Council Decision 2006/475/CFSP of  12 June 2006  concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Gabonese Republic on the status of the European Union-led forces in the Gabonese Republic
Date: 2006-06-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Gabon, agreement (EU), common foreign and security policy, forces abroad, military personnel, ratification of an agreement, staff regulations (EU), the EU's international role

L 187/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.7.2006

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

COUNCIL DECISION 2006/475/CFSP

of 12 June 2006

concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Gabonese
Republic on the status of the European Union-led forces in the Gabonese Republic

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

Following authorisation by the Council on 23 May 2005,
in accordance with Article 24 of the Treaty on European
Union, the Presidency, assisted by the SG/HR, negotiated
an Agreement between the European Union and the
Gabonese Republic on the status of
the European
Union-led forces in the Gabonese Republic.

(5)

The Agreement should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement between the European Union and the Gabonese
Republic on the status of the European Union-led forces in the
the
Gabonese Republic is hereby approved on behalf of
European Union.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person empowered to sign the Agreement 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, 12 June 2006.

For the Council
The President

J. PRÖLL

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

Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

authorising

On 25 April 2006, the United Nations Security Council
adopted Resolution 1671 (2006),
the
temporary deployment of a European Union force
to support MONUC during the
(EUFOR RD Congo)
period encompassing the elections in the Democratic
the Congo. The United Nations Security
Republic of
Council
further requested all United Nations Member
States, in particular those in the vicinity of the Demo-
cratic Republic of the Congo, to provide all necessary
to facilitate the swift deployment of EUFOR
support
to ensure the free,
RD Congo and,
unhindered and expeditious movement
to the Demo-
cratic Republic of the Congo of its personnel, as well
as equipment, provisions, supplies and other goods,
including vehicles and spare parts, which are for its
exclusive and official use.

in particular,

On 27 April 2006, the Council adopted Joint Action
2006/319/CFSP on the
European Union military
operation in support of the United Nations Organisation
the Congo
Mission in the Democratic Republic of
(MONUC) during the election process (1)
(Operation
EUFOR RD Congo).

Following a request by the Secretary-General/High Repre-
sentative (SG/HR) of 27 April 2006, the Government of
the Gabonese Republic in a letter of 18 May 2006 stated
its agreement to the stationing of European Union-led
forces on the territory of
the Gabonese Republic for
the purposes of the operation.

(1) OJ L 116, 29.4.2006, p. 98.