Council Decision of 17 February 2012 adapting and extending the period of application of the appropriate measures first established by Decision 2002/148/EC concluding consultations with Zimbabwe under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (2012/96/EU)

Article 1 U.K.

The measures referred to in the letter annexed to this Decision are hereby maintained as appropriate measures within the meaning of Article 96(2)(c) of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement.

Those measures shall apply for a period of 6 months from 20 February 2012 until 20 August 2012. They shall be kept under constant review and shall be reassessed in light of concrete progress in the implementation of the Global Political Agreement and the preparation of peaceful and credible elections.

The letter annexed to this Decision shall be addressed to the President of Zimbabwe, Mr Mugabe, and copied to Prime Minister Tsvangirai and Mr Welshman Ncube.

Article 2 U.K.

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Article 3 U.K.

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 17 February 2012.

For the Council

The President

M. Sareen