CELEX: 32013D0178
Language: en
Date: 2013-02-25 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision 2013/178/CFSP of 25 February 2013 on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mali on the status in the Republic of Mali of the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali)

16.4.2013             EN                          Official Journal of the European Union                                            L 106/1
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                                                             (Non-legislative acts)
                                       INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
                                                COUNCIL DECISION 2013/178/CFSP
                                                           of 25 February 2013
               on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of
               Mali on the status in the Republic of Mali of the European Union military mission to contribute to
                                       the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,                                          (5)     In accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol No 22 on
                                                                                    the position of Denmark annexed to the TEU and to the
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in                               TFEU, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration
particular Article 37 thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(5)                   and implementation of decisions and actions of the
and (6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European                            Union which have defence implications. Denmark does
Union,                                                                              not participate in the implementation of this Decision
                                                                                    and therefore does not participate in the financing of
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of                       this mission.
the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
                                                                            (6)     The Agreement should be approved,
Whereas:
                                                                            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(1)     By letter dated 24 December 2012, the President of the
        Republic of Mali addressed an invitation letter to the
        High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs                                             Article 1
        and Security Policy (HR) welcoming the deployment of                The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic
        an EU military training mission in Mali.                            of Mali on the status in the Republic of Mali of the European
                                                                            Union military mission to contribute to the training of the
(2)     On 17 January 2013, the Council adopted Decision                    Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) is hereby approved on
        2013/34/CFSP on a European Union military mission                   behalf of the Union.
        to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed
        Forces (EUTM Mali) (1).                                             The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
(3)     Article 9 of Decision 2013/34/CFSP provides that the
                                                                                                         Article 2
        status of EU-led units and personnel of EUTM Mali,
        including the privileges, immunities and further guar­              The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
        antees necessary for the fulfilment and smooth func­                the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to
        tioning of their mission, is to be the subject of an                bind the Union.
        agreement concluded pursuant to Article 37 of the
        Treaty on European Union (TEU) and in accordance                                                 Article 3
        with the procedure laid down in Article 218 of the
        Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).             This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
(4)     Following the adoption of a Decision by the Council on
        17 January 2013 authorising the opening of negoti­                  Done at Brussels, 25 February 2013.
        ations, the HR in accordance with Article 37 TEU
        negotiated an Agreement between the European Union
        and the Republic of Mali on the status in the Republic of                                                For the Council
        Mali of the European Union military mission to
        contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces                                                     The President
        (EUTM Mali) (‘the Agreement’).                                                                            S. COVENEY
(1) OJ L 14, 18.1.2013, p. 19.