Corrigendum to Council Joint Action 2006/1002/CFSP of 21 December 2006 amending Joint Action 2001/554/CFSP on the establishment of a European Union Institute for Security Studies ( OJ L 409, 30.12.2006 )
Date: 2007-02-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Western European Union, budgetary procedure, common foreign and security policy, research body, rules of procedure

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Official Journal of the European Union

8.2.2007

Corrigendum to Council Joint Action 2006/1002/CFSP of 21 December 2006 amending Joint Action
2001/554/CFSP on the establishment of a European Union Institute for Security Studies

(Official Journal of the European Union L 409 of 30 December 2006)

Joint Action 2006/1002/CFSP should read as follows:

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2006/1002/CFSP

of 21 December 2006

amending Joint Action 2001/554/CFSP on the establishment of a European Union Institute for
Security Studies

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 20 July 2001, the Council adopted Joint Action 2001/
554/CFSP on the establishment of a European Union
Institute for Security Studies (1).

(2) On 28 July 2006, pursuant to Article 19 of that Joint
Action,
the Secretary-General/High Representative pre-
sented a report on the implementation of the Joint Action
with a view to its possible review.

(3) On 22 September 2006,

the Political and Security
Committee (PSC), in its role of exercising political super-
vision over the activities of the Institute, took note of that
report and recommended that the Council amend the Joint
Action as appropriate in the light thereof.

(4)

Joint Action 2001/554/CFSP should be amended accord-
ingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

Joint Action 2001/554/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

1.

Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

Mission

the ESDP,

in particular

The Institute shall contribute to the development of the
CFSP,
in coherence with the
European Security Strategy. To that end, it shall conduct
academic research and policy analysis, organise seminars
and carry out information and communication activities in
that field. The Institute's work shall inter alia contribute to
involve a network of
the transatlantic dialogue. It shall
exchanges with other research institutes and think-tanks
both inside and outside the European Union. The Institute's
output shall be distributed as widely as possible, except as
to which the Council's
regards classified information,

(1) OJ L 200, 25.7.2001, p. 1.

security regulations adopted by Decision 2001/264/EC (*)
shall apply.’;

(*) OJ L 101, 11.4.2001, p. 1. Decision as last amended
by Decision 2005/952/EC (OJ L 346, 29.12.2005, p.
18).

2.

Article 5(5) shall be replaced by the following:

‘5. Decisions of the Board shall be taken on a vote by the
representatives of the Member States by qualified majority,
the votes being weighted in accordance with the third
subparagraph of Article 23(2) of
the Treaty, without
prejudice to Article 12(2) of this Joint Action. The Board
shall adopt its rules of procedure.’;

3.

In Article 6, the following paragraph 3a shall be inserted:

If

‘3a.
the Board so decides, taking into account the
financial implications, following the adoption of the annual
budget by unanimity of the representatives of the Member
States, the Director may be assisted by a Deputy Director, in
particular in the execution of the tasks of the Institute in
accordance with Article 2.

The Director shall appoint
the Deputy Director after
approval by the Board. The Deputy Director shall be
appointed for a period of three years, with the possible
extension of one three-year term.’;

4.

Article 7 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 7

Staff

1. The staff of the Institute, consisting of researchers and
administrative staff, shall have the status of contract staff
members and shall be recruited from among nationals of
the Member States.

2. The Institute's researchers and the Deputy Director
shall be recruited on the basis of merit and academic
expertise with regard to the CFSP and, in particular, the
ESDP, through fair and transparent competition proce-
dures.’;

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5.

Article 10 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 10

Work programme

the Director, experts from
2. With the agreement of
Member States and officials
from EU institutions or
agencies may be seconded to the Institute for a fixed
period, either to posts within the Institute's organisational
structure or for specific tasks and projects.

1. By 30 September each year, the Director shall establish
a draft annual work programme for the following year,
accompanied by indicative long-term perspectives for the
following years, and shall submit it to the Board.

3.
Staff members may be seconded for a fixed period in
the interest of the service to a post outside the Institute, in
accordance with the provisions relating to the staff of the
Institute.

2. By 30 November of each year, the Board shall approve
the annual work programme.’;

4. The provisions relating to secondment shall be adopted
by the Board on a proposal from the Director.’;

6.

Article 11(3) shall be replaced by the following:

9.

The following Article shall be inserted:

‘3. The income of the Institute shall consist of contribu-
tions from the Member States according to the gross
national income (GNI) scale. With the agreement of the
Director, additional contributions may be accepted from
individual Member States or from other sources for specific
activities.’;

7.

Article 12 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 12

Budgetary procedure

1. By 30 September each year, the Director shall submit
to the Board an annual draft budget
for the Institute
covering administrative expenditure, operational expendi-
ture and expected income for the following financial year.

2. By 30 November of each year, the Board shall approve
the annual budget of the Institute by unanimity of the
representatives of the Member States.

3.
In the case of unavoidable, exceptional or unforeseen
circumstances, the Director may propose a draft amending
budget to the Board. The Board, with due regard to any
urgency, shall approve the amending budget by unanimity
of the representatives of the Member States.’;

‘Article 18 a

Association of the Commission

The Commission shall be closely associated with the work
of the Institute. The Institute shall, as necessary, establish
working relations with the Commission with a view to
exchanging expertise and advice in areas of mutual
interest.’;

10. Article 19 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 19

Reporting

By 31 July 2011 at the latest, the SG/HR shall present a
report to the Council on the functioning of the Institute
accompanied,
if necessary, by appropriate recommenda-
tions with a view to its further development.’;

11. Article 20(1), (2), (4) and (5) shall be deleted.

Article 2

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

Article 3

8.

Article 17 shall be replaced by the following:

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

‘Article 17

Secondment

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2006.

1. Visiting researchers may for limited time periods be
seconded to the Institute by Member States and third states,
with the agreement of the Director, to participate in the
activities of the Institute in accordance with Article 2.

For the Council

The President

J. KORKEAOJA