Article 1 
1. National experts in the military field (hereinafter referred to as the "military experts") will be seconded from member States to the General Secretariat of the Council, hereinafter referred to as the "General secretariat". 2. The military experts will be part of the General Secretariat. They will provide military expertise to the Interim Military Body set up by Council Decision 2000/144/CFSP of 14 February 2000(1) and the Secretary General/High Representative to support the CFSP. They will form the nucleus of the future military staff. They will assist the Interim Military Body. Article 2 A military expert on secondment shall be a national of a Member State of the European Union. Article 3 The military experts will be subject to the rules which will be established in a Council Decision to be adopted by 29 February 2000. Article 4 1. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. 2. It shall apply, subject to the rules referred to in Article 3 having been adopted, as from 1 March 2000. Article 5 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000. For the Council The President J. GAMA (1) See page 2 of this Official Journal.
Article 2 
A military expert on secondment shall be a national of a Member State of the European Union. Article 3 The military experts will be subject to the rules which will be established in a Council Decision to be adopted by 29 February 2000. Article 4 1. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. 2. It shall apply, subject to the rules referred to in Article 3 having been adopted, as from 1 March 2000. Article 5 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000. For the Council The President J. GAMA (1) See page 2 of this Official Journal.
Article 3 
The military experts will be subject to the rules which will be established in a Council Decision to be adopted by 29 February 2000. Article 4 1. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. 2. It shall apply, subject to the rules referred to in Article 3 having been adopted, as from 1 March 2000. Article 5 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000. For the Council The President J. GAMA (1) See page 2 of this Official Journal.
Article 4 
1. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. 2. It shall apply, subject to the rules referred to in Article 3 having been adopted, as from 1 March 2000. Article 5 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000. For the Council The President J. GAMA (1) See page 2 of this Official Journal.
Article 5 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000