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►B COUNCIL JOINT ACTION
of►C1 26 November 2002 ◄
extending the mandate of the European Union Monitoring Mission
(2002/921/CFSP)
(OJL321,26.11.2002,p.51)
Correctedby:
►C1Corrigendum,OJL324,29.11.2002,p.76(2002/921//CFSP)
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COUNCIL JOINT ACTION
of►C1 26 November 2002 ◄
extending the mandate of the European Union Monitoring Mission
(2002/921/CFSP)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANUNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular,
Article14thereof,
Whereas:
(1)On22 December 2000, the Council adopted Joint Action 2000/
811/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission(1). That
JointActionexpireson31December2002.
(2)TheoperationoftheEuropeanUnionMonitoringMission(here-inafter referred to as ‘EUMM’) is currently governed by theAgreement between the Union and the Federal Republic ofYugoslavia approved by Decision 2001/352/CFSP(
2) and by
that between the Union and the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia approved by Decision 2001/682/CFSP(3), and by
Memoranda of Understanding and Exchanges of Letters withtheotherHostPartiesoftheWesternBalkans.
(3)TheEUMM'smandateshouldbeextended.
(4)Itisnecessarytoguaranteethesafetyofthemonitors,
HASADOPTEDTHISJOINTACTION:
Article 1
ThemandateoftheEUMMshallbeextended.
Article 2
1. The primary objective of the Mission is to contribute, in a flex-
ible manner, through information gathering and analysis in line withdirections fromthe Secretary-General/High Representative and the
Council, to the effective formulation of Union policy towards the
WesternBalkans.
2. Tothatend,theEUMMshallinparticular:
(a) monitor political and security developments in the area of its
responsibility;
(b) give particular attention to border monitoring, inter-ethnic issues
andrefugeereturn;
(c) provideanalyticalreportsonthebasisoftaskingreceived;
(d) contribute to the early warning of the Council and to confidence
building,inthecontext ofthepolicy ofstabilisation conducted bytheUnionintheregion.
3. The Council may also initiate specific tasking in coordination
withtheSecretary-General/HighRepresentativeandtheCommission.
Inthefulfilmentofitstasks,theEUMMshallcoordinate itsactivities
closelywiththeEuropeanUnionHeadsofMissionandrelevant inter-
national organisations in the Western Balkans with a view to
contributing to a more effective policy of the European Union in theWesternBalkans.2002E0921—EN—26.11.2002—000.001—2
(1) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 53, as last extended by Joint Action 2001/845/
CFSP(JOL315,1.12.2001,p.1).
(2) OJL125,5.5.2001,p.1.
(3) OJL241,11.9.2001,p.1.
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Article 3
1. TheSecretary General/HighRepresentative, actinginclosecoor-
dination with the Presidency, shall define the tasks of the EUMM inaccordance with the policy, as adopted by the Council, regarding theWesternBalkans.
2. TheEUMMshallreporttotheCouncilontheaccomplishmentof
itstasksthroughtheSecretary-General/HighRepresentative.
3. The Secretary-General/High Representative shall ensure that the
EUMMfunctionsflexiblyandinastreamlinedmanner.Inthatcontext,he shall regularly reexamine the functions and the geographical terri-tory covered by the EUMM so as to continue to adapt the internalorganisationoftheEUMMtotheprioritiesoftheUnionintheWesternBalkans. He shall report to the Council by 30 September 2003 and
shall put forward recommendations. The Commission shall be fully
associated.
Article 4
TheEUMMshallbestructuredasfollows:
(a) headquarters composed of a Head of Mission, a Deputy Head of
Mission,aLegalAdviser,ananalysissection,afinanceandadmin-
istrative cell, a data base management unit and a communicationsandlogisticscell;
(b) EUMM offices to maintain essential local contacts, coordinate
closely with Union Heads of Mission and relevant internationalorganisations,provideoperationalfeedbacktoEUMMheadquartersandsupporttomobileteams'rapidredeployment;
(c) mobileteamswithrapiddeploymentcapability,taskedtoreportin
accordancewiththemandatesetoutinArticle2(3).
Article 5
1. The Head of Mission shall be appointed by the Council on the
basis of proposals submitted by the Secretary-General/High Represen-
tative for a period of one year, renewable for up to three years. Heshallensuretheday-to-daymanagementofEUMMoperations.
The Deputy Head of Mission shall be seconded by the Member State
holdingthePresidency.
2. ThenumberandcompetencesoftheEUMMstaffshallbeconsis-
tentwiththeobjectivesandstructuresetoutinArticles2and4.
3. Theinternational staffshallbesecondedbyMemberStatesfora
minimum period of one year. Each Member State shall bear the costsrelated tothepersonnelsecondedbyit,includingsalaries, allowances,
accommodation costs and travel expenses to and from the Western
Balkans.
4. Non-European Union Member States participating in the OSCE,
currently providing staff to the EUMM, may continue their participa-
tion. They shall be asked to bear the cost of sending the staffnominated bythemandtocontribute tothecurrentexpenditure oftheEUMM in an appropriate proportion taking into account the size oftheirparticipationandtheirgrossnationalproduct.
5. The State or Community institution having appointed a staff
member shall be responsible for answering any claims linked to theappointment, from or concerning the staff member. The State orCommunity institution in question shall be responsible for bringing
anyactionagainstthestaffmemberlinkedtothisappointment.
6. Levelsoflocalstaffshallbeconsistentwiththestructuresetout
inArticle4.
Article 6
1. The financial reference amount for the implementation of this
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2. Theamountspecifiedinparagraph1shallbeallocatedtofinance
the infrastructure and current expenditure of the EUMM, includingexpenditurerelatingtolocalstaff.
Theexpenditurefinancedbytheamountstipulatedinparagraph1shall
be managed in accordance with the European Community rules andproceduresapplicabletothebudget.
3. TheHead ofMissionshall report fully to,andbesupervisedby,
the Commission on the activities undertaken in the framework of hiscontract.
Article 7
The detailed rules governing the EUMM operations in the area of its
responsibility shall be laid down in arrangements to be concluded inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle24oftheTreaty.
Article 8
ThisJointActionshallenterintoforceonthedateofitsadoption.Itshallapplyuntil31December2003.
Article 9
ThisJointActionshallbepublishedintheOfficialJournal.2002E0921—EN—26.11.2002—000.001—4