Introductory text
United Kingdom
Council Regulation (EU) No 1295/2011
of 13 December 2011
amending Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 imposing certain specific restrictive measures in respect of the Republic of Guinea
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2011/706/CFSP of 27 October 2011 amending Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guineaf1,
Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009f2 imposed certain specific restrictive measures in respect of the Republic of Guinea, in accordance with Council Common Position 2009/788/CFSPf3 (later replaced by Council Decision 2010/638/CFSPf4), in response to the violent crackdown by security forces on political demonstrators in Conakry on 28 September 2009.
(2)
Decision 2010/638/CFSP was amended by Decision 2011/706/CFSP in order to modify, inter alia, the scope of the measures relating to military equipment and equipment capable of being used for internal repression.
(3)
Certain aspects of those measures fall within the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, notably with a view to ensuring their uniform application by economic operators in all Member States, regulatory action at the level of the Union is necessary in order to implement them.
(4)
Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 should be amended accordingly,
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