Council Joint Action 2003/188/CFSP of 17 March 2003 amending Joint Action 2002/210/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission
Date: 2003-03-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU office or agency, European Union, access to EU information, confidentiality, police

19.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 73/9

(Acts adopted pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2003/188/CFSP

of 17 March 2003

amending Joint Action 2002/210/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission

mation and documents up to the level “CONFIDENTIEL
UE” generated for the purposes of the operation, in accor-
dance with the Council's security regulations.

The Secretary-General/High Representative is also
2.
in accordance with the operational
authorised to release,
needs of the Mission, to the Office of the High Representa-
tive, to the United Nations, and to the OSCE, classified
information and documents up to the level “RESTREINT
UE” generated for the purposes of the operation, in accor-
security regulations. Local
dance with the Council's
arrangements will be drawn up for this purpose.

In the event of a specific and immediate operational
3.
need,
the Secretary-General/High Representative is also
authorised to release to the host State classified information
and documents up to the level “CONFIDENTIEL UE” gener-
ated for the purposes of the operation, in accordance with
the Council's security regulations. In all other cases, such
information and documents shall be released to the host
State in accordance with procedures appropriate to the
host State's level of cooperation with the European Union.’

Article 2

This Joint Action shall enter into force on the date of its
adoption.

Article 3

This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Done at Brussels, 17 March 2003.

For the Council

The President

G. DRYS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

on

On 11 March 2002, the Council adopted Joint Action
European Union
2002/210/CFSP
Police
the
Mission (1), providing for
the association with the
Mission of non-EU European NATO members and other
for accession to the
States which are
European Union as well as other OSCE Member States.

candidates

It proves necessary, for operational reasons, to be able to
exchange classified information, in compliance with the
Council's security regulations, with the third States
contributing to the Mission, with NATO/SFOR, with the
host State where necessary, and with the Office of the
High Representative, the United Nations and the OSCE.

The third States associated with Joint Action 2002/210/
CFSP have undertaken to protect the European Union's
classified information.

The Security Committee delivered a positive technical
opinion on 4 March 2003.

(5)

The Joint Action should therefore be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

The following Article shall be added to Joint Action 2002/210/
CFSP:

‘Article 8a

Release of classified information

The

Secretary-General/High

1.
is
authorised to release to NATO/SFOR and to the third
parties associated with this EU Joint Action, classified infor-

Representative

(1) OJ L 70, 13.3.2002, p. 1.