Council Joint Action 2009/842/CFSP

of 17 November 2009

amending Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP on the establishment of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 30 May 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP [1] for a period of three years. The operational phase of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN began on 15 June 2007.

(2) Council Decision 2008/884/CFSP of 21 November 2008 implementing Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP on the establishment of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN) [2] provided a financial reference amount to cover expenditure related to the Mission from 1 December 2008 until 30 November 2009. That financial reference amount should be increased to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL AFGHANISTAN until 30 May 2010.

(3) EUPOL AFGHANISTAN should have a project cell for identifying and implementing projects, and provision should be made for establishing such a project cell.

(4) Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

1. Paragraph 3 of Article 4 is replaced by the following:

"3. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall have a project cell for identifying and implementing projects. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall, as appropriate, coordinate, facilitate and provide advice on projects implemented by Member States and third states under their responsibility, in areas related to the Mission and in support of its objectives.";

2. Paragraph 2 of Article 13 is replaced by the following:

"2. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL AFGHANISTAN for the period from 1 December 2008 until 30 May 2010 shall be EUR 81400000.".

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, 17 November 2009.

For the Council

The President

C. Bildt

[1] OJ L 139, 31.5.2007, p. 33.

[2] OJ L 316, 26.11.2008, p. 21.

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