Council Joint Action 2006/123/CFSP of  20 February 2006  extending and amending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Date: 2006-02-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: North Macedonia, common foreign and security policy, diplomatic representation, the EU's international role

L 49/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.2.2006

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2006/123/CFSP

of 20 February 2006

extending and amending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

‘(e) provide local political guidance to the Head of the EU
Police Advisory Team (EUPAT), ensure coordination
between the EUPAT and other EU actors, and assume
responsibility for relations between EUPAT and host
party authorities and media;

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

On 17 October 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action
2005/724/CFSP (1)
the European Union
appointing
Special Representative (EUSR)
in the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia.

On 24 November 2005,
the Council adopted Joint
Action 2005/826/CFSP (2) on the establishment of an
EU Police Advisory Team (EUPAT)
former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia which designates a
specific role for the EUSR in the chain of command.

in the

On the basis of a review of Joint Action 2005/724/CFSP,
the EUSR should be amended and
the mandate of
extended for a 12-month period,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

The mandate of Mr Erwan FOUÉRÉ as the EUSR in the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as set out in Joint Action
2005/724/CFSP is hereby extended until 28 February 2007.

(f) together with the Head of EUPAT and in coordination
with the presidency, conduct a regular dialogue with the
authorities
of
Macedonia on the progress of the activities of EUPAT.’;

former Yugoslav Republic

the

of

2. Article 9 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 9

to

the

Secretary-General/High

The implementation of this Joint Action and its consistency
with other contributions from the European Union to the
region shall be kept under regular review. The EUSR shall
present
Representative
(SG/HR), Council and Commission a progress report before
the end of June 2006 and a comprehensive mandate imple-
mentation report by mid-November 2006. These reports
shall form a basis for evaluation of this Joint Action in the
relevant Working Groups and by the Political and Security
Committee (PSC).
In the context of overall priorities for
the SG/HR shall make recommendations to
deployment,
the PSC concerning the Council’s decision on renewal,
amendment or termination of the mandate.’

Article 4

Article 2

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

its

The financial reference amount

1.
intended to cover the
expenditure related to the EUSR’s mandate in the period from
1 March 2006 until 28 February 2007 shall be EUR 675 000.

2.

Expenditure shall be eligible as from 1 March 2006.

Article 5

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

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 20 February 2006.

Joint Action 2005/724/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 3, subparagraphs (e) and (f) shall be replaced by the

following:

For the Council
The President

J. PRÖLL

(1) OJ L 272, 18.10.2005, p. 26.
(2) OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 61.