Regulation 2024/898 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Somalia

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  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
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  5. Original proposal
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Current status

This regulation entered into force on March 20, 2024.

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Key information

official title

Council Regulation (EU) 2024/898 of 18 March 2024 amending Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Somalia
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2024/898
Regdoc number ST(2024)5748
Original proposal JOIN(2024)4 EN
CELEX number i 32024R0898

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Key dates

Document 18-03-2024; Date of adoption
Effect 20-03-2024; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 2
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

 

Official Journal

of the European Union

EN

L series
 
 

2024/898

19.3.2024

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2024/898

of 18 March 2024

amending Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Somalia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/882 of 18 March 2024 amending Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia (1),

Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,

Whereas:

 

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 of 27 January 2003 (2) concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Somalia restricts the provision of financing, financial assistance and technical assistance related to military activities in relation to goods and technology included in the Common Military List of the European Union to any person, entity or body in Somalia. It also restricts the supply to Somalia of goods that can contribute to the manufacture of improvised explosive devices (‘IEDs’).
 

(2)

On 1 December 2023, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2713 (2023). That Resolution establishes a general and complete embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Al-Shabaab in Somalia, renames the Sanctions Committee, introduces changes to the scope of exemptions to the arms embargo and the related financing, financial assistance and technical assistance intended for certain recipients in Somalia, and adjusts the ban on components of IEDs.
 

(3)

On 1 December 2023, the UNSC adopted Resolution (UNSCR) 2714 (2023). That Resolution lifted the arms embargo on the Federal Republic of Somalia previously established under UNSC Resolution 733 (1992).
 

(4)

On 18 March 2024, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2024/882, which amended Decision 2010/231/CFSP (3) in accordance with UNSCR 2713 (2023) and UNSCR 2714 (2023).
 

(5)

Decision (CFSP) 2024/882 also amended the title of Decision 2010/231/CFSP.
 

(6)

Some of those amendments fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement them, notably with a view to ensuring their uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.
 

(7)

Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 is amended as follows:

 

(1)

The title of Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 is replaced by ‘Council Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 of 27 January 2003 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Somalia’;
 

(2)

Point (c) in Article 1a is replaced by the following:

 

‘(c)

“Sanctions Committee” means the UN Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 2713 (2023) concerning Al-Shabaab;’;
 

(3)

Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

  • 1. 
    Article 1 shall not apply to the provision of financing or financial assistance related to military activities, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of, or technical assistance related to military activities in relation to goods and technology included in the Common Military List of the European Union intended solely for the support of, or use by:
 

(a)

the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia (GFRS), the Somali National Army (SNA), the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), the Somali National Police Force (SNPF) or the Somali Custodial...


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