98/627/CFSP: Council Decision of 9 November 1998 adopted on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union concerning a specific action of the Union in the field of assistance for mine clearance

COUNCIL DECISION of 9 November 1998 adopted on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union concerning a specific action of the Union in the field of assistance for mine clearance (98/627/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles J.3 and J.11(2) thereof,
Whereas the Council adopted on 1 October 1996 Joint Action 96/588/CFSP (1) on anti-personnel landmines; whereas the Council adopted on 28 November 1997 a new Joint Action 97/817/CFSP (2) on anti-personnel landmines with a view to updating and further developing the initiatives carried out by the European Union under the first joint action;
Whereas these joint actions provide for the possibility of specific actions of the Union in the field of mine clearance and indicate that such actions could take the form of training of mine clearance specialists and mine clearance instructors;
Whereas an action consisting of coordinating, supervising and training mine clearance specialists and instructors is particularly needed in Croatia and could usefully complement international efforts in the field of mine clearance assistance,