Date: 2020-10-30Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1586 of 29 October 2020 amending Decision 2010/573/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova
**Summary:**
Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1586, issued on October 29, 2020, amends Decision 2010/573/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova. The key amendment extends the application of these restrictive measures until October 31, 2021. The Council will review the situation regarding these measures within six months of the decision. This decision entered into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
Treaty on European Union: A foundational treaty of the European Union.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
COUNCIL DECISION CFSP 2020/1586: Council decision of the European Union regarding restrictive measures.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: An office within the European Union responsible for foreign policy.
Decision 2010/573/CFSP: Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova.
Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova: A breakaway territory located in Moldova.
Brussels: The location where the decision was adopted.
Official Journal of the European Union: The official gazette of record for the European Union (EU).
30.10.2020 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union L 362/29
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2020/1586
of 29 October 2020
amending Decision 2010/573/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the
Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova
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 27 September 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/573/CFSP(1) concerning restrictive measures against
the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova.
(2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2010/573/CFSP, the restrictive measures against the leadership of the
Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova should be extended until 31 October 2021. The Council will carry
out a review of the situation with regard to the restrictive measures after six months.
(3) Decision 2010/573/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Article 4(2) of Decision 2010/573/CFSP is hereby replaced by the following:
‘2. This Decision shall apply until 31 October 2021. It shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed or amended,
as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’.
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 October 2020.
For the Council
The President
M. ROTH
(1) Council Decision 2010/573/CFSP of 27 September 2010 concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian
region of the Republic of Moldova (OJ L 253, 28.9.2010, p. 54).