Council Decision 2011/473/CFSP of 25 July 2011 amending Decision 2010/279/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN)

27.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 195/72
COUNCIL DECISION 2011/473/CFSP
of 25 July 2011
amending Decision 2010/279/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular Article 28 and Article 43(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 30 May 2007 the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP (1) establishing the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN).
(2) On 18 May 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/279/CFSP (2) that extended EUPOL AFGHANISTAN until 31 May 2013. Pursuant to Decision 2011/298/CSFP amending Decision 2010/279/CSFP (3), the financial reference amount of EUR 54 600 000 covers the period until 31 July 2011.
(3) Article 13(2) of Decision 2010/279/CFSP provides that the financial reference amount for the subsequent periods shall be decided by the Council.
(4) Decision 2010/279/CFSP should therefore be amended to include a financial reference amount for the period from 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2012,