Council Joint Action 2004/530/CFSP of 28 June 2004 extending the mandate of the Special Representative of the European Union for the African Great Lakes Region and amending Joint Action 2003/869/CFSP
Date: 2004-06-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: East Africa, appointment of staff, diplomatic representation, the EU's international role

3.7.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 234/13

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

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2004/530/CFSP

of 28 June 2004

extending the mandate of the Special Representative of the European Union for the African Great
Lakes Region and amending Joint Action 2003/869/CFSP

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Articles 14, 18(5) and 23(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

On 8 December 2003 the Council adopted Joint Action
2003/869/CFSP (1) amending and extending until 30 June
2004 the mandate of the Special Representative of the
European Union for the African Great Lakes Region.

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

the Special Representative

that

Joint Action,

the
should be

On 17 November 2003 the Council adopted guidelines
for
on the
European Union Special Representatives.

appointment, mandate

and financing

European Union

The
Special Representative will
implement his mandate in the context of a situation
which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives
of the CFSP as set out in Article 11 of the Treaty on
European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

The mandate of Mr Aldo AJELLO as the European Union
the African Great Lakes
Special Representative (EUSR)
Region as set out in Joint Action 2003/869/CFSP is hereby
extended until 28 February 2005.

for

Article 2

Joint Action 2003/869/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

In order to achieve the policy objectives, the mandate of the
EUSR shall be to:

(a) establish and maintain close contact with all the parties
to the peace and transition process in the African Great

(1) OJ L 326, 13.12.2003, p. 37.

Lakes Region, other countries of the region, the United
States of America, other relevant countries, as well as the
United Nations (UN) and other relevant
international
organisations, the African Union (AU) and subregional
organisations and their representatives as well as other
prominent regional leaders in order to work with them
in strengthening the peace processes of Lusaka and
Arusha and the peace agreements concluded in Pretoria
and Luanda;

(b) observe the peace negotiations and the peace and tran-
sition process between the parties and offer the European
Union's advice and good offices as appropriate;

(c) contribute, where requested, to the implementation of
peace and cease fire agreements reached between the
parties and engage with them diplomatically in the
event of non-compliance with the terms of
these
agreements;

(d) engage constructively with signatories to agreements
within the framework of the peace processes in order
compliance with the basic norms of
to promote
democracy and good governance,
including respect for
human rights and the rule of law;

(e) contribute to the implementation of the EU Guidelines

on Children and Armed Conflict;

(f) contribute to and cooperate with the Special Represen-
tative of the Secretary-General of the UN for the Great
Lakes Region and the Special Envoy of the Chairperson
of the AU on the preparation of a conference on peace,
security, democracy and development in the Great Lakes
Region;

(g) report on the possibilities for European Union inter-
vention in the peace and transition process and on the
best way of pursuing European Union initiatives;

(h) monitor actions by the parties to the conflicts, which
the ongoing peace

might prejudice the outcome of
processes;

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(i) contribute to a better understanding of the European
Union's role among opinion leaders in the region.’

2. In Article 5:

(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.
The financial reference amount intended to cover
the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR shall
be EUR 580 000.’

(b) the following paragraph is added:

‘5.
The equipment and supplies for the Brussels office
of the EUSR for the African Great Lakes Region shall be
purchased or rented on behalf of and for the European
Union.’

Article 3

This Joint Action shall enter into force on 1 July 2004.

Article 4

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

Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2004.

For the Council
The President

M. CULLEN