Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2880 of 18 November 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/2354 on an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support the deployment of the Rwanda Defence Force in Mozambique
Date: 2024-11-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU financial instrument, Mozambique, Rwanda, armed forces, common security and defence policy, military cooperation, regional security




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2024/2880


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            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2024/2880
         
of 18 November 2024
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/2354 on an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support the deployment of the Rwanda Defence Force in Mozambique


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28(1) and Article 41(2) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 1 December 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/2354 (1), which establishes an assistance measure with a financial reference amount of EUR 20 000 000 intended to support the continued deployment of units of the Rwanda Defence Force in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado in order to extend, protect and sustain the territorial and tactical gains they have made so far. This should ensure the security and the protection of the civilian population in Mozambique’s northern provinces and facilitate the return of law enforcement agencies and of other accountable state structures that deliver services for the benefit of the population.












(2)


That financial reference amount allowed the Union to contribute to supporting the deployment of the Rwanda Defence Force in Mozambique for a period of 12 months.












(3)


On 11 September 2023, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy received a request from the Republic of Rwanda for the Union to continue assisting the deployment of the Rwanda Defence Force in Mozambique.












(4)


To address that request, the financial reference amount should be increased by EUR 20 000 000, and the duration of the assistance measure should be increased by sixteen months.












(5)


Decision (CFSP) 2022/2354 should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

Amendments to Decision (CFSP) 2022/2354

Decision (CFSP) 2022/2354 is amended as follows:






(1)


Article 1(4) is replaced by the following:

The duration of the assistance measure shall be 36 months from the date of conclusion of the contract between the Administrator for assistance measures acting as authorising officer and the entity referred to in Article 4(2) of this Decision, in accordance with Article 32(2), point (a), of Decision (CFSP) 2021/509.’
;









(2)


Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the assistance measure shall be EUR 40 000 000.’
;









(3)


In Article 3, paragraph 2, point (g), and paragraph 4 are deleted.






Article 2

Entry into force

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




Done at Brussels, 18 November 2024.


For the Council


The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2354 of 1 December 2022 on an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support the deployment of the Rwanda Defence Force in Mozambique (OJ L 311, 2.12.2022, p. 153, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2022/2354/oj).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2880/oj
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