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28.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
357/13
DECISIONS
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/835/CFSP
of 21 December 2012
extending Decision 2010/96/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the
training of Somali security forces
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(1) Article 10 is replaced by the following:
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Articles 42(4) and 43(2) thereof,
"Article 10
Financial arrangements
Having regard to the proposal by the High Representative of the
1. The
common
costs
of
the
EU
military
mission
shall
be
Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
administered in accordance with Council Decision
2011/871/CFSP of 19 December 2011 establishing a
mechanism to administer the financing of the common
Whereas:
costs of European Union operations having military or
defence implications (Athena) (*) ("ATHENA").
(1) On
15
February
2010,
the
Council
adopted
Decision
2010/96/CFSP ( 1 ).
2. The
financial
reference
amount
for
the
common
costs
of the EU military mission for the period until 9 August
(2) On
28
July
2011,
the
Council
adopted
Decision
2011 shall be EUR 4,8 million. The percentage of the
2011/483/CFSP ( 2 ) amending Decision 2010/96 CFSP
reference amount referred to in Article 25(1) of ATHENA
and extending it for a further period of one year.
shall be 60 %.
(3) Due to a delay in the adoption of a new Council
Decision amending and extending Decision
2010/96/CFSP, it is necessary to extend the validity of
3. The
financial
reference
amount
for
the
common
costs
the latter with a view to covering the presence of the EU
of the EU military mission for the period from 9 August
training mission EUTM Somalia in Uganda as from
2011 until 31 December 2012 shall be EUR 4,8 million.
1 January 2013.
The percentage of this reference amount referred to in
Article 25(1) of ATHENA shall be 30 %.
(4) In
accordance
with
Article
5
of
the
Protocol
on
the
position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on
European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning
4. The
financial
reference
amount
for
the
common
costs
of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in
of the EU military mission for the period starting on
the elaboration and implementation of decisions and
1 January 2013 shall be EUR 0,05 million. The percentage
actions of the Union which have defence implications.
of this reference amount referred to in Article 25(1) of
Denmark does not participate in the implementation of
ATHENA shall be 100 %.
this Decision and therefore does not participate in the
financing of this mission.
___________
(5) The
EU
military
mission
should
be
further
extended,
(*) OJ L 343, 23.12.2011, p. 35.".
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(2) In Article 12, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
Article 1
Decision 2010/96/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
( 1 ) OJ L 44, 19.2.2010, p. 16.
"2. The
mandate
of
the
EU
military
mission
shall
end
on
( 2 ) OJ L 198, 30.7.2011, p. 37.
31 January 2013.".

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Official Journal of the European Union
28.12.2012
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 January 2013.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2012.
For the Council
The President
A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

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