Decision 2004/763/CFSP of the European Council of 5 November 2004 amending Common Strategy 2000/458/CFSP on the Mediterranean region in order to extend the period of its application

13.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 337/72
DECISION 2004/763/CFSP OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
of 5 November 2004
amending Common Strategy 2000/458/CFSP on the Mediterranean region in order to extend the period of its application
THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 13(2) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation of the Council,
Whereas:
(1) Common Strategy 2000/458/CFSP of the European Council of 19 June 2000 on the Mediterranean region (1)expired on 23 July 2004.
(2) It is considered necessary to amend Common Strategy 2000/458/CFSP in order to extend the period of its application, thereby allowing for a review of the European Union's relations with the Mediterranean Region, taking into consideration the evaluation of the Strategic Partnership with the Mediterranean and the Middle East by the European Council in June 2005 and the evaluation of the Barcelona Process in the framework of its 10th anniversary in 2005, as well as the evolution of the European Neighbourhood Policy during that period,