Council Decision 2007/238/CFSP of 19 April 2007 appointing the European Union Special Representative for Sudan
Date: 2007-04-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Sudan, administrative expenditure (EU), appointment of staff, common foreign and security policy, diplomatic representation

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(Acts adopted under the EU Treaty)

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

COUNCIL DECISION 2007/238/CFSP

of 19 April 2007

appointing the European Union Special Representative for Sudan

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and,
particular, Article 18(5)
thereof,

in
in conjunction with Article 23(2)

Whereas:

(6)

(7)

Article 49(3) of the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom)
No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regu-
lation applicable to the general budget of the European
Communities (4) provides that basic acts may notably
take the form of a decision pursuant to Article 18(5)
of the Treaty.

The EUSR will implement his mandate in the context of
a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the
Common Foreign and Security Policy objectives set out
in Article 11 of the Treaty,

On 18 July 2005,
the Council adopted Joint Action
2005/556/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Pekka HAAVISTO as
the European Union
the Special Representative of
(EUSR) for Sudan.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

the Council adopted Joint Action
On 5 July 2006,
2006/468/CFSP (2) renewing and revising the mandate
of the EUSR for Sudan.

Article 1

Appointment

On 15 February 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action
2007/108/CFSP (3) extending, until 30 April 2007, the
mandate of Mr Pekka HAAVISTO as the EUSR for Sudan.
The Council also agreed that the mandate of the EUSR
for Sudan should, in principle, be extended for a period
of 12 months.

Mr Pekka HAAVISTO has
informed the Secretary-
General/High Representative of his intention to resign
at
the end of April 2007. A new EUSR for Sudan
should therefore be appointed as from 1 May 2007 for
the remaining period of the mandate.

Secretary-General/High Representative

The
re-
commended that Mr Torben BRYLLE be appointed as
the new EUSR for Sudan.

has

(1) OJ L 188, 20.7.2005, p. 43.
(2) OJ L 184, 6.7.2006, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 46, 16.2.2007, p. 63.

Mr Torben BRYLLE is hereby appointed as European Union
Special Representative (EUSR) for Sudan from 1 May 2007 to
29 February 2008. He shall exercise his functions in accordance
with the mandate and the detailed arrangements set out in Joint
Action 2007/108/CFSP.

Article 2

Financing

intended to cover the
1.
The financial reference amount
expenditure related to the mandate of
the EUSR in the
period from 1 May 2007 to 29 February 2008 shall be
EUR 1 700 000.

The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a
2.
contract between the EUSR for Sudan and the Commission. The
expenditure shall be eligible as from 1 May 2007.

(4) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

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Article 3

Review

Article 5

Publication

The EUSR for Sudan shall present the Secretary-General/High
the Council and the Commission with a
Representative,
comprehensive report on the implementation of his mandate
by mid-November 2007.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 19 April 2007.

Article 4

Taking of effect

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

For the Council
The President

Brigitte ZYPRIES