Proposal for a Council Decision extending the period of application of the appropriate measures laid down for the Republic of Guinea by Decision 2011/465/EU and amending that Decision

In July 2011 the Council of the European Union eased the appropriate measures laid down in July 2009 for Guinea, in recognition of progress made towards a return to constitutional rule since the inauguration of President Alpha Condé following democratic elections. Yet the Council recalled at the time that the transition would be complete only once free and transparent parliamentary elections had been held.

The date for holding elections has not yet been set, in spite of the numerous commitments made by President Condé to organise elections as quickly as possible. The monitoring mission carried out under Article 96 on 28-29 February 2012 established that conditions for lifting the appropriate measures had not been met.

As preparations for parliamentary elections are well behind schedule and as the situation on the ground has not changed significantly since July 2011 (date of Council Decision 2011/465/EU), the Commission believes that the period of application of the appropriate measures should be extended and the deadline for holding parliamentary election postponed until the end of 2012.

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EUR-Lex: COM(2012)288: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2012:288:FIN

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