Council Decision 2006/201/CFSP of  27 February 2006  concerning the extension 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: 2006-02-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Indonesia, agreement (EU), fact-finding mission, staff regulations (EU)

10.3.2006

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

COUNCIL DECISION 2006/201/CFSP

of 27 February 2006

concerning the extension 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)

As stated in the letter of 14 September 2005 and its
annexes from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the
Indonesia regarding the tasks, status,
Government of
privileges and immunities of
the Aceh Monitoring
Mission (AMM) and its personnel and the reply from
the Secretary-General/High Representative of 3 October
2005, this agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters may be extended for another period of up to
six months by mutual consent (3).

On 13 February 2006 the Government of
Indonesia
invited the European Union to extend the mandate of
the Aceh Monitoring Mission for a period of
three
months.

The Council, on 27 February 2006, adopted Joint Action
2006/202/CFSP amending and extending Joint Action
2005/643/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring
Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission
— AMM) (4), extending the AMM for a period of three
months.

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

for a period of

the agreement

(5)

(6)

(7)

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

Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,

Whereas:

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

Article 7 of the Joint Action 2005/643/CFSP provides
that the status of the Aceh Monitoring Mission staff in
including where appropriate the privileges,
Indonesia,
immunities and further guarantees necessary for
the
completion and smooth functioning of the Aceh Moni-
toring Mission, shall be agreed in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 24 of the Treaty.

(1)

(2)

(3)

the Government

negotiations with

Following
of
Indonesia, on 3 October 2005 the Council adopted
Decision 2005/765/CFSP 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 (2) authorising the signature of the agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Letters.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The extension 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,
is hereby
approved on behalf of the European Union.

(1) OJ L 234, 10.9.2005, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 288, 29.10.2005, p. 59.

(3) OJ L 288, 29.10.2005, p. 60.
(4) See page 57 of this Official Journal.

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The text of the Exchange of Letters agreeing to this extension is
attached to this Decision.

Article 4

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

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Exchange of Letters in
order to bind the European Union (1).

Done at Brussels, 27 February 2006.

Article 3

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

For the Council
The President

U. PLASSNIK

(1) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in
the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of
the Council.