Introductory text

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:

On 23 December 2013, the Council adopted Council Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic (CAR)^f1.

On 28 January 2014, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2134 (2014).

United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2134 (2014) requires that measures be taken for the application of travel restrictions, and for funds and assets of persons or entities to be designated by the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 57 of UNSCR 2127 (2013) to be frozen, in accordance with the criteria set out in UNSCR 2134 (2014).

UNSCR 2134 (2014) also reconfirms and extends the arms embargo established by UNSCR 2127 (2013). UNSCR 2134 (2014) furthermore determines that the arms embargo shall not apply to supplies intended solely for the support of or use by the European Union operation in the CAR (EUFOR RCA).

In addition, it is necessary to amend the scope of the derogation concerning the sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel intended solely for the support of or use by the Mission for the Consolidation of Peace in Central African Republic (MICOPAX), African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA), United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) and its guard unit, the African Union-Regional Task Force (AU-RTF), the French forces deployed in the CAR, and the EUFOR RCA to include the provision of technical and financial assistance.

Further Union action is needed in order to implement certain measures.

Decision 2013/798/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

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