Date: 2020-06-30Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/905 of 29 June 2020 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/1428 in support of the implementation of the Maputo Action Plan for the implementation of the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction
**Summary:**
Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/905, adopted on June 29, 2020, amends Decision (CFSP) 2017/1428. The amendment extends the implementation period of Decision (CFSP) 2017/1428, which supports the implementation of the Maputo Action Plan for the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines. The extension is a no-cost, four-month extension until February 28, 2021. This extension was requested by the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) on April 16, 2020, due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel restrictions. The original decision provided for a 36-month implementation period following the conclusion of the financing agreement signed on October 30, 2017, which was set to expire on October 29, 2020. The continuation of activities until February 28, 2021, does not have financial implications.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: An international organization consisting of European countries.
Council Decision CFSP 2020/905: Council Decision amending Decision CFSP 2017/1428.
Council Decision CFSP 2017/1428: Council Decision in support of the implementation of the Maputo Action Plan.
Maputo Action Plan: Action plan for the implementation of the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction.
1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction: International treaty banning anti-personnel mines.
Implementation Support Unit: The ISU of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining: Implementing agency for Decision CFSP 2017/1428.
Brussels: City in Belgium, where the decision was adopted.
30.6.2020 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 207/35
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2020/905
of 29 June 2020
amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/1428 in support of the implementation of the Maputo Action Plan
for the implementation of the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling,
Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28(1) and 31(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 4 August 2017 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/1428(1), which provides for a 36-month
implementation period from the date of conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in Article 3(3) of that
Decision, for the activities referred to in Article 1 thereof.
(2) The financing agreement with the Implementation Support Unit of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use,
Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (the ‘ISU’), represented by
the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, which is the implementing agency for Decision (CFSP)
2017/1428, was signed on 30 October 2017 and expires on 29 October 2020.
(3) On 16 April 2020, the ISU requested a no-cost four-month extension of the implementation period of Decision
(CFSP) 2017/1428 until 28 February 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on international travel.
(4) The continuation of the activities referred to in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2017/1428 does not have any
implication as regards financial resources until 28 February 2021.
(5) Decision (CFSP) 2017/1428 should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Article 5 of Decision (CFSP) 2017/1428 is hereby replaced by the following:
‘Article 5
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall expire on 28 February 2021.’.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 29 June 2020.
For the Council
The President
A. METELKO-ZGOMBIĆ
(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1428 of 4 August 2017 in support of the implementation of the Maputo Action Plan for the
implementation of the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines
and on their Destruction (OJ L 204, 5.8.2017, p. 101).