Joint Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

On 2 March 2011, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 imposing restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya in order to give effect to UN Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011).

On 15 September 2011, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2009 (2011) to promote Libya’s recovery from its recent conflict and begin unwinding some of the sanctions imposed under UNSCR 1970 and successive resolutions. UNSCR 2009 creates new exemptions to the arms embargo, removes restrictions on Libyan-operated flights and provides for a transparent and responsible unfreezing of certain funds frozen under UNSCR 1970 in order to support the resumption of economic activity. The Council is preparing a CFSP Decision to implement UNSCR 2009.

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

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EUR-Lex: COM(2011)601: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2011:601:FIN

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