Joint Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte d’Ivoire

On the basis of Common Position 2004/852/CFSP, Council Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 introduced a ban on the export of internal repression equipment to Côte d’Ivoire. Common Position 2004/852/CFSP has since been replaced by Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP.

Regulation (EC) No 174/2005, as amended, now gives effect to Decision 2010/656/CFSP at Union level by imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte d’Ivoire.

It is appropriate to add an additional derogation to the prohibition on sale, supply, transfer and export of equipment that might be used for internal repression to enable supply of equipment for the purposes of civilian mining or infrastructure projects.

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission propose to give effect to those measures by means of a Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 174/2005.