Date: 2018-06-19Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/880 of 18 June 2018 amending Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol
**Summary:**
Council Decision CFSP 2018/880, issued on June 18, 2018, amends Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol. The decision, based on Article 29 of the Treaty on European Union, renews the existing restrictive measures until June 23, 2019. The Council reaffirms its non-recognition of the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and its commitment to fully implementing its non-recognition policy. Article 1 replaces the second paragraph of Article 5 of Decision 2014/386/CFSP, stipulating the application of the decision until June 23, 2019. The decision entered into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision was made in Luxembourg and signed by the President of the Council, R. Porodzanov. The original Council Decision 2014/386/CFSP was published in the Official Journal L 183, 24.6.2014, p. 70.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic alliance of European countries.
Council Decision CFSP 2018/880: A Council decision amending Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol.
Crimea: A peninsula located on the northern coast of the Black Sea within Ukraine.
Sevastopol: A city located in Crimea.
Russian Federation: The country that annexed Crimea and Sevastopol, according to the document.
Council Decision 2014/386/CFSP: A Council decision concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol.
Treaty on European Union: The treaty that forms the constitutional basis of the European Union.
Luxembourg: City in Luxembourg where the decision was made.
19.6.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 155/5
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/880
of 18 June 2018
amending Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal
annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol
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 of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 23 June 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/386/CFSP (1).
(2) The Council does not recognise and continues to condemn the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by
the Russian Federation and will remain committed to fully implementing its non-recognition policy.
(3) On the basis of a review of Decision 2014/386/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until
23 June 2019.
(4) Decision 2014/386/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Article 5 of Decision 2014/386/CFSP, the second paragraph is replaced by the following: ‘This Decision shall apply
until 23 June 2019.’.
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 Luxembourg, 18 June 2018.
For the Council
The President
R. PORODZANOV
(1) Council Decision 2014/386/CFSP of 23 June 2014 concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and
Sevastopol (OJ L 183, 24.6.2014, p. 70).