Council Decision 2005/765/CFSP of 3 October 2005 concerning the conclusion of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of Indonesia on the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) and its personnel
Date: 2005-10-03
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Indonesia, agreement (EU), common foreign and security policy, fact-finding mission, ratification of an agreement, staff regulations (EU)

29.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 288/59

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

COUNCIL DECISION 2005/765/CFSP

of 3 October 2005

concerning the conclusion of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the
European Union and the Government of Indonesia on the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of
the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM)
and its personnel

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

The agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
should be approved on behalf of the European Union,

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

On 9 September 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action
2005/643/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring
Mission in Aceh,
Indonesia (Aceh Monitoring Mission
— AMM) (1).

Article 7 of the Joint Action provides that the status of
the Aceh Monitoring Mission staff in Indonesia, including
where appropriate the privileges, immunities and further
guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth
functioning of
agreed in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24
of the Treaty.

that Mission are

to be

Following the authorisation of 18 July 2005 given by the
Council to the Presidency, assisted where necessary by
the Secretary-General/High Representative,
in case of
future EU civilian crisis management missions to open
negotiations with Host States with a view to concluding
agreements on the status of the European Union civilian
crisis management missions on the basis of the Model
Agreement on the Status of the European Union Civilian
Crisis Management Mission in a Host State (SOMA), the
Presidency, assisted by the Secretary-General/High Repre-
sentative, negotiated an agreement in the form of an
Exchange of Letters with the Government of Indonesia
on the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the
in Aceh
European Union Monitoring Mission
(Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) and its
personnel.

The agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the European Union and the Government of Indonesia on the
tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the European Union
(Aceh Monitoring
Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia)
Mission — AMM) and its personnel
is hereby approved on
behalf of the European Union.

The text of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
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 European Union.

Article 3

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

Article 4

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

Done at Luxembourg, 3 October 2005.

For the Council
The President

D. ALEXANDER

(1) OJ L 234, 10.9.2005, p. 13.