Council Decision 2010/639/CFSP of 25 October 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Whereas:

On 10 April 2006, the Council adopted Common Position 2006/276/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against certain officials of Belarus^f1.

By Common Position 2009/314/CFSP of 6 April 2009 amending Common Position 2006/276/CFSP^f2 the restrictive measures were extended until 15 March 2010. However, the travel restrictions imposed on certain leading figures in Belarus, with the exception of those involved in the disappearances which occurred in 1999 and 2000 and of the President of the Central Electoral Commission, were suspended until 15 December 2009.

On 15 December 2009, the Council adopted Council Decision 2009/969/CFSP^f3 extending both the restrictive measures and the suspension until 31 October 2010.

On the basis of a re-examination of Common Position 2006/276/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 31 October 2011, whilst the suspension of the travel restrictions, should also be renewed until the same date.

The Union implementing measures are set out in Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures against President Lukashenko and certain officials of Belarus^f4,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: