# L_2011169EN.01002701.xml

| 29.6.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 169/27 |
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29.6.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 169/27

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COUNCIL DECISION 2011/380/CFSP

of 28 June 2011

amending Decision 2010/330/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX-IRAQ

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28 and 43(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 14 June 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/330/CFSP (1) which extended the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX-IRAQ (‘the Mission’) for a further 24 months until 30 June 2012. The financial reference amount for the period from 1 July 2011 until 30 June 2012 is to be decided by the Council. |
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(1)

On 14 June 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/330/CFSP (1) which extended the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX-IRAQ (‘the Mission’) for a further 24 months until 30 June 2012. The financial reference amount for the period from 1 July 2011 until 30 June 2012 is to be decided by the Council.

| (2) | The mandate of the Mission is being carried out 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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(2)

The mandate of the Mission is being carried out 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.

| (3) | Decision 2010/330/CFSP should be amended accordingly, |
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(3)

Decision 2010/330/CFSP should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2010/330/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

| (1) | Article 2(4) is replaced by the following:

  ‘4.   The training activities shall take place in Iraq and in the region as well as in the Union. EUJUST LEX-IRAQ shall have offices in Brussels and Baghdad, including an antenna in Basra, in preparation for a possible office opening, subject to an appropriate decision to that effect. EUJUST LEX-IRAQ shall also have an office in Erbil (Kurdistan Region).’; |
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(1)

Article 2(4) is replaced by the following:

‘4.   The training activities shall take place in Iraq and in the region as well as in the Union. EUJUST LEX-IRAQ shall have offices in Brussels and Baghdad, including an antenna in Basra, in preparation for a possible office opening, subject to an appropriate decision to that effect. EUJUST LEX-IRAQ shall also have an office in Erbil (Kurdistan Region).’;

| (2) | in Article 11, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

  ‘2.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the Mission between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012 shall be EUR 27 250 000.’. |
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(2)

in Article 11, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the Mission between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012 shall be EUR 27 250 000.’.

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2011.

For the Council

The President

FAZEKAS S.

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(1)  
  OJ L 149, 15.6.2010, p. 12.

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