Council Decision 2007/690/CFSP of 22 October 2007 implementing Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union missions in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Somalia
Date: 2007-10-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: African Union, EU financing, Somalia, Sudan, common foreign and security policy, military cooperation, peacekeeping, 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 DECISION 2007/690/CFSP

of 22 October 2007

implementing Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP on the European Union civilian-military supporting
action to the African Union missions in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Somalia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council
Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP of
18 July 2005 on the European Union civilian-military
supporting action to the African Union missions
in the
Darfur region of Sudan and in Somalia (1), and in particular
Article 8(1), second subparagraph thereof, in conjunction with
Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,

Whereas:

Sudan and in Somalia should be closed on the date when
the transfer of authority from AMIS to UNAMID takes
place.

As concerns the civilian component, the Council should
consequently decide on the financing of the continuation
of this supporting action according to the timeframes
defined above.

The supporting action will be conducted in the context
of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the
objectives of the CFSP as set out in Article 11 of the
Treaty,

(5)

(6)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

On 23 April 2007,
the Council adopted Decision
2007/244/CFSP concerning the implementation of Joint
Action 2005/557/CFSP on the European Union civilian-
military supporting action to the African Union missions
in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Somalia (2), which
extended the financing for its civilian component until
31 October 2007.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Pending transition of the African Union mission to a
UN/AU hybrid operation (UNAMID),
it has been
the European Union civilian-
decided to continue
military
action to the African Union
missions in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Somalia
up to 31 December 2007.

supporting

UNSC Resolution 1769 of 31 July 2007 stipulates that
the transfer of authority (TOA) from AMIS to UNAMID
is to intervene no later than 31 December 2007.

On 21 September 2007,
the Political and Security
Committee agreed that the civilian component of the
European Union civilian-military supporting action to
the African Union missions in the Darfur region of

The financial reference amount

intended to cover the
1.
expenditure related to the implementation of Section II of
Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP from 1 May 2007 until 30 April
2008 shall be EUR 2 125 000. This amount shall cover the
the AU Mission in the
period of
Darfur region of Sudan (AMIS II) and the subsequent liquidation
period of
the European Union
civilian-military
supporting action to the African Union
missions in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Somalia.

the civilian component of

the current mandate of

2.
The expenditure financed by the amount stipulated in
paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the
European Community procedures and rules applicable to the
general budget of
the European Union, with the exception
that any pre-financing shall not remain the property of the
Community.

Nationals of third states shall be allowed to tender for contracts.

(1) OJ L 188, 20.7.2005, p. 46.

Joint Action as amended by Joint

Action 2007/245/CFSP (OJ L 106, 24.4.2007, p. 65).

(2) OJ L 106, 24.4.2007, p. 63.

3.

The expenditure shall be eligible from 1 May 2007.

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Council Decision 2007/244/CFSP of 23 April 2007 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

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

Article 3

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

Article 4

Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 2007.

For the Council
The President

J. SILVA