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dossier	COM(2012)288 - Extension of the period of application of the appropriate measures laid down for Guinea by Decision 2011/465/EU and amending ...
document	COM(2012)288
date	July 16, 2012

Agreement amending for the second time the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000, as first amended in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (OJ L 287, 4.11.2010, p. 3).

(3) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 376.

(4) OJ L 195, 27.7.2011, p. 2.

ANNEX

LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA

Sirs,

Welcoming the progress made by the Republic of Guinea in returning to constitutional rule following the peaceful conclusion of the presidential elections in 2010 and the inauguration of a legitimate President and a civil government, in July 2011 the Council of the European Union, eased the appropriate measures laid down for the Republic of Guinea.

In Decision 2011/465/EU of 18 July 2011, the Council of the European Union specified that cooperation with the Republic of Guinea under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) could be resumed in two stages, depending on progress made towards the holding of free and transparent parliamentary elections by the end of 2011.

The Council of the European Union finds that neither of the benchmarks has been met to date and has therefore decided, on the one hand, to extend the period of application of the appropriate measures laid down in Decision 2011/465/EU, and, on the other hand, to extend the time-limit for holding parliamentary elections until the end of 2012. Failure to respect this deadline will limit the possibilities of funds being committed from the 10th EDF.

We should like to recall the importance which the European Union attaches to the holding of credible, free and transparent parliamentary elections as quickly as possible and under optimum conditions, marking the end of the transition in the Republic of Guinea. The European Union confirms its commitment to supporting the organisation of these elections.

We assure you, Sirs, of the European Union’s support to your efforts to ensure sustainable economic growth and the welfare of the people of the Republic of Guinea.

Yours faithfully,

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

C. ASHTON

President

For the Commission

A. PIEBALGS

Commissioner