Council Joint Action 2007/334/CFSP of 14 May 2007 amending and extending Joint Action 2006/304/CFSP on the establishment of an EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) regarding a possible EU crisis management operation in the field of rule of law and possible other areas in Kosovo
Date: 2007-05-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Kosovo, common foreign and security policy, cooperation policy, international security, rule of law, the EU's international role

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(Acts adopted under the EU Treaty)

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2007/334/CFSP

of 14 May 2007

amending and extending Joint Action 2006/304/CFSP on the establishment of an EU Planning Team
(EUPT Kosovo) regarding a possible EU crisis management operation in the field of rule of law and
possible other areas in Kosovo

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

EU crisis management operation in Kosovo should be
ensured during that period.

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

(5)

Joint Action 2006/304/CFSP should be extended and
amended accordingly,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

(1)

(2)

(3)

On 10 April 2006 the Council adopted Joint Action
2006/304/CFSP (1) establishing an EU Planning Team
(EUPT
EU crisis
management operation in the field of rule of law and
possible other areas in Kosovo.

regarding

Kosovo)

possible

a

Article 1

Joint Action 2006/304/CFSP is amended as follows:

1. Article 5 shall be amended as follows:

On 11 December 2006 the Council adopted Joint Action
2006/918/CFSP amending and extending until 31 May
2007 Joint Action 2006/304/CFSP.

(a) paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:

On 27 March 2007, the Political and Security Committee
recommended that EUPT Kosovo should be extended for
a further period until 1 September 2007 in principle, this
date being subject to the ongoing work in the United
Nations.

‘3.
The SG/HR shall give guidance to the Head of
EUPT Kosovo. Following the establishment of the EU
crisis management operation in Kosovo and before the
launch of
the
SG/HR shall give guidance to the Head of EUPT
Kosovo through the Head of the EU crisis management
operation in Kosovo once the latter has been appointed.’;

the operational phase of

the mission,

(4) With a view to ensuring a seamless transition between
the United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
and the EU crisis management operation in Kosovo on
the day of transfer of selected tasks from UNMIK to the
EU crisis management operation following the adoption
of a United Nations Security Council Resolution, EUPT
Kosovo should be used as a vehicle for the build-up of
the EU crisis management operation in Kosovo during
the transition period. In this context, close coordination
between the Head of EUPT Kosovo and the Head of the

(1) OJ L 112, 26.4.2006, p. 19.

Joint Action as amended by Joint

Action 2006/918/CFSP (OJ L 349, 12.12.2006, p. 57).

(b) paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘4.
The Head of EUPT Kosovo shall lead EUPT Kosovo
and assume its day-to-day management. Following the
establishment of the EU crisis management operation
in Kosovo and before the launch of
its operational
phase, the Head of EUPT Kosovo shall act under the
direction of
the EU crisis management
operation in Kosovo once the latter has been appointed.’;

the Head of

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(c) paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following:

3. Article 14 shall be replaced by the following:

The Head of EUPT Kosovo shall report

‘5.
to the
the EU crisis
SG/HR. Following the establishment of
the
management operation in Kosovo and before
launch of
the Head of EUPT
Kosovo shall report to the SG/HR through the Head of
the EU crisis management operation in Kosovo once the
latter has been appointed.’;

its operational phase,

(d) the following paragraph shall be added:

‘6.
Once the Political and Security Committee has
reached an agreement in principle on the appointment
of the Head of the EU crisis management operation,
appropriate liaison and coordination shall be ensured
by the Head of EUPT Kosovo.’

2. Article 7 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 7

Participation of third States

Without prejudice to the decision-making autonomy of the
EU and its single institutional framework, third States may
be invited to contribute to EUPT Kosovo, once the EU crisis
management operation in Kosovo is established, provided
that
the staff seconded by them,
including salaries, medical coverage, allowances, high-risk
insurance and travel expenses to and from the mission
area, and contribute to the running costs of
the EUPT
Kosovo, as appropriate.

they bear the cost of

The Council hereby authorises the PSC to take the relevant
decisions on acceptance of the proposed contributions.’

‘Article 14

Review

By 15 July 2007 the Council shall evaluate whether EUPT
Kosovo should be continued after 1 September 2007, taking
into account
the necessity of a smooth transition to a
possible EU crisis management operation in Kosovo.’

4. Article 15(2) shall be replaced by the following:

‘2.

It shall expire on 1 September 2007.’

Article 2

The financial reference amount as set out in Article 1(4) of Joint
Action 2006/918/CFSP shall be increased by EUR 43 955 000
in order to cover the expenditure related to the mandate
of EUPT Kosovo for
the period from 1 June 2007 to
1 September 2007.

Article 3

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

its

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 14 May 2007.

For the Council
The President

F.-W. STEINMEIER