Council Joint Action 2008/643/CFSP

of 4 August 2008

amending Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP on establishment of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 30 May 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP [1] for a period of three years. The operational phase of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN began on 15 June 2007.

(2) The financial reference amount laid down in Article 13(1) of Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP should cover the period up to 30 November 2008,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

Article 13(1) of Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP shall be replaced by the following:

"1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL AFGHANISTAN until 30 November 2008 shall be EUR 43600000."

Article 2

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

Article 3

This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 4 August 2008.

For the Council

The President

B. Kouchner

[1] OJ L 139, 31.5.2007, p. 33. Joint Action as last amended by Joint Action 2008/229/CFSP (OJ L 75, 18.3.2008, p. 80).

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