Council Joint Action of 10 December 2002 amending and extending the mandate of the Special Representative of the European Union to act as a Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe
Date: 2002-12-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, appointment of staff, democratisation, economic reconstruction, economic stabilisation, international cooperation, the EU's international role

11.12.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 334/9

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION

of 10 December 2002

amending and extending the mandate of the Special Representative of the European Union to act
as a Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe

(2002/964/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(b) chair the South-Eastern Europe Regional Table;

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in parti-
cular Article 14 and Article 18(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Council Joint Action 2001/915/CFSP of 19 December
2001 appointing the Special Representative of
the
European Union to act as Coordinator of the Stability
Pact for South-Eastern Europe (1) is due to expire on 31
December 2002.

On the basis of a review of
mandate of
amended and extended.

the Special Representative

that

Joint Action,

the
should be

Clear lines of responsibility as well as the coordination
and consistency of the European Union external action
in the Balkans region should be ensured.

On 30 March 2000 the Council adopted guidelines on
the appointing procedure and administrative arrange-
for European Union Special Representatives
ments
(EUSRs),

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

The mandate of Mr Erhard BUSEK as the European Union
Special Representative to act as Special Coordinator of the
Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe is hereby extended.

Article 2

The objective of the Special Representative shall be to carry out
the functions of Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for
South-Eastern Europe according to the arrangements provided
for in point 13 of the Stability Pact document of 10 June 1999.

The Special Representative shall support the work of the High
Representative in the region.

(c) maintain close contact with all participants and facilitating
States, organisations and institutions of the Pact, as well as
relevant regional initiatives and organisations, with a view
to fostering regional cooperation and enhancing regional
ownership;

(d) cooperate closely with all

institutions of

the European
Union and its Member States in order to promote the role
of the European Union in the Pact in accordance with
points 18, 19, and 20 of the Stability Pact document and
to ensure complementarity between the work of the Pact
and the Stabilisation and Association Process;

(e) meet periodically and collectively as appropriate with the
Chairs of the Working Tables to ensure strategic overall
coordination and provide the secretariat of
the South
Eastern Europe Regional Table and its instruments;

(f) work on the basis of a list, agreed in advance and in consul-
tation with the participants of the Pact, of priority actions
for the Pact to implement during the course of 2003, and
keep the working methods and structures of the Pact under
review, ensuring consistency and efficient use of resources.

Article 4

1.
The Special Representative shall be responsible for the
implementation of the mandate acting under the authority and
operational direction of the High Representative. The Special
Representative shall be accountable to the High Representative
for administrative expenditure and to the Commission for
operational expenditure incurred in respect of activities.

2.
The Special Representative shall maintain a privileged link
with the Political and Security Committee (PSC), which shall be
the primary point of contact with the Council. The PSC shall
input to the Special
provide strategic guidance and political
Representative within the framework of the mandate.

Article 3

In order to achieve the objective, the mandate of the Special
Representative shall be to:

(a) promote achievement of the Pact's objectives within, and
between, the individual countries, where the Pact proves to
have an added value;

(1) OJ L 337, 20.12.2001, p. 62.

The Union shall, by providing its Special Representative with
the necessary human and logistical resources, make a contribu-
tion to his functions as Special Coordinator in accordance with
this Joint Action.

The Union looks to the other participants in the Stability Pact
for South-Eastern Europe also to make a contribution to the
functioning of the Pact.

Article 5

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Article 6

1.
The financial reference amount intended to cover the
expenditure related to the mission of the Special Representative
shall be EUR 840 631.

The amount specified in paragraph 1 shall be allocated to
2.
financing the operational expenditure of the Central Office of
the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe in Brussels over the
period in question.

The expenditure financed by the amount stipulated in
3.
paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the European
Community procedures and rules applicable to the budget.

4.
The management of operational expenditure shall be
subject to a contract between the Special Representative and
the Commission.

Article 7

The Special Representative shall conclude a contract with

1.
the Council.

2.
The Special Representative shall be responsible for the
constitution of his team and shall inform the Council and the
Commission thereon through the High Representative.

3. Member States and institutions of the European Union
may propose the secondment of staff to work with the Special
Representative. The remuneration of personnel who might be
seconded by a Member State or an institution of the European
Union to the Special Representative shall be covered by the
Member State or
the European Union
concerned respectively.

the institution of

All A-type posts to be filled shall be published in Member
4.
States and the institutions of the European Union and taken up
by the best qualified applicants.

5.
The privileges, immunities and further guarantees neces-
sary for the completion and smooth functioning of the mission
of the Special Representative and the members of his staff shall
be defined with the parties. Member States and the Commission
shall grant all necessary support to such effect.

The equipment, supplies and premises for the Brussels
6.
office of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe shall be
purchased or
the European
rented on behalf of and for
Communities.

The Presidency, Commission and/or Member States, as

7.
appropriate, shall provide logistical support in the region.

The Special Representative may report to the General Affairs
and External Relations Council on the recommendation of the
High Representative and the PSC.

Article 9

To ensure the consistency of external action of the European
Union, the activities of the Special Representative shall be coor-
dinated with those of the High Representative, Presidency and
the Commission. In the field, close liaison shall be maintained
with Presidency, Commission and Heads of Mission who shall
make their best efforts to assist the Special Representative in
the implementation of the mandate. The Special Representative
shall also liaise with other international actors in the field, in
particular with the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia
and Herzegovina and with the United Nations Civil Administra-
tion in Kosovo.

Article 10

The implementation of this Joint Action and its consistency
with other contributions from the European Union to the
region shall be kept under regular review. The Special Repre-
sentative shall present a comprehensive written report on the
implementation of the mandate to the High Representative,
Council and Commission two months before the mandate
expires, which shall form a basis for evaluation of the Joint
Action in the relevant Working Groups and by the PSC. In the
context of overall priorities for deployment, the High Represen-
tative shall make recommendations to the PSC concerning the
Council's decision on renewal, amendment or termination of
the mandate.

Article 11

Positions of the European Union in the context of the Stability
Pact for South-Eastern Europe shall be determined in accor-
dance with the guidelines adopted by the Council.

Article 12

This Joint Action shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.

It shall apply until 30 June 2003.

This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal.

Article 13

Article 8

Done at Brussels, 10 December 2002.

As a rule, the Special Representative will report in person to
the High Representative and to the PSC and may report also to
the relevant Working Group. Regular written reports will be
circulated to the High Representative, Council and Commission.

For the Council

The President

P. S. MØLLER