Introductory text

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000^f1 and revised at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on 22 June 2010^f2 (the ‘ACP-EU Partnership Agreement’), and in particular Article 96 thereof,

Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement^f3, and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, in conjunction with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

The Republic of Burundi is not complying with the essential elements referred to in Article 9 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement.

On 8 December 2015, pursuant to Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, consultations started with the Republic of Burundi, in the presence of representatives of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, including the African Union, the East African Community and the United Nations.

During these consultations, the representatives of the Government of Burundi presented proposed commitments. Those proposed commitments are deemed unsatisfactory.

Consequently, the consultations opened under Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement should be closed and appropriate measures adopted for the implementation of those commitments,

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