Council Regulation (EU) No 431/2013 of 13 May 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Somalia

14.5.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/12
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 431/2013
of 13 May 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Somalia
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 Council Decision 2010/231/CFSP of 26 April 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Somalia (1),
Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 (2) imposes a general ban on the provision of technical advice, assistance, training, financing and financial assistance relating to military activities to any person, entity or body in Somalia.
(2) On 6 March 2013, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2093 (2013). That Resolution amended the arms embargo imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 733 (1992) and further elaborated upon by UNSCR 1425 (2002). UNSCR 2093 (2013) thus provides for a derogation from the prohibition of assistance relating to weapons and military equipment intended for the support of Amisom’s strategic partners, for United Nations personnel, and for the successor mission of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia, and partially suspends the arms embargo in relation to the development of the Security Forces of the Federal Government of Somalia.
(3) On 25 April 2013 the Council adopted Decision 2013/201/CFSP (3), which amends Decision 2010/231/CFSP and provides for derogations equivalent to those provided by the UNSCR 2093 (2013).
(4) These measures 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 it, in particular with a view to ensuring its uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,