# L_2022307EN.01013301.xml

| 28.11.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 307/133 |
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28.11.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 307/133

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/2318

of 25 November 2022

amending Decision 2010/452/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 42(4) and 43(2) thereof,

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

Whereas:

| (1) | On 12 August 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/452/CFSP (1), which extended the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia), established by Council Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP (2). |
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(1)

On 12 August 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/452/CFSP (1), which extended the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia), established by Council Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP (2).

| (2) | On 3 December 2020, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/1990 (3), extending EUMM Georgia until 14 December 2022. |
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(2)

On 3 December 2020, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/1990 (3), extending EUMM Georgia until 14 December 2022.

| (3) | Following a strategic review of the Mission, the Political and Security Committee recommended that the mandate of EUMM Georgia be extended until 14 December 2024. |
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(3)

Following a strategic review of the Mission, the Political and Security Committee recommended that the mandate of EUMM Georgia be extended until 14 December 2024.

| (4) | Decision 2010/452/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(4)

Decision 2010/452/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (5) | The Mission 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)

The Mission 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 2010/452/CFSP is amended as follows:

| (1) | in Article 14(1), the following subparagraph is added:

  ‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the Mission between 15 December 2022 and 14 December 2024 shall be EUR 47 141 684,02.’; |
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(1)

in Article 14(1), the following subparagraph is added:

‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the Mission between 15 December 2022 and 14 December 2024 shall be EUR 47 141 684,02.’;

| (2) | in Article 18, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:

  ‘It shall expire on 14 December 2024.’. |
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(2)

in Article 18, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:

‘It shall expire on 14 December 2024.’.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 15 December 2022.

Done at Brussels, 25 November 2022.

For the Council

The President

J. SÍKELA

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(1)  Council Decision 2010/452/CFSP of 12 August 2010 on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (OJ L 213, 13.8.2010, p. 43).

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(2)  Council Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP of 15 September 2008 on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (OJ L 248, 17.9.2008, p. 26).

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(3)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1990 of 3 December 2020 amending Decision 2010/452/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (OJ L 411, 7.12.2020, p. 1).

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