Council Joint Action 2009/605/CFSP

of 7 August 2009

amending Joint Action 2009/137/CFSP extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in Kosovo [1]

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular, Articles 14, 18(5) and 23(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 16 February 2009, the Council adopted Joint Action 2009/137/CFSP [2] extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Kosovo.

(2) Article 5(1) of Joint Action 2009/137/CFSP provided a financial reference amount of EUR 645000 to cover expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR until 28 February 2010. This financial reference amount should be increased by EUR 102000 in order to cover expenditure related to the reinforced liaison presence in Belgrade.

(3) Joint Action 2009/137/CFSP should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

Article 5(1) of Joint Action 2009/137/CFSP shall be replaced by the following:

"1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 March 2009 to 28 February 2010 shall be EUR 747000.".

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, 7 August 2009.

For the Council

The President

C. Bildt

[1] Under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999).

[2] OJ L 46, 17.2.2009, p. 69.

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