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Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/294

of 26 February 2018

amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 in support of activities of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28(1), in conjunction with Article 31(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1)

On 17 February 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/259^f1.

(2)

Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 provides for an implementation period for the activities referred to in Article 1(2) of that Decision of 36 months after the date of the conclusion of the financial agreement referred to in Article 3(3) of that Decision.

(3)

On 17 January 2018, the implementing entity (the ‘OPCW Technical Secretariat’) requested the authorisation of the Union to extend the implementation period of Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 for 9 months to allow for the continuation of the implementation of the activities beyond the expiry date referred to in Article 5(2) of that Decision.

(4)

The requested amendment of Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 concerns Article 5(2) and the Annex thereto, in particular regarding the descriptions of certain Project activities that should be modified.

(5)

The continuation of the activities referred to in Article 1(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/259, as specifically quoted in the request made by the OPCW Technical Secretariat on 17 January 2018, is possible without any resource implication.

(6)

Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 should therefore be amended to enable the continued implementation of the activities provided for therein by extending its duration accordingly,

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f1: Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 of 17 February 2015 in support of activities of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (OJ L 43, 18.2.2015, p. 14).