Considerations on COM(2011)68 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 imposing certain specific restrictive measures in respect of Guinea

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dossier COM(2011)68 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 imposing certain specific restrictive measures in respect of Guinea.
document COM(2011)68 EN
date March 21, 2011
 
table>(1)Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 (2) imposed certain restrictive measures in respect of the Republic of Guinea, in accordance with Common Position 2009/788/CFSP (3) (later replaced by Decision 2010/638/CFSP (4)), in response to the violent crackdown by security forces on political demonstrators in Conakry on 28 September 2009.
(2)On 21 March 2011, by Decision 2011/169/CFSP, the Council decided that the restrictive measures imposed in respect of the Republic of Guinea should be amended in light of the political situation and of the Report of the International Commission of Inquiry mandated to establish the facts and circumstances of the events of 28 September 2009 in Guinea.

(3)Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009, as amended by this Regulation, respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and notably the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial and the right to the protection of personal data. Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 should be applied in accordance with those rights and principles.

(4)The power to amend the list in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 should be exercised by the Council, in view of the political situation in the Republic of Guinea, and to ensure consistency with the process for amending and reviewing the Annex to Decision 2010/638/CFSP.

(5)The procedure for amending the list in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 should include providing designated natural or legal persons, entities or bodies with the grounds for listing, so as to give them an opportunity to submit observations. Where observations are submitted, or substantial new evidence is presented, the Council should review its decision in light of those observations and inform the person, entity or body concerned accordingly.

(6)In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force on the day of its publication.

(7)Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 should be amended accordingly,