Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1612 of 25 October 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

On 1 October 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763⁽¹⁾ concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi.
On the basis of a review of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 31 October 2019.
Additional identifying information concerning one natural person is available.
Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The second paragraph of Article 6 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 is replaced by the following:

‘This Decision shall apply until 31 October 2019.’.

The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 25 October 2018.

For the Council

The President

J. Bogner-Strauss