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of 29 July 1999
confirmingthe appointment of the Special Representative of the European Union to act as
Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe
(1999/523/CFSP)
(OJ L 201, 31.7.1999, p. 2)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COUNCIL JOINT ACTION
of 29 July 1999
confirmingthe appointment of the Special Representative of the
European Union to act as Coordinator of the Stability Pact for
South-Eastern Europe
(1999/523/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular
Articles 14 and 18(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)On 10 June 1999 the Foreign Ministers of the Member States of
the European Union and the Commission of the EuropeanCommunities, together with the other participants in the StabilityPact for South-Eastern Europe agreed to establish a Stability Pactfor South-Eastern Europe, hereinafter called the ‘Stability Pact';
(2)Decision 1999/345/CFSP (1) appointed Mr Bodo Hombach as EU
Special Representative to carry out the functions of Special Coor-dinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe, therebyenabling him to start work immediately; this Decision expires on31 July 1999 unless confirmed by aJoint Action;
(3)On 19 July 1999 the Council requested its competent bodies toprepare a Joint Action to be adopted by the end of July 1999confirming the appointment of Mr Hombach as EU SpecialRepresentative and providing him with the necessary human andlogistical resources to carry out this task,
HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:
Article 1
1. This Joint Action confirms the appointment of Mr Bodo Hombach
as EU Special Representative to carry out the functions of SpecialCoordinator for the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe according tothe arrangements provided for in point 13 of the Stability Pact docu-ment.
2. The Special Coordinator shall carry out the tasks envisaged by the
Stability Pact, as follows:
— promote achievement of the Pact’s objectives within, and between,
the individual countries;
— chair the South-Eastern Europe Regional Table;— establish and maintain close contact with all participants and facili-
tating States, organisations and institutions of the Stability Pact, aswell as pertinent regional initiatives and organisations;
— provide periodic progress reports to the OSCE Chairman in Office,
according to its procedures, on behalf of the South-Eastern EuropeRegional Table;
— participate in the High Level Steering Group of the donors coordina-
tion process;
— cooperate closely with all EU institutions in order to promote the
EU role in the Stability Pact according to points 18, 19 and 20 ofthe Stability Pact document;
— meet periodically and as necessary with the Chairmen of the
Working Tables to ensure overall coordination;
— assure the Secretariat of the South-Eastern Europe Regional Table
and the three Working Tables.
(1) OJ L 168, 3.7.1999, p. 34.
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3. To this end, the EU shall, by providing its Special Representative
with the necessary human and logistical resources, make a substantialcontribution to his functions also as Special Coordinator. The EuropeanUnion looks to the other participants in the Stability Pact also to makean equitable contribution to the functioning of the Pact. The SpecialRepresentative and his staff will be based in Brussels.
Article 2
1. The EU Special Representative and the EU Special Representative
for the Royaumont process shall coordinate their action.
2. The EU Special Representative shall liaise closely with the Office
of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
3. The EU Special Representative shall also liaise closely with the
United Nations Civil Administration in Kosovo.
Article 3
1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the costs related
to the mission of the EU Special Representative shall be EUR 850 000for the period ending on 31 December 1999.
2. The amount specified in paragraph 1 shall be allocated to finance
the infrastructure and current expenditure of the Special Representative,including his salary and a special allowance as well as salaries of hissupport staff not covered by secondment plus a start-up amount,pending burden-sharing arrangements with other Stability Pact partici-pants, to initiate work necessary for the early implementation of theStability Pact. Member States and EU institutions may propose thesecondment of staff to work with the Special Representative. The remu-neration of personnel who might be seconded by a Member State or anEU institution to the Special Representative shall be covered respec-tively by the Member State or the EU institution concerned.
3. The Council notes that the Presidency, Commission and/or
Member States, as appropriate, will provide logistical support in theregion.
4. The privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for
the completion and smooth functioning of the mission of the SpecialRepresentative and the members of his staff shall be defined with theparties. Member States and the Commission shall grant all necessarysupport to such effect.
Article 4
The EU Special Representative shall be guided by, and report under the
authority of, the Presidency, assisted by the Secretary General to, theCouncil on a regular basis and as the need arises. The Commission shallbe fully associated.
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Article 4a
The EU positions in the framework of the Stability Pact will be defined
in accordance with the guidelines adopted by the Council on 13September 1999.
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Article 5
This Joint Action shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.This Joint Action shall apply until 31 December 1999, unless renewed
subject to a review including administrative and financial aspects.
Article 6
This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal.