CELEX: 32020D1746
Language: en
Date: 2020-11-20 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1746 of 20 November 2020 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO

23.11.2020   
               
               
                  EN
               
               
                  Official Journal of the European Union
               
               
                  L 393/12
               
            
         COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2020/1746
         of 20 November 2020
         amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 46(6) thereof,
         Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 of 11 December 2017 establishing permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) and determining the list of participating Member States (1),
         Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
         Whereas:
         
                     (1)
                  
                  
                     On 11 December 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315.
                  
               
                     (2)
                  
                  
                     Point (e) of Article 4(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 provides that the Council is to establish the list of projects to be developed under permanent structured cooperation (PESCO), reflecting both support for capability development and the provision of substantial support within the means and capabilities to common security and defence policy (CSDP) operations and missions.
                  
               
                     (3)
                  
                  
                     On 6 March 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 (2) establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO.
                  
               
                     (4)
                  
                  
                     On 6 March 2018, the Council adopted a Recommendation (3) concerning a roadmap for the implementation of PESCO (the ‘Recommendation’).
                  
               
                     (5)
                  
                  
                     Paragraph 9 of the Recommendation specifies that the Council should update the list of PESCO projects by November 2018 to include the next set of projects, in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5 of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315, which provides in particular that the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy may make a recommendation concerning the identification and evaluation of PESCO projects, on the basis of assessments provided by the PESCO secretariat, for the Council to take a decision, following military advice by the Military Committee of the European Union.
                  
               
                     (6)
                  
                  
                     On 25 June 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/909 (4) establishing a common set of governance rules for PESCO projects.
                  
               
                     (7)
                  
                  
                     On 19 November 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1797 (5) amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340.
                  
               
                     (8)
                  
                  
                     On 14 May 2019, the Council adopted a Recommendation (6) assessing the progress made by the participating Member States to fulfil commitments undertaken in the framework of PESCO.
                  
               
                     (9)
                  
                  
                     On 12 November 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/1909 (7) amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340.
                  
               
                     (10)
                  
                  
                     On 5 February 2020, the PESCO Secretariat informed the Council that the project members of the project ‘European Union Training Mission Competence Centre (EU TMCC)’ had decided to close the project.
                  
               
                     (11)
                  
                  
                     Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 should therefore be amended and updated,
                  
               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
         
            Article 1
            The text appearing in the Annex to this Decision replaces Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2018/340.
         
         
            Article 2
            This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
         
         
            Done at Brussels, 20 November 2020.
            
               
                  For the Council
               
               
                  The President
               
               M. ROTH
            
         
         
            (1)  OJ L 331, 14.12.2017, p. 57.
         
            (2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 of 6 March 2018 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO (OJ L 65, 8.3.2018, p. 24).
         
            (3)  Council Recommendation of 6 March 2018 concerning a roadmap for the implementation of PESCO (OJ C 88, 8.3.2018, p. 1).
         
            (4)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/909 of 25 June 2018 establishing a common set of governance rules for PESCO projects (OJ L 161, 26.6.2018, p. 37).
         
            (5)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1797 of 19 November 2018 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO (OJ L 294, 21.11.2018, p. 18).
         
            (6)  Council Recommendation of 14 May 2019 assessing the progress made by the participating Member States to fulfil commitments undertaken in the framework of permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) (OJ C 166, 15.5.2019, p. 1).
         
            (7)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1909 of 12 November 2019 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO (OJ L 293, 14.11.2019, p. 113).
      
      
         
            ANNEX
            
               
                  
                     ‘ANNEX II
                     CONSOLIDATED UPDATED LIST OF THE PROJECT MEMBERS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
                     
                                 Project
                              
                              
                                 Project Members
                              
                           
                                 1.
                              
                              
                                 European Medical Command
                              
                              
                                 Germany, Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden
                              
                           
                                 2.
                              
                              
                                 European Secure Software defined Radio (ESSOR)
                              
                              
                                 France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Finland
                              
                           
                                 3.
                              
                              
                                 Network of logistic Hubs in Europe and support to Operations
                              
                              
                                 Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Lithuania, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia
                              
                           
                                 4.
                              
                              
                                 Military Mobility
                              
                              
                                 Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Greece Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden
                              
                           
                                 5.
                              
                              
                                 European Training Certification Centre for European Armies
                              
                              
                                 Italy, Greece
                              
                           
                                 6.
                              
                              
                                 Energy Operational Function (EOF)
                              
                              
                                 France, Belgium, Spain, Italy
                              
                           
                                 7.
                              
                              
                                 Deployable Military Disaster Relief Capability Package
                              
                              
                                 Italy, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Austria
                              
                           
                                 8.
                              
                              
                                 Maritime (semi‐) Autonomous Systems for Mine Countermeasures (MAS MCM)
                              
                              
                                 Belgium, Greece, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania
                              
                           
                                 9.
                              
                              
                                 Harbour & Maritime Surveillance and Protection (HARMSPRO)
                              
                              
                                 Italy, Greece, Poland, Portugal
                              
                           
                                 10.
                              
                              
                                 Upgrade of Maritime Surveillance
                              
                              
                                 Greece, Bulgaria, Ireland, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus
                              
                           
                                 11.
                              
                              
                                 Cyber Threats and Incident Response Information Sharing Platform
                              
                              
                                 Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Hungary Portugal
                              
                           
                                 12.
                              
                              
                                 Cyber Rapid Response Teams and Mutual Assistance in Cyber Security
                              
                              
                                 Lithuania, Estonia, Croatia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania
                              
                           
                                 13.
                              
                              
                                 Strategic Command and Control (C2) System for CSDP Missions and Operations
                              
                              
                                 Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal
                              
                           
                                 14.
                              
                              
                                 Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle / Amphibious Assault Vehicle / Light Armoured Vehicle
                              
                              
                                 Italy, Greece, Slovakia
                              
                           
                                 15.
                              
                              
                                 Indirect Fire Support (EuroArtillery)
                              
                              
                                 Slovakia, Italy, Hungary
                              
                           
                                 16.
                              
                              
                                 EUFOR Crisis Response Operation Core (EUFOR CROC)
                              
                              
                                 Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus
                              
                           
                                 17.
                              
                              
                                 Helicopter Hot and High Training (H3 Training)
                              
                              
                                 Greece, Italy, Romania
                              
                           
                                 18.
                              
                              
                                 Joint EU Intelligence School
                              
                              
                                 Greece, Cyprus
                              
                           
                                 19.
                              
                              
                                 EU Test and Evaluation Centres
                              
                              
                                 France, Sweden, Spain, Slovakia
                              
                           
                                 20.
                              
                              
                                 Integrated Unmanned Ground System (UGS)
                              
                              
                                 Estonia, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, Latvia, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Finland
                              
                           
                                 21.
                              
                              
                                 EU Beyond Line Of Sight (BLOS) Land Battlefield Missile Systems
                              
                              
                                 France, Belgium, Cyprus
                              
                           
                                 22.
                              
                              
                                 Deployable Modular Underwater Intervention Capability Package (DIVEPACK)
                              
                              
                                 Bulgaria, Greece, France, Romania
                              
                           
                                 23.
                              
                              
                                 European Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems ‐ MALE RPAS (Eurodrone)
                              
                              
                                 Germany, Czechia, Spain, France, Italy
                              
                           
                                 24.
                              
                              
                                 European Attack Helicopters TIGER Mark III
                              
                              
                                 France, Germany, Spain
                              
                           
                                 25.
                              
                              
                                 Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C‐UAS)
                              
                              
                                 Italy, Czechia
                              
                           
                                 26.
                              
                              
                                 European High Atmosphere Airship Platform (EHAAP) – Persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Capability
                              
                              
                                 Italy, France
                              
                           
                                 27.
                              
                              
                                 One Deployable Special Operations Forces (SOF) Tactical Command and Control (C2) Command Post (CP) for Small Joint Operations (SJO) – (SOCC) for SJO
                              
                              
                                 Greece, Cyprus
                              
                           
                                 28.
                              
                              
                                 Electronic Warfare Capability and Interoperability Programme for Future Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) Cooperation
                              
                              
                                 Czechia, Germany
                              
                           
                                 29.
                              
                              
                                 Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Surveillance as a Service (CBRN SaaS)
                              
                              
                                 Austria, France, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia
                              
                           
                                 30.
                              
                              
                                 Co‐basing
                              
                              
                                 France, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, Netherlands
                              
                           
                                 31.
                              
                              
                                 Geo‐meteorological and Oceanographic (GeoMETOC) Support Coordination Element (GMSCE)
                              
                              
                                 Germany, Greece, France, Austria, Portugal, Romania
                              
                           
                                 32.
                              
                              
                                 EU Radio Navigation Solution (EURAS)
                              
                              
                                 France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland
                              
                           
                                 33.
                              
                              
                                 European Military Space Surveillance Awareness Network (EU‐SSA‐N)
                              
                              
                                 Italy, Germany, France, Netherlands
                              
                           
                                 34.
                              
                              
                                 Integrated European Joint Training and Simulation Centre (EUROSIM)
                              
                              
                                 Hungary, Germany, France, Poland, Slovenia
                              
                           
                                 35.
                              
                              
                                 EU Cyber Academia and Innovation Hub (EU CAIH)
                              
                              
                                 Portugal, Spain
                              
                           
                                 36.
                              
                              
                                 Special Operations Forces Medical Training Centre (SMTC)
                              
                              
                                 Poland, Hungary
                              
                           
                                 37.
                              
                              
                                 Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Training Range (CBRNDTR)
                              
                              
                                 Romania, France, Italy
                              
                           
                                 38.
                              
                              
                                 European Union Network of Diving Centres (EUNDC)
                              
                              
                                 Romania, Bulgaria, France
                              
                           
                                 39.
                              
                              
                                 Maritime Unmanned Anti‐Submarine System (MUSAS)
                              
                              
                                 Portugal, Spain, France, Sweden
                              
                           
                                 40.
                              
                              
                                 European Patrol Corvette (EPC)
                              
                              
                                 Italy, Greece, Spain, France
                              
                           
                                 41.
                              
                              
                                 Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA)
                              
                              
                                 Spain, France, Sweden
                              
                           
                                 42.
                              
                              
                                 Cyber and Information Domain Coordination Centre (CIDCC)
                              
                              
                                 Germany, Spain, Hungary, Netherlands
                              
                           
                                 43.
                              
                              
                                 Timely Warning and Interception with Space‐based TheatER surveillance (TWISTER)
                              
                              
                                 France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Finland
                              
                           
                                 44.
                              
                              
                                 Materials and components for technological EU competitiveness (MAC‐EU)
                              
                              
                                 France, Spain, Portugal, Romania
                              
                           
                                 45.
                              
                              
                                 EU Collaborative Warfare Capabilities (ECoWAR)
                              
                              
                                 France, Belgium, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Sweden
                              
                           
                                 46.
                              
                              
                                 European Global Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Insertion Architecture System
                              
                              
                                 Italy, France, Romania
                              
                           
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