Council Joint Action 2008/229/CFSP

of 17 March 2008

amending Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP on the 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 started on 15 June 2007.

(2) The financial reference amount provided for in Article 13(1) of Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP should be extended to cover the period until 30 September 2008,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

1. paragraph 1 of Article 13 shall be replaced by the following:

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

2. paragraph 2 of Article 13 shall be replaced by the following:

"2. The financial reference amount for the remainder of the year 2008, as well as for the years 2009 and 2010 for EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall be decided by the Council."

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, 17 March 2008.

For the Council

The President

I. Jarc

[1] OJ L 139, 31.5.2007, p. 33. Joint Action as amended by Joint Action 2007/733/CFSP (OJ L 295, 14.11.2007, p. 31).

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