Joint Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic
Date: 2023-10-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Subjects: Central African Republic, EU restrictive measure, arms control, arms trade, economic sanctions, international sanctions, military equipment, paramilitary force

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION HIGH REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNION FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND SECURITY POLICY Brussels, 13.10.2023  JOIN(2023) 32 final/2          DOWNGRADED ON 25.7.2024 2023/0374 (NLE)  Joint Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic   
 
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

On 10 March 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive 
measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic.  

On 27 July 2023, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2693 (2023). That 
Resolution  establishes  that  the  arms  embargo  measures  and  the  related  notification 
requirements shall no longer apply to the supply, sale or transfer of arms and related materiel, 
and the provision of assistance, advice and training to the CAR security forces, including state 
civilian law enforcement institutions. 

The  Council  is  about  to  adopt  a  decision  amending  Decision  2013/798/CFSP  in  order  to 
reflect these provisions. 

Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement these measures. 

The  High  Representative  of  the  Union  for  Foreign  Affairs  and  Security  Policy  and  the 
European Commission propose to amend Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 accordingly. 

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2023/0374 (NLE) 

Joint Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the 
situation in the Central African Republic 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 215 thereof, 
Having regard to Decision (CFSP) [2023/…]1, amending Council Decision 2013/798/CFSP of 
23 December 2013 concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic2, 

Having  regard  to  the  joint  proposal  from  the  High  Representative  of  the  Union  for  Foreign 
Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

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(2) 

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On  10  March  2014,  the  Council  adopted  Regulation  (EU)  No  224/2014  concerning 
restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic3 (‘CAR’), 
in order to give effect to certain measures provided for in Decision 2013/798/CFSP.  

On  27  July  2023,  the  United  Nations  Security  Council  adopted  Resolution  2693 
(2023).  That  Resolution  establishes  that  the  arms  embargo  measures  and  the  related 
notification requirements shall no longer apply to the supply, sale or transfer of arms 
and related materiel, and the provision of assistance, advice and training to the CAR 
security forces, including state civilian law enforcement institutions. 

On  […]  October  2023,  the  Council  adopted  Decision  (CFSP)  [2023/…],  which 
amends Decision 2013/798/CFSP in accordance with Resolution 2693 (2023).  

Certain of these amendments fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of 
the  European  Union  and  regulatory  action  at  the  level  of  the  Union  is  therefore 
necessary  in  order  to  implement  them,  in  particular  with  a  view  to  ensuring  their 
uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.  

(5) 

Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,  

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

In Regulation (EU) No 224/2014, Article 3, letter (e) is replaced by the following: 

‘(e)  related  to  supplies  of  arms  and  related  materiel  of  all  types,  including  weapons 
and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare 

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OJ L … 
OJ L 352, 24.12.2013, p. 51. 
OJ L 70, 11.3.2014, p. 1. 

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parts for the aforementioned, to the CAR security forces, including state civilian law 
enforcement institutions.’ 

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

Article 2 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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