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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28(1) and 31(1) thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 12 December 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/2303.

(2) Decision (CFSP) 2017/2303 provides for a 12‐month implementation period of the activities referred to in Article 1(2) thereof from the date of the conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in Article 3(3) thereof.

(3) On 10 December 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1943 extending the implementation period of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2303 by 12 months.

(4) On 24 June 2019, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which is responsible for the technical implementation of the project supported by Decision (CFSP) 2017/2303, requested the authorisation of the Union to extend the implementation period of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2303 by 24 months to a total of 48 months.

(5) This further extension of the implementation period of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2303 would allow the OPCW to continue the implementation of the activities referred to in Article 1(2) of that Decision beyond the expiry date set out in Article 5(2) thereof and to reach the planned objectives of those activities, including enhancing the capacity of the OPCW to address the threat of the use of chemical weapons.

(6) The requested amendment of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2303 concerns Article 5(2) thereof, and Section 8 of the Annex to that Decision where the reference to the duration of the project should be modified.

(7) The continuation of the activities referred to in Article 1(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2303, as specifically mentioned in the request made by the OPCW on 24 June 2019, could be performed without any resource implication.

(8) Decision (CFSP) 2017/2303 should therefore be amended to enable the continued implementation of the activities referred to in Article 1(2) of that Decision, by extending its duration accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision (CFSP) 2017/2303 is hereby amended as follows: Para. 002. This Decision shall expire 48 months after the date of the conclusion of the financing agreement between the Commission and the OPCW referred to in Article 3(3), or it shall expire six months after its entry into force if that financing agreement has not been concluded by that time.. (1) Article 5(2) is replaced by the following: (2) The text of Section 8 of the Annex is replaced by the following: Estimated duration The duration of the project is envisaged to be 48 months..

(1) Article 5(2) is replaced by the following: Para. 002. This Decision shall expire 48 months after the date of the conclusion of the financing agreement between the Commission and the OPCW referred to in Article 3(3), or it shall expire six months after its entry into force if that financing agreement has not been concluded by that time..

2. This Decision shall expire 48 months after the date of the conclusion of the financing agreement between the Commission and the OPCW referred to in Article 3(3), or it shall expire six months after its entry into force if that financing agreement has not been concluded by that time..

(2) The text of Section 8 of the Annex is replaced by the following: Estimated duration The duration of the project is envisaged to be 48 months..

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 9 December 2019. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

Versions

1. 2019-12-09

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