Date: 2020-06-30Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/907 of 29 June 2020 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
**Summary:**
Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/907, dated June 29, 2020, amends Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in response to Russia's actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine. The decision extends the application of Decision 2014/512/CFSP until January 31, 2021. This extension allows the Council of the European Union to further assess the implementation of the Minsk agreements. The original decision, 2014/512/CFSP, was adopted on July 31, 2014, and has been subject to renewals and amendments, including Decision (CFSP) 2019/2192 adopted on December 19, 2019. This decision enters into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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 responsible for legislative and policy decisions.
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 position within the European Union responsible for foreign policy.
Decision 2014/512/CFSP: A Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine.
Ukraine: A country in Eastern Europe that is the subject of destabilizing actions by Russia, leading to the restrictive measures.
Russia: The country whose actions are considered to be destabilizing the situation in Ukraine, leading to the restrictive measures.
Minsk agreements: A series of international agreements which seek to end the war in the Donbas region of Ukraine.
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 207/37
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2020/907
of 29 June 2020
amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions
destabilising the situation in Ukraine
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 31 July 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/512/CFSP(1).
(2) On 19 March 2015, the European Council agreed that the necessary measures would be taken to clearly link the
duration of the restrictive measures to the complete implementation of the Minsk agreements, bearing in mind that
the complete implementation was foreseen for 31 December 2015.
(3) On 19 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/2192(2), renewing Decision 2014/512/CFSP
until 31 July 2020 in order to enable it to further assess the implementation of the Minsk agreements.
(4) Having assessed the implementation of the Minsk agreements, the Council considers that Decision 2014/512/CFSP
should be renewed for a further six months in order to enable the Council to further assess their implementation.
(5) Decision 2014/512/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Decision 2014/512/CFSP is replaced by the following:
‘1. This Decision shall apply until 31 January 2021.’.
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 June 2020.
For the Council
The President
A. METELKO-ZGOMBIĆ
(1) Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the
situation in Ukraine (OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 13).
(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/2192 of 19 December 2019 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in
view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 330, 20.12.2019, p. 71).