Council Regulation (EU) No 408/2010 of 11 May 2010 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 renewing and strengthening the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar
Council Regulation (EU) No 408/2010of 11 May 2010amending Council Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 renewing and strengthening the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/MyanmarTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215(1) thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2010/232/CFSP of 26 April 2010 renewing restrictive measures against Burma/MyanmarOJ L 105, 27.4.2010, p. 22.,Having regard to a joint proposal from the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,Whereas:(1)Article 4 of Decision 2010/232/CFSP provides that the purchase, import and transport from Burma/Myanmar into the Union of certain specified categories of goods are to be prohibited.(2)Article 8 of Decision 2010/232/CFSP provides that non-humanitarian aid or development programmes are to be suspended, but that exceptions are to be made for projects and programmes in support of certain specified objectives.(3)Regulation (EC) No 194/2008OJ L 66, 10.3.2008, p. 1. gives effect to the prohibition on the purchase, import and transport of the categories of goods specified in Article 2(2) thereof. It should, however, be clarified that the prohibition on the purchase of those goods in Burma/Myanmar should not apply where that purchase is made as part of a humanitarian aid project or programme, or a non-humanitarian development project or programme which supports the objectives described in Article 8(a), (b) and (c) of Decision 2010/232/CFSP.(4)Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: