Council Regulation (EU) No 1032/2010 of 15 November 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte-d’Ivoire

16.11.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 298/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1032/2010
of 15 November 2010
amending Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte-d’Ivoire
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 2010/656/CFSP of 29 October 2010 renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire (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 174/2005 of 31 January 2005 imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte d’Ivoire (2) provides for prohibitions on the export of equipment which might be used for internal repression and on the provision of certain technical assistance, financing and financial assistance. Those restrictions were enacted in accordance with Council Common Position 2004/852/CFSP of 13 December 2004 concerning restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire (3).
(2) Taking into account United Nations Security Council Resolution 1946 (2010) of 15 October 2010 and Decision 2010/656/CFSP, it is necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 in order to permit the export of non-lethal equipment, as well as non-lethal equipment capable of being used for internal repression, intended solely to enable the Ivorian security forces to use only appropriate and proportionate force while maintaining public order, as well as the provision of related technical assistance, financing and financial assistance.
(3) The list of equipment which might be used for internal repression should be updated following recommendations made by experts, taking into account Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 of 27 June 2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (4).
(4) It is appropriate to update the article on Union jurisdiction in light of recent drafting practice.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 should be amended accordingly,