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Official Journal of the European Union
7.12.2011
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUTM SOMALIA/2/2011
of 6 December 2011
on the establishment of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military mission to
contribute to the training of Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia)
(2011/814/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
reference are laid down in the European Council Conclusions of
Nice of 7, 8 and 9 December 2000 and those of Brussels of 24
and 25 October 2002.
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular the third subparagraph of Article 38 thereof,
Article 2
Composition
Having regard to Council Decision 2010/96/CFSP of
15 February 2010 on a European Union military mission to
1. The
CoC
members
shall
be
the
following:
contribute to the training of Somali security forces ( 1 ) (EUTM
Somalia), and in particular Article 8(5) thereof,
— representatives of all Member States, and
— representatives of third States participating in the mission
Whereas:
and providing significant military contributions, as referred
to in the Annex.
(1) Pursuant to Article 8(5) of Council Decision 2. The EU Mission Commander, or his or her representative,
2010/96/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and
the Director-General of the European Union Military Staff, or
Security Committee (PSC) to take relevant decisions on
his or her representative, and representatives of the Commission
the establishment of a Committee of Contributors (CoC)
shall attend the CoC meetings.
for EUTM Somalia.
3. Third persons may be invited for relevant parts of the
discussion, as appropriate.
(2)
The European Council Conclusions of Nice of 7, 8 and
9 December 2000 and those of Brussels of 24 and
Article 3
25 October 2002 laid down the arrangements for the
participation of third States in crisis management
Chair
operations and the setting-up of a CoC.
The CoC shall be chaired by the High Representative of the
Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy or by his or her
(3) The
CoC
will
play
a
key
role
in
the
day-to-day representative in close consultation with the Chairman of the
management of EUTM Somalia. It will be the main
European Union Military Committee (CEUMC) or his or her
forum where contributing States collectively address
representative.
questions relating to the employment of their forces in
the mission. The PSC, which exercises the political
Article 4
control and strategic direction of the mission, will take
Meetings
account of the views expressed by the CoC.
1. The
CoC
shall
be
convened
by
the
Chair
on
a
regular
basis. Where circumstances require, emergency meetings may
(4) In
accordance
with
Article
5
of
the
Protocol
(No
22)
on be convened on the Chair’s initiative, or at the request of a
the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on
member.
European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning
of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in
2. The
Chair
shall
circulate
in
advance
a
provisional
agenda
the elaboration and implementation of decisions and
and documents relating to the meeting. A summary of the
actions of the Union which have defence implications.
meeting shall be circulated after each meeting.
Denmark does not, therefore, participate in the imple
mentation of this Decision and in the financing of
Article 5
EUTM Somalia,
Procedure
1. Without prejudice to paragraph 3 and to the
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
competencies of the PSC and the responsibilities of the EU
Mission Commander,
Article 1
— unanimity of the representatives of States contributing to
Establishment and terms of reference
the mission shall be required for the CoC to take
decisions on the day-to-day management of the mission,
A Committee of Contributors (CoC) for the European Union
military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security
— unanimity of the CoC members shall be required for the
forces (EUTM Somalia) is hereby established. Its terms of
CoC to make recommendations on possible adjustments to
operational planning, including possible adjustments to
( 1 ) OJ L 44, 19.2.2010, p. 16.
objectives.

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The abstention of a CoC member shall not preclude unanimity.
apply to the meetings and proceedings of the CoC. In particular,
representatives in the CoC shall possess adequate security
clearance.
2. The Chair shall establish that the majority of the represen
tatives of States entitled to take part in the deliberations is
present.
2. The
deliberations
of
the
CoC
shall
be
covered
by
the
obligation of professional secrecy, except in so far as the CoC
unanimously decides otherwise.
3. All
procedural
questions
shall
be
settled
by
the
simple
majority of the CoC members present at the meeting.
Article 7
Entry into force
4. Denmark
shall
not
take
part
in
any
decision
of
the
CoC.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Article 6
Done at Brussels, 6 December 2011.
Confidentiality
For the Political and Security Committee
1. In
accordance
with
Council
Decision
2011/292/EU
of
31 March 2011 on the security rules for protecting EU
The Chairperson
classified information ( 1 ), the Council’s security rules shall
O. SKOOG
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( 1 ) OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 17.
ANNEX
List of the third State(s) referred to in Article 2(1), second indent
— Serbia.

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