Considerations on JOIN(2014)2 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 234/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia

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dossier JOIN(2014)2 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 234/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia.
document JOIN(2014)2 EN
date March 14, 2014
 
table>(1)Council Regulation (EC) No 234/2004 (2) imposes a general ban on the provision of technical advice, assistance, training, financing and financial assistance related to military activities to any person, entity or body in Liberia.
(2)On 10 December 2013, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2128 (2013) reaffirming the arms embargo imposed by paragraph 2 of Resolution 1521 (2003) and modified by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Resolution 1683 (2006), by paragraph 1(b) of Resolution 1731 (2006), by paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Resolution 1903 (2009), and by paragraph 3 of Resolution 1961 (2010), and modifying the associated notification requirements.

(3)On 14 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/141/CFSP (3), which amends Common Position 2008/109/CFSP to that effect.

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

(5)Regulation (EC) No 234/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly,