Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/1333

of 28 July 2022

amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/2110 on the European Union CSDP Advisory Mission in the Central African Republic (EUAM RCA)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1) On 9 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/2110 (1), which established the European Union CSDP Advisory Mission in the Central African Republic (EUAM RCA) with an initial mandate until 8 August 2022, 2 years after the launch of EUAM RCA.

(2) On 12 April 2022, on the basis of the Holistic Strategic Review of the EU Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA) and of EUAM RCA, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) recommended that the mandate of EUAM RCA be extended until 9 August 2024. On 11 May 2022, the PSC agreed that the mandate of EUAM RCA should be adjusted to the situation in the Central African Republic.

(3) Decision (CFSP) 2019/2110 should be amended accordingly.

(4) EUAM RCA will be conducted 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 on European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Decision (CFSP) 2019/2110 is amended as follows; (1) in Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. The strategic objectives of EUAM RCA shall be to: (a) support the build-up of rule-based governance and management capacities within the Ministry for Interior and Public Security of the Central African Republic, in the design, implementation, build-up and monitoring of all relevant planning categories; (b) support the sustainable transformation of the Central African Republic’s Internal Security Forces and their operational effective functioning and deployment; (c) assist in developing an integrated support to the Internal Security Forces of the Central African Republic through close coordination, ensuring unity of action and complementarity of efforts with the relevant actors; (d) establish a comprehensive situational picture through a dedicated Analytical Capacity, including in domains such as strategic communications and political-security developments; (e) support the strategic communication efforts to foster Union values, promote Union action and expose violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law by foreign forces in the Central African Republic.’; (2) in Article 13, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUAM RCA for the period from 9 December 2019 until 8 August 2022 shall be EUR 30 352 481,10. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUAM RCA for the period from 9 August 2022 until 9 August 2024 shall be EUR 28 400 000,00.’; (3) in Article 17, the second paragraph is replaced by the following: ‘It shall expire on 9 August 2024.’.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 28 July 2022. For the Council The President M. BEK

(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/2110 of 9 December 2019 on the European Union CSDP Advisory Mission in the Central African Republic (EUAM RCA) (OJ L 318, 10.12.2019, p. 141).