Council Joint Action 2007/517/CFSP of 16 July 2007 amending and extending Joint Action 2006/623/CFSP on the establishment of a EU team to contribute to the preparations of the establishment of a possible international civilian mission in Kosovo, including a European Union Special Representative component (ICM/EUSR Preparation Team)
Date: 2007-07-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Kosovo, appointment of staff, committee (EU), international security, operation of the Institutions, the EU's international role

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III

(Acts adopted under the EU Treaty)

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2007/517/CFSP

of 16 July 2007

amending and extending Joint Action 2006/623/CFSP on the establishment of a EU team to
contribute to the preparations of the establishment of a possible international civilian mission in
Kosovo, including a European Union Special Representative component (ICM/EUSR Preparation
Team)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

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

Article 1

Joint Action 2006/623/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

On 15 September 2006 the Council adopted Joint
Action 2006/623/CFSP (1), which expires on 31 July
2007.

the Comprehensive Proposal

In the light of
for the
Kosovo Status Settlement, dated 26 March 2007, which
provides for an International Civilian Representative in
Kosovo, who will also be a European Union Special
Representative and who will be supported by an Inter-
national Civilian Office (ICO)
including a
European Union Special Representative component, the
renamed
ICM/EUSR Preparation Team should
ICO/EUSR Preparation Team.

in Kosovo,

be

The mandate of the ICM/EUSR Preparation Team should
be amended and extended until 30 November 2007, or
until 30 days after the adoption of a new United Nations
Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) replacing UNSCR
1244 and endorsing the appointment of an International
if such new UNSCR is adopted
Civilian Representative,
before 1 November 2007.

1. The references to the ‘international civilian mission’,

‘ICM’
and the ‘ICM/EUSR Preparation Team’ shall be read as
‘ICO’ and
references to the ‘International Civilian Office’,
the ‘ICO/EUSR Preparation Team’ respectively.

2. The following point shall be added to Article 2:

‘5. working with the Kosovo authorities, UNMIK and other
key international partners in planning for the transition
of authority from UNMIK and in preparing for the
implementation of the status settlement.’

3. Article 4(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘1. Mr Jonas Jonsson is hereby appointed Head of the
ICO/EUSR Preparation Team.’

4. The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 9(1):

(4)

Joint Action 2006/623/CFSP should be amended and
extended accordingly,

(1) OJ L 253, 16.9.2006, p. 29.

Joint Action as extended by Joint

Action 2007/203/CFSP (OJ L 90, 30.3.2007, p. 94).

‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expen-
diture related to the ICO/EUSR Preparation Team from
1 August 2007 to 30 November 2007 shall
be
EUR 1 875 000.’

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5. Article 14(2) shall be replaced by the following:

Point 3 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 August 2007.

‘2.
It shall expire on 30 November 2007, or 30 days after
the adoption of an UNSCR replacing UNSCR 1244 and
endorsing the appointment of an International Civilian
Representative,
if such new UNSCR is adopted before 1
November 2007.’

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 16 July 2007.

Article 2

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

its

For the Council
The President

J. SILVA