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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)
(OJ L 321, 26.11.2002, p. 51)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Joint Action 2003/852/CFSP of 5 December 2003 L 322 31 9.12.2003
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 324, 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)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular,
Article 14 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)On 22 December 2000, the Council adopted Joint Action 2000/
811/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission(1). That
Joint Action expires on 31 December 2002.
(2)The operation of the European Union Monitoring Mission (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 withthe other Host Parties of the Western Balkans.
(3)The EUMM's mandate should be extended.
(4)It is necessary to guarantee the safety of the monitors,
HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:
Article 1
The mandate of the EUMM shall be extended.
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 from the Secretary-General/High Representative and the
Council, to the effective formulation of Union policy towards the
Western Balkans.
2. To that end, the EUMM shall in particular:
(a) monitor political and security developments in the area of its
responsibility;
(b) give particular attention to border monitoring, inter-ethnic issues
and refugee return;
(c) provide analytical reports on the basis of tasking received;
(d) contribute to the early warning of the Council and to confidence
building, in the context of the policy of stabilisation conducted bythe Union in the region.
3. The Council may also initiate specific tasking in coordination
with the Secretary-General/High Representative and the Commission.
In the fulfilment of its tasks, the EUMM shall coordinate its activities
closely with the European Union Heads of Mission and relevant inter-
national organisations in the Western Balkans with a view to
contributing to a more effective policy of the European Union in theWestern Balkans.2002E0921 — EN — 05.12.2003 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 53, as last extended by Joint Action 2001/845/
CFSP (JO L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 1).
(2) OJ L 125, 5.5.2001, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 241, 11.9.2001, p. 1.
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Article 3
1. The Secretary General/High Representative, acting in close coor-
dination with the Presidency, shall define the tasks of the EUMM in
accordance with the policy, as adopted by the Council, regarding theWestern Balkans.
2. The EUMM shall report to the Council on the accomplishment of
its tasks through the Secretary-General/High Representative.
3. The Secretary-General/High Representative shall ensure that the
EUMM functions flexibly and in a streamlined manner. In that context,
he shall regularly reexamine the functions and the geographical terri-tory covered by the EUMM so as to continue to adapt the internalorganisation of the EUMM to the priorities of the Union in the WesternBalkans. He shall report to the Council by ►
M130 September
2004◄and shall put forward recommendations. The Commission
shall be fully associated.
Article 4
The EUMM shall be structured as follows:
(a) headquarters composed of a Head of Mission, a Deputy Head of
Mission, a Legal Adviser, an analysis section, a finance and admin-istrative cell, a data base management unit and a communications
and logistics cell;
(b) EUMM offices to maintain essential local contacts, coordinate
closely with Union Heads of Mission and relevant international
organisations, provide operational feedback to EUMM headquarters
and support to mobile teams' rapid redeployment;
(c) mobile teams with rapid deployment capability, tasked to report in
accordance with the mandate set out in Article 2(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.►
M1He/She shall ensure the day-to-day management of the EUMM
operations. ◄
The Deputy Head of Mission shall be seconded by the Member State
holding the Presidency.
2. The number and competences of the EUMM staff shall be consis-
tent with the objectives and structure set out in Articles 2 and 4.
3. The international staff shall be seconded by Member States for a
minimum period of one year. Each Member State shall bear the costs
related to the personnel seconded by it, including salaries, allowances,accommodation costs and travel expenses to and from the WesternBalkans.
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 staff
nominated by them and to contribute to the current expenditure of theEUMM in an appropriate proportion taking into account the size oftheir participation and their gross national product.
5. The State or Community institution having appointed a staff
member shall be responsible for answering any claims linked to the
appointment, from or concerning the staff member. The State orCommunity institution in question shall be responsible for bringingany action against the staff member linked to this appointment.
6. Levels of local staff shall be consistent with the structure set out
in Article 4.2002E0921 — EN — 05.12.2003 — 001.001 — 3
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Article 6
1. The financial reference amount for the implementation of this
Joint Action shall be EUR ►M14 496366 ◄.
2. The amount specified in paragraph 1 shall be allocated to finance
the infrastructure and current expenditure of the EUMM, including
expenditure relating to local staff.
The expenditure financed by the amount stipulated in paragraph 1 shall
be managed in accordance with the European Community rules andprocedures applicable to the budget.
3. The Head of Mission shall report fully to, and be supervised by,
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 in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24 of the Treaty.
Article 8
This Joint Action shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.It shall apply until ►
M131 December 2004 ◄.
Article 9
This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal.2002E0921 — EN — 05.12.2003 — 001.001 — 4