Council Decision 2011/857/CFSP of 19 December 2011 amending and extending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah)

21.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 338/52
COUNCIL DECISION 2011/857/CFSP
of 19 December 2011
amending and extending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28, Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 12 December 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) (1).
(2) On 26 May 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/312/CFSP (2) amending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP and extending it until 31 December 2011.
(3) On 8 November 2011 the Political and Security Committee (PSC) recommended the technical extension of EU BAM Rafah for further 6 months.
(4) EU BAM Rafah should be further extended from 1 January 2012 until 30 June 2012 on the basis of its current mandate.
(5) It is also necessary to lay down the financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EU BAM Rafah for the period from 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2012.
(6) EU BAM Rafah will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union,