# L_2019176EN.01000501.xml

| 1.7.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 176/5 |
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1.7.2019

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 176/5

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2019/1114

of 28 June 2019

amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular 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:

| (1) | On 3 July 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/354/CFSP (1), which continued the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) as from 1 July 2013. |
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(1)

On 3 July 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/354/CFSP (1), which continued the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) as from 1 July 2013.

| (2) | On 29 June 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/942 (2), amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP and extending EUPOL COPPS from 1 July 2018 until 30 June 2019. |
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(2)

On 29 June 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/942 (2), amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP and extending EUPOL COPPS from 1 July 2018 until 30 June 2019.

| (3) | Following the Strategic Review of EUPOL COPPS, EUPOL COPPS should be extended for a further period of 12 months, until 30 June 2020. |
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(3)

Following the Strategic Review of EUPOL COPPS, EUPOL COPPS should be extended for a further period of 12 months, until 30 June 2020.

| (4) | Decision 2013/354/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(4)

Decision 2013/354/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (5) | EUPOL COPPS 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 21 of the Treaty, |
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(5)

EUPOL COPPS 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 21 of the Treaty,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2013/354/CFSP is amended as follows:

| (1) | in Article 12(1), the following subparagraph is added:
  ‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL COPPS for the period from 1 July 2019 until 30 June 2020 shall be EUR 12 430 000.’; |
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(1)

in Article 12(1), the following subparagraph is added:

‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL COPPS for the period from 1 July 2019 until 30 June 2020 shall be EUR 12 430 000.’;

| (2) | in Article 15, the third paragraph is replaced by the following:
  ‘It shall expire on 30 June 2020.’. |
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(2)

in Article 15, the third paragraph is replaced by the following:

‘It shall expire on 30 June 2020.’.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

It shall apply from 1 July 2019.

Done at Brussels, 28 June 2019.

For the Council

The President

G. CIAMBA

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(1)  Council Decision 2013/354/CFSP of 3 July 2013 on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (OJ L 185, 4.7.2013, p. 12).

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(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/942 of 29 June 2018 amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (OJ L 166, 3.7.2018, p. 17).

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