# L_2004251EN.01001801.xml

| 27.7.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 251/18 |
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27.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 251/18

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COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2004/565/CFSP

of 26 July 2004

appointing the European Union Special Representative in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and amending Joint Action 2003/870/CFSP

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 14, 18(5) and 23(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 8 December 2003 the Council adopted Joint Action 2003/870/CFSP (1) amending and extending the mandate of the Special Representative of the European Union in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. |
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(1)

On 8 December 2003 the Council adopted Joint Action 2003/870/CFSP (1) amending and extending the mandate of the Special Representative of the European Union in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

| (2) | On 26 January 2004 the Council adopted Joint Action 2004/86/CFSP (2) appointing Mr Søren JESSEN-PETERSEN as the Special Representative of the European Union in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, whose mandate expires on 31 July 2004. |
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(2)

On 26 January 2004 the Council adopted Joint Action 2004/86/CFSP (2) appointing Mr Søren JESSEN-PETERSEN as the Special Representative of the European Union in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, whose mandate expires on 31 July 2004.

| (3) | On 12 July 2004 the Council agreed to appoint Mr Michael SAHLIN as the new European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, to replace Mr Søren JESSEN-PETERSEN. |
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(3)

On 12 July 2004 the Council agreed to appoint Mr Michael SAHLIN as the new European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, to replace Mr Søren JESSEN-PETERSEN.

| (4) | Joint Action 2003/870/CFSP should be amended accordingly. |
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(4)

Joint Action 2003/870/CFSP should be amended accordingly.

| (5) | The EUSR will implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the CFSP as set out in Article 11 of the Treaty on European Union, |
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(5)

The EUSR will implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the CFSP as set out in Article 11 of the Treaty on European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

Article 1 of Joint Action 2003/870/CFSP is hereby replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

Mr Michael SAHLIN is appointed European Union Special Representative in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia from 1 August 2004 until 28 February 2005.’

Article 2

Article 5(1) of Joint Action 2003/870/CFSP is hereby replaced by the following:

‘1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR shall be 530 000 EUR. Expenditure shall be eligible as from 1 August 2004.’

Article 3

This Joint Action shall enter into force on 1 August 2004.

Article 4

This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 26 July 2004.

For the Council

The President

B. BOT

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(1)  
  OJ L 326, 13.12.2003, p. 39.

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(2)  
  OJ L 21, 28.1.2004, p. 30.

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