Council Joint Action 2009/466/CFSP

of 15 June 2009

amending and extending Joint Action 2007/405/CFSP on the European Union police mission undertaken in the framework of reform of the security sector (SSR) and its interface with the system of justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL RD Congo)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 12 June 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/405/CFSP [1] on the European Union police mission undertaken in the framework of reform of the security sector (SSR) and its interface with the system of justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL RD Congo).

(2) On 23 June 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/485/CFSP [2] amending and extending Joint Action 2007/405/CFSP until 30 June 2009.

(3) Following consultation with the Congolese authorities and other parties concerned, it appears necessary to extend the mission for a further period, and on 10 March 2009 the Political and Security Committee recommended that the mission be extended for an additional 12 months.

(4) Joint Action 2007/405/CFSP should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

Joint Action 2007/405/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

1. in Article 9, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:

"1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure relating to the mission for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 shall be EUR 5500000.

The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mission for the period from 1 July 2008 until 31 October 2009 shall be EUR 6920000.

The Council shall establish a new financial reference amount in order to cover expenditure related to the mission for the period from 1 November 2009 to 30 June 2010.";

2. the second paragraph of Article 16 shall be replaced by the following:

"It shall expire on 30 June 2010.".

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 Luxembourg, 15 June 2009.

For the Council

The President

J. Kohout

[1] OJ L 151, 13.6.2007, p. 46.

[2] OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 44.

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