98/608/CFSP: Council Decision of 26 October 1998 modifying Joint Action 96/676/CFSP adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union in relation to the nomination of an EU Special Envoy for the Middle East peace process

COUNCIL DECISION of 26 October 1998 modifying Joint Action 96/676/CFSP adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union in relation to the nomination of an EU Special Envoy for the Middle East peace process (98/608/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 thereof,
Whereas Joint Action 96/676/CFSP of 25 November 1996 adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union in relation to the nomination of an EU Special Envoy for the Middle East peace process (1), as extended by Council Decision 97/475/CFSP of 22 July 1997 (2), expires on 25 November 1998;
Whereas the European Union considers that this Joint Action should be further extended until 31 December 1999 and that its scope should be widened in order to include security issues in accordance with the Declaration on cooperation between the European Union and the Palestinian Authority in the field of security adopted by the Council on 9 April 1998, with the aim of assisting the Palestinians to meet their commitments on security under the Oslo accords,