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26.6.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
165/71
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/332/CFSP
of 25 June 2012
amending and extending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border
Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah)
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
Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
Whereas:
(1) the following subparagraph is added to Article 13(1):
(1) On
25
November
2005,
the
Council
adopted
Joint
Action 2005/889/CFSP ( 1 ).
‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the
expenditure related to EU BAM Rafah for the period from
1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 shall be EUR 980 000.’;
(2) On
19
December
2011,
the
Council
adopted
Decision
2011/857/CFSP ( 2 ) amending Joint Action
2005/889/CFSP and extending it until 30 June 2012.
(2) in Article 16, the second paragraph is replaced by the
following:
(3) On
4
May
2012,
the
Political
and
Security
Committee
‘It shall expire on 30 June 2013.’.
recommended an extension of EU BAM Rafah for 12
months.
Article 2
(4) EU
BAM
Rafah
should
be
further
extended
from
1
July This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
2012 until 30 June 2013 on the basis of its current
mandate.
It shall apply from 1 July 2012.
(5)
It is also necessary to lay down the financial reference
amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EU
Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 2012.
BAM Rafah for the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June
2013.
For the Council
(6) EU
BAM
Rafah
will
be
conducted
in
the
context
of
a
The President
situation which may deteriorate and could impede the
C. ASHTON
( 1 ) OJ L 327, 14.12.2005, p. 28.
( 2 ) OJ L 338, 21.12.2011, p. 52.

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