Council Decision 2005/495/CFSP of 11 October 2005 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines on the participation of those States in the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM)
Date: 2005-10-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Community, Indonesia, South-East Asia, common foreign and security policy, exchange of information, fact-finding mission, peacekeeping, ratification of an agreement, the EU's international role

13.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 183/51

III

(Acts adopted under the EU Treaty)

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

COUNCIL DECISION 2005/495/CFSP

of 11 October 2005

concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the
European Union and Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines on the participation
of those States in the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring
Mission — AMM)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
should be approved,

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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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

Article 10(4) of that Joint Action provides that detailed
arrangements regarding the participation of third States
shall be the subject of an Agreement, in conformity with
Article 24 of the Treaty on European Union.

in case of

On 13 September 2004 the Council authorised the
Presidency, assisted where necessary by the Secretary-
future EU
General/High Representative,
civilian crisis management operations,
to open nego-
tiations with third States with a view to concluding an
Agreement on the basis of
the model Agreement
between the European Union and a third State on the
participation of a third State in an European Union
civilian crisis management operation. On this basis, the
Presidency negotiated an Agreement in the form of an
Exchange of Letters with Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia,
Thailand and the Philippines on the participation of
those States in the European Union Monitoring Mission
in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM).

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the European Union and Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand
and the Philippines on the participation of those States in the
European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh
Monitoring Mission — AMM) is hereby approved on behalf of
the European Union.

Article 2

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

Article 3

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

Article 4

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

Done at Luxembourg, 11 October 2005.

For the Council
The President

G. BROWN

(1) OJ L 234, 10.9.2005, p. 13. Joint Action as last amended by Joint

Action 2006/607/CFSP (OJ L 246, 8.9.2006, p. 16).