Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2228 of 23 October 2023 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 from 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 2024.
Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

‘This Decision shall apply until 31 October 2024.’.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 23 October 2023.

For the Council

The President

J. Borrell Fontelles