Council Regulation (EU) No 431/2013
of 13 May 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Somalia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,
Whereas:
On 6 March 2013, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2093 (2013). That Resolution amended the arms embargo imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 733 (1992) and further elaborated upon by UNSCR 1425 (2002). UNSCR 2093 (2013) thus provides for a derogation from the prohibition of assistance relating to weapons and military equipment intended for the support of Amisom’s strategic partners, for United Nations personnel, and for the successor mission of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia, and partially suspends the arms embargo in relation to the development of the Security Forces of the Federal Government of Somalia.
These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement it, in particular with a view to ensuring its uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.
Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: