Article 1 
1. The mandate of Mr Herbert SALBER as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia is hereby terminated on 15 August 2017. 2. Mr Toivo KLAAR is hereby appointed as the EUSR for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia from 13 November 2017 until 30 June 2018. He shall exercise his mandate in accordance with Decision (CFSP) 2017/299. 3. The Council may decide that the mandate of the EUSR be terminated earlier, based on an assessment by the Political and Security Committee and a proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Article 2 
Expenditure related to the administrative continuity between the EUSRs mandates during the period from 15 August 2017 to 12 November 2017 shall be covered by the financial reference amount laid down in Article 5(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2017/299.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.