Document ID: 32015D2276
Language: ENG

<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>8.12.2015&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 322/51</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2015/2276
of 7 December 2015
amending and extending Decision 2013/233/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 28, Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>On&#160;22&#160;May&#160;2013, the Council adopted Decision&#160;2013/233/CFSP&#160;<a>(<span>1</span>)</a> establishing the European&#160;Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya).</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>On&#160;21&#160;May&#160;2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP)&#160;2015/800&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a> amending and extending Decision&#160;2013/233/CFSP, in particular by extending EUBAM Libya until&#160;21&#160;November&#160;2015 and providing for a financial reference amount for the same period.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>EUBAM Libya should be extended for a further period of three months, until&#160;21&#160;February&#160;2016.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>Decision&#160;2013/233/CFSP should be amended accordingly.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>EUBAM Libya will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article&#160;21 of the Treaty,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Council Decision 2013/233/CFSP is amended as follows:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>In Article&#160;13, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:</p><div><p>&#8216;1.&#160;&#160;&#160;The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUBAM Libya for the period from&#160;22&#160;May&#160;2013 to&#160;21&#160;May&#160;2014 shall be EUR&#160;30&#160;300&#160;000.</p><p>The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUBAM Libya for the period from&#160;22&#160;May&#160;2014 to&#160;21&#160;February&#160;2016 shall be EUR&#160;26&#160;200&#160;000.&#8217;.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>In Article&#160;16, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:</p><p>&#8216;It shall apply until&#160;21&#160;February&#160;2016.&#8217;.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 22 November 2015.
Done at Brussels, 7 December 2015.
For the Council
The President
C. CAHEN
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( 1 ) Council Decision 2013/233/CFSP of 22 May 2013 on the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) ( OJ L 138, 24.5.2013, p. 15 ).
( 2 ) Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/800 of 21 May 2015 amending and extending Decision 2013/233/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) ( OJ L 127, 22.5.2015, p. 22 ).
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