Date: 2023-12-11Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2787 of 8 December 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/732 in support of the UN Secretary-General’s Mechanism for investigation of alleged use of chemical and biological or toxin weapons
**Summary:**
Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2787, adopted on December 8, 2023, amends Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/732, extending support for the UN Secretary-General's Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological or Toxin Weapons. The original decision, CFSP 2020/732, established a 36-month implementation period for related projects, scheduled to end on December 14, 2023. This amendment grants a 13-month, no-cost extension to the implementation period, pushing the expiration date to January 14, 2025. The extension was requested by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), which is responsible for the technical implementation of the projects. The decision has no financial implications. Article 5, paragraph 2 of Decision CFSP 2020/732 is amended to reflect the new expiration date. The decision enters into force on the date of its adoption.
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 comprising government ministers from each member state.
Treaty on European Union: One of the primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union.
Decision CFSP 2023/2787: Council Decision CFSP 2023/2787 of 8 December 2023 amending Decision CFSP 2020/732 in support of the UN Secretary-General’s Mechanism for investigation of alleged use of chemical and biological or toxin weapons
Decision CFSP 2020/732: Council Decision CFSP 2020/732 in support of the UN Secretary-General’s Mechanism for investigation of alleged use of chemical and biological or toxin weapons
UN Secretary-General’s Mechanism: Mechanism for investigation of alleged use of chemical and biological or toxin weapons
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA): The UN office responsible for the technical implementation of the projects referred to in Article 1 of Decision CFSP 2020/732.
Brussels: The location where the Council Decision was adopted.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2787 11.12.2023
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/2787
of 8 December 2023
amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/732 in support of the UN Secretary-General’s Mechanism for
investigation of alleged use of chemical and biological or toxin weapons
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 2 June 2020, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/732(1), which provided for a 36-month period,
commencing on the date of the conclusion of the agreement referred to in Article 3(3) of that Decision, for the
implementation of the projects referred to in Article 1 thereof (the ‘implementation period’).
(2) The implementation period was to end on 14 December 2023.
(3) On 22 September 2023, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), which is responsible for the
technical implementation of the projects referred to in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2020/732, requested
a 13-month no-cost extension of the implementation period.
(4) The extension of the implementation period until 14 January 2025 does not have any implication as regards
financial resources.
(5) Decision (CFSP) 2020/732 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Article 5 of Decision (CFSP) 2020/732, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2. This Decision shall expire on 14 January 2025.’
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 8 December 2023.
For the Council
The President
N. CALVIÑO SANTAMARÍA
(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/732 of 2 June 2020 in support of the UN Secretary-General’s Mechanism for investigation of alleged use
of chemical and biological or toxin weapons (OJ L 172 I, 3.6.2020, p. 5).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2787/oj 1/1