Resolution 1896 (2009) / adopted by the Security Council at its 6225th meeting, on 30 November 2009

Security Council resolution 1896 (2009) [on expansion of the mandate of the Committee Established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) and extension of measures on arms, transport, financial and travel against the Democratic Republic of the Congo imposed by resolution 1807 (2008)]

Decides to renew until 30 Nov. 2010 the measures on arms; decides to renew, for the period specified above, the measures on transport; decides to renew, for the period specified above, the financial and travel measures; decides further to expand the mandate of the Committee as set out in para. 8 of resolution 1533 (2004) and expanded upon in para. 18 of resolution 1596 (2005), para. 4 of resolution 1649 (2005) and para. 14 of resolution 1698 (2006) and reaffirmed in para. 15 of resolution 1807 (2008) and paras. 6 and 25 of resolution 1857 (2008) to include the following tasks; decides that the mandate of the Group of Experts referred to in para. 6 above shall also include the task to produce, taking into account para. 4 (g) of resolution 1857 (2008), drawing inter alia on their reports and taking advantage of work done in other forums, recommendations to the Committee for guidelines for the exercise of due diligence by the importers, processing industries and consumers of mineral products regarding the purchase, sourcing (including steps to be taken to ascertain the origin of mineral products), acquisition; decides that when appropriate and no later than 30 Nov. 2010, it shall review the measures set forth in this resolution, with a view to adjusting them, as appropriate, in light of the security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular progress in security sector reform including the integration of the armed forces and the reform of the national police, and in disarming, demobilizing, repatriating, resettling and reintegrating, as appropriate, Congolese and foreign armed groups.

Adopted unanimously, 6225th meeting

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Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2009-31 July 2010 - S/INF/65 - (SCOR, 64th year).