
Article 1 
The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance for products originating in Sri Lanka provided for in Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 shall be withdrawn temporarily.
Article 2 
With respect to the period of application of Regulation (EC) No 732/2008, the Council, acting by qualified majority, on a proposal from the Commission, shall re-establish the special incentive arrangement for products originating in Sri Lanka, if the reasons justifying the temporary withdrawal no longer prevail.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force 6 months after its adoption, unless the Council before then, on a proposal from the Commission pursuant to Article 19(5) of Regulation (EC) No 732/2008, decides otherwise.
Article 4 
This Regulation shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 15 February 2010.
For the Council
The President
Á. GABILONDO