Council Joint Action 2005/822/CFSP of 21 November 2005 amending and extending Joint Action 2004/847/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission in Kinshasa (DRC) regarding the Integrated Police Unit (EUPOL ‘Kinshasa’)
Date: 2005-11-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, administrative expenditure (EU), operation of the Institutions, peacekeeping, police cooperation, the EU's international role

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COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2005/822/CFSP

of 21 November 2005

amending and extending Joint Action 2004/847/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission in
Kinshasa (DRC) regarding the Integrated Police Unit (EUPOL ‘Kinshasa’)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and,
in
particular Article 14, Article 25, third subparagraph, thereof,

Article 1

Joint Action 2004/847/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

Whereas:

1. Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:

Joint Action 2004/847/CFSP (1)
Kinshasa expires on 31 December 2005.

establishing EUPOL

‘Article 2

Planning phase

On 6 October 2005, the President of the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC), Mr Joseph Kabila, sent a
letter
Secretary-General/High Representative
(SG/HR), inviting the EU to extend EUPOL Kinshasa.

the

to

instruments

the Council shall develop all
The General Secretariat of
EUPOL
technical
Kinshasa. The Head of Mission shall
an
Operation Plan (OPLAN) which shall take into account a
comprehensive risk assessment. The Council shall approve
the OPLAN.’;

necessary

elaborate

execute

to

On 7 November 2005, the Council agreed to extend
EUPOL Kinshasa for another 12 months after
the
expiration of
the current mandate. This Joint Action
covers the first phase of this extension until 30 April
2006.

2. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:

Third States
should participate in the operation in
accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Nice
European Council.

‘Article 3

Mission statement

The current security situation in the DRC may dete-
riorate, with potentially serious repercussions on the
law
process of strengthening democracy,
and international and regional security. A continued
commitment of EU political effort and resources will
help to embed stability in the region.

the rule of

the Political

On 9 December 2004,
and Security
Committee appointed Superintendent Adilio Custodio
as Head of Mission for EUPOL Kinshasa, whose
mandate should be extended for the duration of
the
Mission,

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

The European Union shall conduct a police mission in
Kinshasa (DRC)
in order to monitor, mentor and advise
the setting up and the initial running of the IPU in order
to ensure that the IPU acts following the training received in
the Academy Centre and according to international best
practices in this field. These actions shall be focused on
the IPU chain of command to enhance the management
capability of the IPU and to monitor, mentor and advise
the operational Units in the execution of its tasks.

EUPOL Kinshasa shall continue to monitor, mentor and
advise on the setting up and the development of the IPU,
including more extensive advice to the chain of command of
IPU regarding the execution of missions and further advice
on other issues complementary to the effective conduct of
policing in DRC, and shall enhance liaison with EUSEC RD
CONGO in the field of security sector reform.’;

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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3. Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:

6. In Article 14, the second subparagraph, shall be replaced by

‘Article 4

Structure of the Mission

The Mission will be composed of a Head quarter (HQ) and
police monitors. The HQ will consist of the office of the
Head of the Mission and an administration support branch.
All monitors, mentors and advisors, as well as the trainers,
will be co-located in the IPU operational base.’;

4. Article 10(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.
The financial reference amount intended to cover the
expenditure related to the mission shall be a maximum
amount of EUR 4 370 000 for
the period from 9
December 2004 until 30 April 2006.’;

5. Article 10(2)(b) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(b)

the Police Head of Mission shall report fully to, and be
supervised by,
activities
the Commission on the
undertaken in the framework of his contract.’;

the following:

‘It shall expire on 30 April 2006.’

Article 2

This Joint Action shall enter into force on the date of
adoption.

its

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 21 November 2005.

For the Council
The President

J. STRAW