from Liberia. Subsequently, Liberia was
admitted as of 4 May 2007 to the Kimberley Process
Certification Scheme. Accordingly, Liberia should be

listed as a Participant in Annex II to Council Regulation
(EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 imple-
menting the Kimberley Process certification scheme for
the international trade in rough diamonds (4).

Council Regulation (EC) No 234/2004 (5) prohibits, inter
alia, the import of rough diamonds from Liberia.

into the Community of

Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 234/2004, which
prohibits the import
rough
and Article 6(3) which
diamonds
should
prohibits
therefore be repealed with retroactive effect as of
27 April 2007,

from Liberia,
circumvention of

that prohibition,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Paragraphs
No 234/2004 shall be repealed.

(1) and (3) of Article 6 of Regulation (EC)

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 27 April 2007.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 2007.

For the Council
The President

A. SCHAVAN

(1) OJ L 150, 12.6.2007, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 40, 12.2.2004, p. 35. Common Position last modified and
L 41,
Position

by Common

2007/93/CFSP

(OJ

renewed
13.2.2007, p. 17).

(3) OJ L 41, 13.2.2007, p. 17.

(4) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 613/2007 (OJ L 141, 2.6.2007,
p. 56).

(5) OJ L 40, 12.2.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1819/2006 (OJ L 351, 13.12.2006, p. 1).