Considerations on COM(2010)19 - Adapting and extending the period of application of the measures in Decision 2002/148/EC concluding consultations with Zimbabwe under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement

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dossier COM(2010)19 - Adapting and extending the period of application of the measures in Decision 2002/148/EC concluding consultations with ...
document COM(2010)19 EN
date February 16, 2010
 
table>(1)By Decision 2002/148/EC (4), the consultations with the Republic of Zimbabwe under Article 96(2)(c) of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement were concluded and appropriate measures, as specified in the Annex to that Decision, were taken.
(2)By Decision 2009/144/EC (5) the application of the measures referred to in Article 2 of Decision 2002/148/EC, which had been extended until 20 February 2004 by Article 1 of Decision 2003/112/EC (6), until 20 February 2005 by Article 1 of Decision 2004/157/EC (7), until 20 February 2006 by Article 1 of Decision 2005/139/EC (8), until 20 February 2007 by Article 1 of Decision 2006/114/EC (9), until 20 February 2008 by Article 1 of Decision 2007/127/EC (10) and until 20 February 2009 by Article 1 of Decision 2008/158/EC (11), was extended for a further period of 12 months until 20 February 2010.

(3)The creation of an inclusive Government should be recognised as an opportunity to re-establish a constructive relationship between the European Union and Zimbabwe and to support the implementation of its reform programme.

(4)However, taking into consideration recent events in Zimbabwe’s political development, as well as the fact that certain important measures concerning the essential elements of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, fully integrated into the Global Political Agreement agreed among the three political parties, have still not been adequately implemented, the essential elements cited in Article 9 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement are not respected, and the current conditions in Zimbabwe do not ensure respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law.

(5)The period of application of the measures should therefore be extended,