Council Decision 2004/790/CFSP of 22 November 2004 extending and amending Decision 2003/276/CFSP implementing Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP with a view to a European Union contribution to the destruction of ammunition for small arms and light weapons in Albania

24.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 348/45
COUNCIL DECISION 2004/790/CFSP
of 22 November 2004
extending and amending Decision 2003/276/CFSP implementing Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP with a view to a European Union contribution to the destruction of ammunition for small arms and light weapons in Albania
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 23(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP of 12 July 2002 on the European Union's contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 14 April 2003 the Council adopted Decision 2003/276/CFSP concerning a European Union contribution to the destruction of ammunition for small arms and light weapons in Albania (2), which was aimed at implementing Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP and which made available EUR 820 000 for this purpose.
(2) Some objectives could not be fulfilled by 31 October 2004, the date on which Council Decision 2003/276/CFSP expires, and others should be consolidated and expanded after that date. The project in question is a multi-annual project lasting four years.
(3) Decision 2003/276/CFSP should therefore be extended and amended,