Council Decision 2012/812/CFSP of 20 December 2012 amending Common Position 2003/495/CFSP on Iraq

21.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 352/54
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/812/CFSP
of 20 December 2012
amending Common Position 2003/495/CFSP on Iraq
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 7 July 2003, the Council adopted Common Position 2003/495/CFSP on Iraq (1) in implementation of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1483 (2003).
(2) On 15 December 2010, the UNSC adopted Resolution 1956 (2010) by which it decided that the full proceeds from the Development Fund for Iraq should be transferred to the Government of Iraq’s successor arrangements account or accounts and that the Development Fund for Iraq should be terminated no later than 30 June 2011.
(3) Common Position 2003/495/CFSP should therefore be amended to permit the transfer of frozen funds, other financial assets or economic resources to the successor arrangements to the Development Fund for Iraq put in place by the Government of Iraq under the conditions set out in Security Council Resolutions 1483 (2003) and 1956 (2010).
(4) Common Position 2003/495/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,