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Official Journal of the European Union
11.7.2012
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/372/CFSP
of 10 July 2012
amending and extending Decision 2010/330/CSFP on the European Union Integrated Rule of Law
Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX-IRAQ
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(3) Article 6(5) is replaced by the following:
‘5. All
staff
shall
carry
out
their
duties
and
act
in
the
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
interest of the Mission. All staff shall respect the security
particular Article 28 and Articles 42(4) and 43(2) thereof,
principles and minimum standards established by Council
Decision 2011/292/EU of 31 March 2011 on the security
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of
rules for protecting EU classified information (*).
the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
___________
(*) OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 17.’;
Whereas:
(4) Article 10 is hereby amended as follows:
(1) On
7
March
2005,
the
Council
adopted
Joint
Action
2005/190/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Rule
(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX ( 1 ).
‘1. The
Civilian
Operation
Commander
shall
direct
the Head of Mission’s planning of security measures
(2) On
14
June
2010,
the
Council
adopted
Decision
and ensure their proper and effective implementation
2010/330/CFSP (
for EUJUST LEX-IRAQ in accordance with Articles 4

2 ), which extended the mission until
30 June 2012.
and 8.’;
(b) paragraph 4 is deleted;
(3)
Following the recommendations in the Strategic Review,
(c) paragraph 8 is replaced by the following:
the mission should be extended for a further period of
18 months.
‘8. EUJUST
LEX-IRAQ
staff
members,
trainers
and
experts shall undergo mandatory security training and,
when appropriate, medical checks prior to any
(4) EUJUST
LEX-IRAQ
will
be
conducted
in
the
context
of
a
situation which may deteriorate and could impede the
deployment or travel to Iraq.’;
achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external
(5) in Article 11 the following paragraph is added:
action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty.
‘2a. The
financial
reference
amount
intended
to
cover
the
expenditure related to the Mission between 1 July 2012 and
(5) Decision
2010/330/CFSP
should
therefore
be
amended
30 June 2013 shall be EUR 27 150 000.’;
accordingly,
(6) in Article 16 the second subparagraph is replaced by the
following:
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
‘It shall apply from 1 July 2010 until 31 December 2013.’.
Article 1
Article 2
Decision 2010/330/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 July 2012.
(1) Article 2(4) is replaced by the following:
‘4. The
training
activities
shall
take
place
in
Iraq
and
in
Done at Brussels, 10 July 2012.
the region as well as in the Union. EUJUST LEX-IRAQ shall
have offices in Brussels, in Baghdad, including an antenna in
Basra, and in Erbil (Kurdistan Region).’;
For the Council
The President
(2) Article 2(5) is deleted;
A. D. MAVROYIANNIS
( 1 ) OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 37.
( 2 ) OJ L 149, 15.6.2010, p. 12.

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