Council Joint Action 2005/776/CFSP of 7 November 2005 amending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for Moldova
Date: 2005-11-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Moldova, Ukraine, diplomatic profession, frontier, settlement of disputes, the EU's international role

8.11.2005

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 292/13

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

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2005/776/CFSP

of 7 November 2005

amending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for Moldova

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

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

Joint Action 2005/265/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

Article 1

Whereas:

(a)

the following point shall be added to Article 2(1):

On 23 March 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action
2005/265/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Adriaan JACOBOVITS
de SZEGED as European Union Special Representative
(EUSR) for Moldova.

‘(g) to enhance the effectiveness of border and customs
controls and border surveillance activities in Moldova
and Ukraine along their common border, with a
particular focus on the Transnistrian section, notably
through an EU Border Mission.’;

On 28 July 2005,
the Council adopted Joint Action
2005/584/CFSP (2) extending the mandate of the EUSR
until 28 February 2006.

(b) the following point shall be added to Article 3(1):

‘(e) through a support team led by a Senior Political Adviser

to the EUSR:

On 2 June 2005, President Voronin of Moldova and
President Yuschenko of Ukraine sent a joint letter, inter
alia requesting the European Union to examine the possi-
bilities for offering assistance in establishing an interna-
tional customs control on the Transnistrian segment
the Moldovan-Ukrainian state border, as well as
of
international monitoring
an effective
for
mechanism on this segment of the border.

creating

(i)

assure political overview of developments and
activities related to the Moldovan-Ukrainian state
border;

(ii) analyse the political commitment of Moldova and

Ukraine to improving border management;

On 20 September 2005,
the Political and Security
Committee agreed to the establishment of an EU
Border Mission for Moldova-Ukraine including through
the reinforcement of the team of the EUSR for Moldova.

(iii) promote cooperation on border issues between the
Moldovan and Ukrainian sides, also in view of
building preconditions
to the
Transnistrian conflict.’;

for a settlement

Given the new tasks of the EUSR for Moldova in relation
to the EU Border Mission for Moldova-Ukraine, his
mandate should be amended accordingly,

(1) OJ L 81, 30.3.2005, p. 50.
(2) OJ L 199, 29.7.2005, p. 95.

(c)

in Article 5, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.
The financial reference amount intended to cover the
expenditure related to the EUSR’s mandate shall be EUR
430 000.’;

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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8.11.2005

(d) in Article 8, the single paragraph shall be numbered 1 and a

new paragraph shall be added as follows:

‘2.
The Council and the Commission shall, each within
their respective powers, ensure consistency between the
implementation of this Joint Action and external activities
of the Community in accordance with the second subpar-
agraph of Article 3 of the Treaty. The Council and the
Commission shall cooperate to this end.’;

(e)

the second paragraph of Article 10 shall be replaced by the
following:

‘It shall apply until 28 February 2006.’.

Article 2

This Joint Action shall enter into force on 1 December 2005.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2005.

For the Council
The President

J. STRAW