Date: 2016-09-30Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1745 of 29 September 2016 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi
**Summary:**
Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1745, adopted on 29 September 2016, amends Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi. The key amendment is the renewal of the restrictive measures until 31 October 2017. The decision entered into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The original Decision CFSP 2015/1763 was adopted on 1 October 2015.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Council of the European Union: A body of the European Union
Treaty on European Union: One of the primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: A high-ranking official responsible for EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy.
Decision CFSP 2015/1763: A Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi.
Burundi: A landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley where East Africa and the African Great Lakes region converge.
Brussels: The capital of Belgium, and the location where the decision was made.
Decision CFSP 2016/1745: Council Decision amending Decision CFSP 2015/1763 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi
30.9.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 264/29
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2016/1745
of 29 September 2016
amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in
Burundi
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 1 October 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 (1), concerning restrictive measures in view
of the situation in Burundi.
(2) On the basis of a review of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763, the restrictive measures should be renewed until
31 October 2017.
(3) Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The second paragraph of Article 6 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 is replaced by the following:
‘This Decision shall apply until 31 October 2017.’.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
Done at Brussels, 29 September 2016.
For the Council
The President
P. ŽIGA
(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 of 1 October 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi (OJ L 257,
2.10.2015, p. 37).