2010/184/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/1/2010 of 5 March 2010 amending Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/2/2009 on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) and Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/3/2009 on the setting up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta)
Date: 2010-03-05
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Somalia, deterrent, littoral, military intervention, piracy, the EU's international role, third country




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30.3.2010   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 83/20








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION ATALANTA/1/2010
of 5 March 2010
         
amending Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/2/2009 on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) and Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/3/2009 on the setting up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta)
(2010/184/CFSP)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP of 10 November 2008 on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,


Having regard to Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/2/2009 (2) and to Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/3/2009 (3), and the addendum thereto (4),

Whereas:







(1)


The EU Operation Commander held a Force Generation Conference on 16 December 2008.












(2)


Following the offer by Ukraine to contribute to operation Atalanta, the recommendation by the EU Operation Commander and the advice by the European Union Military Committee, the contribution from Ukraine should be accepted.












(3)


In accordance with Article 5 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on the European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Article 1 of Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/2/2009 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1
Third States’ contributions
Following the Force Generation and Manning Conferences, the contributions from Norway, Croatia, Montenegro and Ukraine shall be accepted for the EU military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta)’.



Article 2
The Annex to Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/3/2009 is replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Decision.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 5 March 2010.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

C. FERNÁNDEZ-ARIAS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 301, 12.11.2008, p. 33.

(2)  
            OJ L 109, 30.4.2009, p. 52.

(3)  
            OJ L 112, 6.5.2009, p. 9.

(4)  
            OJ L 119, 14.5.2009, p. 40.




ANNEX




                     ‘ANNEX

LIST OF THIRD STATES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2(1)







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Norway










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Croatia










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Montenegro










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Ukraine.’