Article 1 
Rear Admiral Ettore SOCCI is hereby appointed EU Force Commander of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) from 6 May 2020 until 18 October 2020. Commodore Theodoros MIKROPOULOS is hereby appointed EU Force Commander of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI from 19 October 2020 until 31 March 2021.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. It shall apply from 6 May 2020.