COUNCIL DECISION 2011/380/CFSP
of 28 June 2011
amending Decision 2010/330/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX-IRAQ
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28 and 43(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 14 June 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/330/CFSP (1) which extended the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX-IRAQ (‘the Mission’) for a further 24 months until 30 June 2012. The financial reference amount for the period from 1 July 2011 until 30 June 2012 is to be decided by the Council.
(2)
The mandate of the Mission is being carried out in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty.
(3)
Decision 2010/330/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2010/330/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1)
Article 2(4) is replaced by the following:
‘4. The training activities shall take place in Iraq and in the region as well as in the Union. EUJUST LEX-IRAQ shall have offices in Brussels and Baghdad, including an antenna in Basra, in preparation for a possible office opening, subject to an appropriate decision to that effect. EUJUST LEX-IRAQ shall also have an office in Erbil (Kurdistan Region).’;
(2)
in Article 11, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the Mission between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012 shall be EUR 27 250 000.’.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2011.