COUNCIL DECISION 2012/98/CFSP
of 17 February 2012
amending Decision 2010/232/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 26 April 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/232/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar (1).
(2)
On 23 January 2012, the Council welcomed the remarkable programme of political reform undertaken by the Government and Parliament in Burma/Myanmar, together with its commitment to economic and social development. The Council noted the commitment by the Government to continue and complete these reforms.
(3)
The Council decided, as a first step, that the visa ban concerning the President, the vice-Presidents, cabinet members and the Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament of Burma/Myanmar should be suspended.
(4)
Decision 2010/232/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Article 15 of Decision 2010/232/CFSP is hereby replaced by the following:
"Article 15
1. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
2. This Decision shall apply until 30 April 2012.
3. The measures referred to in Article 9(1) and in Article 10(1) and (2), insofar as they apply to persons listed in Annex IV, shall be suspended until 30 April 2012.
4. The measures referred to in Article 9(1), insofar as they apply to persons listed in Annex V, shall be suspended until 30 April 2012.".
Article 2
The Annex to this Decision shall be added as Annex V to Decision 2010/232/CFSP.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 17 February 2012.