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Official Journal of the European Union
26.6.2012
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/324/CFSP
of 25 June 2012
amending and extending Decision 2010/784/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the
Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external
action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
European Union,
particular Article 28, Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of
the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Article 1
Whereas:
Decision 2010/784/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1) On
14
November
2005,
the
Council
adopted
Joint
Action 2005/797/CFSP on the European Union Police
(1) the following subparagraph is added to Article 13(1):
Mission for the Palestinian Territories
( 1 ) (EUPOL
COPPS) which was last extended by Council Decision
‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the
2009/955/CFSP ( 2 ) and expired on 31 December 2010.
expenditure related to EUPOL COPPS for the period from
1 July 2012 until 30 June 2013 shall be EUR 9 330 000.’;
(2) On
17
December
2010,
the
Council
adopted
Decision
2010/784/CFSP ( 3 ) continuing EUPOL COPPS as from
(2) in Article 16, the second paragraph is replaced by the
1 January 2011 which was last amended by Decision
following:
2011/858/CFSP ( 4 ). Decision 2010/784/CFSP expires on
30 June 2012.
‘It shall expire on 30 June 2013.’.
(3) On
4
May
2012,
the
Political
and
Security
Committee
(PSC) recommended an extension of EUPOL COPPS until
Article 2
30 June 2013.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
(4) EUPOL
COPPS
should
be
further
extended
from
1
July
2012 until 30 June 2013 on the basis of its current
It shall apply from 1 July 2012.
mandate.
(5)
It is also necessary to lay down the financial reference
Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 2012.
amount intended to cover the expenditure related to
EUPOL COPPS for the period from 1 July 2012 until
30 June 2013.
For the Council
(6) EUPOL
COPPS
will
be
conducted
in
the
context
of
a
The President
situation which may deteriorate and could impede the
C. ASHTON
( 1 ) OJ L 300, 17.11.2005, p. 65.
( 2 ) OJ L 330, 16.12.2009, p. 76.
( 3 ) OJ L 335, 18.12.2010, p. 60.
( 4 ) OJ L 338, 21.12.2011, p. 54.

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