Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain third countries concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea

Met dank overgenomen van Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, gepubliceerd op woensdag 16 november 2016.

On 17 October 2016, the Council adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1839[1] amending Decision 2010/638/CFSP.

The Council Decision renews existing measures until 27 October 2017.

The Candidate Countries the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, Montenegro*, Serbia* and Albania*, the country of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the EFTA i countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, as well as the Republic of Moldova, Armenia and Georgia align themselves with this Council Decision.

They will ensure that their national policies conform to this Council Decision.

The European Union i takes note of this commitment and welcomes it.

[1] Published on 18.10.2016 in the Official Journal of the European Union no. L 280, p. 32.

    • The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania continue to be part of the Stabilisation and Association Process.