Council Decision 2005/680/CFSP of 12 August 2005 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the status and activities of the European Union Police Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL Kinshasa)
Date: 2005-08-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, cooperation agreement (EU), police cooperation, ratification of an agreement

1.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 256/57

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

COUNCIL DECISION 2005/680/CFSP

of 12 August 2005

concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic
Republic of the Congo on the status and activities of the European Union Police Mission in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL Kinshasa)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 24 thereof,

Article 1

Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

On 9 December 2004, the Council adopted Joint Action
2004/847/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission
in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo (EUPOL
Kinshasa) (1).

including where

Article 13 of the Joint Action provides that the status of
EUPOL Kinshasa staff in the Democratic Republic of the
the privileges,
Congo,
immunities and further guarantees necessary for
the
completion and smooth functioning of EUPOL Kinshasa
shall be agreed in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 24 of the Treaty.

appropriate

Following the authorisation of 24 January 2005 given by
the Council to the Secretary-General/High Representative
for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, assisting
the Presidency, to open negotiations on its behalf, the
Secretary-General/High Representative for the Common
Foreign and Security Policy, negotiated an Agreement
the Democratic Republic of
with the Government of
the Congo on the status and activities of EUPOL Kinshasa.

Notwithstanding Article 11(4) of
the Agreement,
procurement of goods and services should comply with
the principles of
transparency, proportionality, equal
treatment and non-discrimination.

(5)

The Agreement should be approved,

The Agreement between the European Union and the Demo-
cratic Republic of the Congo on the status and activities of the
European Union Police Mission in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo (EUPOL Kinshasa) is hereby approved on behalf of
the Union.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to
bind the Union.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union (2).

Article 4

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 12 August 2005.

For the Council
The President

J. STRAW

(1) OJ L 367, 14.12.2004, p. 30.

(2) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published
in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General
Secretariat of the Council.