Date: 2019-03-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/467 of 21 March 2019 amending Decision 2011/173/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
**Policy Summary:**
Council Decision CFSP 2019/467, adopted on March 21, 2019, amends Council Decision 2011/173/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The key amendment extends the application of the restrictive measures outlined in Decision 2011/173/CFSP until March 31, 2020. This decision entered into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The legal basis for this decision is Article 29 of the Treaty on European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
COUNCIL DECISION CFSP 2019/467: Council Decision CFSP 2019/467 of 21 March 2019 amending Decision 2011/173/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Decision 2011/173/CFSP: Council Decision 2011/173/CFSP of 21 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: A country in Southeastern Europe, the subject of restrictive measures mentioned in the Council Decisions.
Treaty on European Union: The treaty on which the European Union is founded.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: The official who proposed the decision regarding restrictive measures.
European Union: The political and economic union to which the Council belongs.
Brussels: The city where the Council Decision was done.
G. CIAMBA: The President of the Council at the time of the decision.
22.3.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 80/39
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2019/467
of 21 March 2019
amending Decision 2011/173/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard t 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 21 March 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/173/CFSP (1) concerning restrictive measures in view of
the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/173/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 31 March
2020.
(3) Decision 2011/173/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The second paragraph of Article 6 of Decision 2011/173/CFSP is replaced by the following:
‘This Decision shall apply until 31 March 2020.’.
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, 21 March 2019.
For the Council
The President
G. CIAMBA
(1) Council Decision 2011/173/CFSP of 21 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(OJ L 76, 22.3.2011, p. 68).