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| 23.11.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 393/12 |
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23.11.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 393/12

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2020/1746

of 20 November 2020

amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 46(6) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 of 11 December 2017 establishing permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) and determining the list of participating Member States (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 11 December 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315. |
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(1)

On 11 December 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315.

| (2) | Point (e) of Article 4(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 provides that the Council is to establish the list of projects to be developed under permanent structured cooperation (PESCO), reflecting both support for capability development and the provision of substantial support within the means and capabilities to common security and defence policy (CSDP) operations and missions. |
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(2)

Point (e) of Article 4(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 provides that the Council is to establish the list of projects to be developed under permanent structured cooperation (PESCO), reflecting both support for capability development and the provision of substantial support within the means and capabilities to common security and defence policy (CSDP) operations and missions.

| (3) | On 6 March 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 (2) establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO. |
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(3)

On 6 March 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 (2) establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO.

| (4) | On 6 March 2018, the Council adopted a Recommendation (3) concerning a roadmap for the implementation of PESCO (the ‘Recommendation’). |
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(4)

On 6 March 2018, the Council adopted a Recommendation (3) concerning a roadmap for the implementation of PESCO (the ‘Recommendation’).

| (5) | Paragraph 9 of the Recommendation specifies that the Council should update the list of PESCO projects by November 2018 to include the next set of projects, in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5 of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315, which provides in particular that the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy may make a recommendation concerning the identification and evaluation of PESCO projects, on the basis of assessments provided by the PESCO secretariat, for the Council to take a decision, following military advice by the Military Committee of the European Union. |
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(5)

Paragraph 9 of the Recommendation specifies that the Council should update the list of PESCO projects by November 2018 to include the next set of projects, in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5 of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315, which provides in particular that the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy may make a recommendation concerning the identification and evaluation of PESCO projects, on the basis of assessments provided by the PESCO secretariat, for the Council to take a decision, following military advice by the Military Committee of the European Union.

| (6) | On 25 June 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/909 (4) establishing a common set of governance rules for PESCO projects. |
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(6)

On 25 June 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/909 (4) establishing a common set of governance rules for PESCO projects.

| (7) | On 19 November 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1797 (5) amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340. |
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(7)

On 19 November 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1797 (5) amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340.

| (8) | On 14 May 2019, the Council adopted a Recommendation (6) assessing the progress made by the participating Member States to fulfil commitments undertaken in the framework of PESCO. |
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(8)

On 14 May 2019, the Council adopted a Recommendation (6) assessing the progress made by the participating Member States to fulfil commitments undertaken in the framework of PESCO.

| (9) | On 12 November 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/1909 (7) amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340. |
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(9)

On 12 November 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/1909 (7) amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340.

| (10) | On 5 February 2020, the PESCO Secretariat informed the Council that the project members of the project ‘European Union Training Mission Competence Centre (EU TMCC)’ had decided to close the project. |
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(10)

On 5 February 2020, the PESCO Secretariat informed the Council that the project members of the project ‘European Union Training Mission Competence Centre (EU TMCC)’ had decided to close the project.

| (11) | Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 should therefore be amended and updated, |
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(11)

Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 should therefore be amended and updated,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text appearing in the Annex to this Decision replaces Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2018/340.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 November 2020.

For the Council

The President

M. ROTH

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(1)  
  OJ L 331, 14.12.2017, p. 57.

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(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 of 6 March 2018 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO (OJ L 65, 8.3.2018, p. 24).

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(3)  Council Recommendation of 6 March 2018 concerning a roadmap for the implementation of PESCO (OJ C 88, 8.3.2018, p. 1).

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(4)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/909 of 25 June 2018 establishing a common set of governance rules for PESCO projects (OJ L 161, 26.6.2018, p. 37).

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(5)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1797 of 19 November 2018 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO (OJ L 294, 21.11.2018, p. 18).

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(6)  Council Recommendation of 14 May 2019 assessing the progress made by the participating Member States to fulfil commitments undertaken in the framework of permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) (OJ C 166, 15.5.2019, p. 1).

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(7)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1909 of 12 November 2019 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO (OJ L 293, 14.11.2019, p. 113).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX II

CONSOLIDATED UPDATED LIST OF THE PROJECT MEMBERS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

| Project | Project Members |
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| 1. | European Medical Command | Germany, Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden |
| 2. | European Secure Software defined Radio (ESSOR) | France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Finland |
| 3. | Network of logistic Hubs in Europe and support to Operations | Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Lithuania, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia |
| 4. | Military Mobility | Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Greece Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden |
| 5. | European Training Certification Centre for European Armies | Italy, Greece |
| 6. | Energy Operational Function (EOF) | France, Belgium, Spain, Italy |
| 7. | Deployable Military Disaster Relief Capability Package | Italy, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Austria |
| 8. | Maritime (semi‐) Autonomous Systems for Mine Countermeasures (MAS MCM) | Belgium, Greece, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania |
| 9. | Harbour & Maritime Surveillance and Protection (HARMSPRO) | Italy, Greece, Poland, Portugal |
| 10. | Upgrade of Maritime Surveillance | Greece, Bulgaria, Ireland, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus |
| 11. | Cyber Threats and Incident Response Information Sharing Platform | Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Hungary Portugal |
| 12. | Cyber Rapid Response Teams and Mutual Assistance in Cyber Security | Lithuania, Estonia, Croatia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania |
| 13. | Strategic Command and Control (C2) System for CSDP Missions and Operations | Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal |
| 14. | Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle / Amphibious Assault Vehicle / Light Armoured Vehicle | Italy, Greece, Slovakia |
| 15. | Indirect Fire Support (EuroArtillery) | Slovakia, Italy, Hungary |
| 16. | EUFOR Crisis Response Operation Core (EUFOR CROC) | Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus |
| 17. | Helicopter Hot and High Training (H3 Training) | Greece, Italy, Romania |
| 18. | Joint EU Intelligence School | Greece, Cyprus |
| 19. | EU Test and Evaluation Centres | France, Sweden, Spain, Slovakia |
| 20. | Integrated Unmanned Ground System (UGS) | Estonia, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, Latvia, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Finland |
| 21. | EU Beyond Line Of Sight (BLOS) Land Battlefield Missile Systems | France, Belgium, Cyprus |
| 22. | Deployable Modular Underwater Intervention Capability Package (DIVEPACK) | Bulgaria, Greece, France, Romania |
| 23. | European Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems ‐ MALE RPAS (Eurodrone) | Germany, Czechia, Spain, France, Italy |
| 24. | European Attack Helicopters TIGER Mark III | France, Germany, Spain |
| 25. | Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C‐UAS) | Italy, Czechia |
| 26. | European High Atmosphere Airship Platform (EHAAP) – Persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Capability | Italy, France |
| 27. | One Deployable Special Operations Forces (SOF) Tactical Command and Control (C2) Command Post (CP) for Small Joint Operations (SJO) – (SOCC) for SJO | Greece, Cyprus |
| 28. | Electronic Warfare Capability and Interoperability Programme for Future Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) Cooperation | Czechia, Germany |
| 29. | Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Surveillance as a Service (CBRN SaaS) | Austria, France, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia |
| 30. | Co‐basing | France, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, Netherlands |
| 31. | Geo‐meteorological and Oceanographic (GeoMETOC) Support Coordination Element (GMSCE) | Germany, Greece, France, Austria, Portugal, Romania |
| 32. | EU Radio Navigation Solution (EURAS) | France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland |
| 33. | European Military Space Surveillance Awareness Network (EU‐SSA‐N) | Italy, Germany, France, Netherlands |
| 34. | Integrated European Joint Training and Simulation Centre (EUROSIM) | Hungary, Germany, France, Poland, Slovenia |
| 35. | EU Cyber Academia and Innovation Hub (EU CAIH) | Portugal, Spain |
| 36. | Special Operations Forces Medical Training Centre (SMTC) | Poland, Hungary |
| 37. | Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Training Range (CBRNDTR) | Romania, France, Italy |
| 38. | European Union Network of Diving Centres (EUNDC) | Romania, Bulgaria, France |
| 39. | Maritime Unmanned Anti‐Submarine System (MUSAS) | Portugal, Spain, France, Sweden |
| 40. | European Patrol Corvette (EPC) | Italy, Greece, Spain, France |
| 41. | Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) | Spain, France, Sweden |
| 42. | Cyber and Information Domain Coordination Centre (CIDCC) | Germany, Spain, Hungary, Netherlands |
| 43. | Timely Warning and Interception with Space‐based TheatER surveillance (TWISTER) | France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Finland |
| 44. | Materials and components for technological EU competitiveness (MAC‐EU) | France, Spain, Portugal, Romania |
| 45. | EU Collaborative Warfare Capabilities (ECoWAR) | France, Belgium, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Sweden |
| 46. | European Global Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Insertion Architecture System | Italy, France, Romania |

Project

Project Members

1.

European Medical Command

Germany, Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden

2.

European Secure Software defined Radio (ESSOR)

France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Finland

3.

Network of logistic Hubs in Europe and support to Operations

Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Lithuania, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia

4.

Military Mobility

Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Greece Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden

5.

European Training Certification Centre for European Armies

Italy, Greece

6.

Energy Operational Function (EOF)

France, Belgium, Spain, Italy

7.

Deployable Military Disaster Relief Capability Package

Italy, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Austria

8.

Maritime (semi‐) Autonomous Systems for Mine Countermeasures (MAS MCM)

Belgium, Greece, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania

9.

Harbour & Maritime Surveillance and Protection (HARMSPRO)

Italy, Greece, Poland, Portugal

10.

Upgrade of Maritime Surveillance

Greece, Bulgaria, Ireland, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus

11.

Cyber Threats and Incident Response Information Sharing Platform

Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Hungary Portugal

12.

Cyber Rapid Response Teams and Mutual Assistance in Cyber Security

Lithuania, Estonia, Croatia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania

13.

Strategic Command and Control (C2) System for CSDP Missions and Operations

Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal

14.

Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle / Amphibious Assault Vehicle / Light Armoured Vehicle

Italy, Greece, Slovakia

15.

Indirect Fire Support (EuroArtillery)

Slovakia, Italy, Hungary

16.

EUFOR Crisis Response Operation Core (EUFOR CROC)

Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus

17.

Helicopter Hot and High Training (H3 Training)

Greece, Italy, Romania

18.

Joint EU Intelligence School

Greece, Cyprus

19.

EU Test and Evaluation Centres

France, Sweden, Spain, Slovakia

20.

Integrated Unmanned Ground System (UGS)

Estonia, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, Latvia, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Finland

21.

EU Beyond Line Of Sight (BLOS) Land Battlefield Missile Systems

France, Belgium, Cyprus

22.

Deployable Modular Underwater Intervention Capability Package (DIVEPACK)

Bulgaria, Greece, France, Romania

23.

European Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems ‐ MALE RPAS (Eurodrone)

Germany, Czechia, Spain, France, Italy

24.

European Attack Helicopters TIGER Mark III

France, Germany, Spain

25.

Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C‐UAS)

Italy, Czechia

26.

European High Atmosphere Airship Platform (EHAAP) – Persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Capability

Italy, France

27.

One Deployable Special Operations Forces (SOF) Tactical Command and Control (C2) Command Post (CP) for Small Joint Operations (SJO) – (SOCC) for SJO

Greece, Cyprus

28.

Electronic Warfare Capability and Interoperability Programme for Future Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) Cooperation

Czechia, Germany

29.

Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Surveillance as a Service (CBRN SaaS)

Austria, France, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia

30.

Co‐basing

France, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, Netherlands

31.

Geo‐meteorological and Oceanographic (GeoMETOC) Support Coordination Element (GMSCE)

Germany, Greece, France, Austria, Portugal, Romania

32.

EU Radio Navigation Solution (EURAS)

France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland

33.

European Military Space Surveillance Awareness Network (EU‐SSA‐N)

Italy, Germany, France, Netherlands

34.

Integrated European Joint Training and Simulation Centre (EUROSIM)

Hungary, Germany, France, Poland, Slovenia

35.

EU Cyber Academia and Innovation Hub (EU CAIH)

Portugal, Spain

36.

Special Operations Forces Medical Training Centre (SMTC)

Poland, Hungary

37.

Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Training Range (CBRNDTR)

Romania, France, Italy

38.

European Union Network of Diving Centres (EUNDC)

Romania, Bulgaria, France

39.

Maritime Unmanned Anti‐Submarine System (MUSAS)

Portugal, Spain, France, Sweden

40.

European Patrol Corvette (EPC)

Italy, Greece, Spain, France

41.

Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA)

Spain, France, Sweden

42.

Cyber and Information Domain Coordination Centre (CIDCC)

Germany, Spain, Hungary, Netherlands

43.

Timely Warning and Interception with Space‐based TheatER surveillance (TWISTER)

France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Finland

44.

Materials and components for technological EU competitiveness (MAC‐EU)

France, Spain, Portugal, Romania

45.

EU Collaborative Warfare Capabilities (ECoWAR)

France, Belgium, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Sweden

46.

European Global Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Insertion Architecture System

Italy, France, Romania

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