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Council Decision 2010/445/CFSP of 11 August 2010 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia
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Council Decision 2010/445/CFSP of 11 August 2010 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia
02010D0445 — EN — 01.03.2011 — 001.001
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COUNCIL DECISION 2010/445/CFSP of 11 August 2010 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia (OJ L 211 12.8.2010, p. 33) |
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COUNCIL DECISION 2010/445/CFSP
of 11 August 2010
extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia
Article 1
European Union Special Representative
The mandate of Mr Pierre MOREL as the EUSR for the crisis in Georgia is hereby extended until 31 August 2011. The mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, on a proposal of the HR following the entry into force of the Decision establishing the European External Action Service.
Article 2
Objectives
The mandate of the EUSR for the crisis in Georgia shall be based on the objectives established by the conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting in Brussels on 1 September 2008 and the Council conclusions of 15 September 2008 on Georgia.
The EUSR shall enhance the effectiveness and visibility of the European Union (hereinafter ‘the EU’ or ‘the Union’) in helping to resolve the conflict in Georgia.
Article 3
Mandate
In order to achieve the policy objectives, the mandate of the EUSR shall be to:
firstly, help prepare for the international talks to be held under point 6 of the settlement plan of 12 August 2008, which are in particular to cover:
secondly, help establish the Union’s position and represent it, at his level, in those talks;
facilitate the implementation of the agreement concluded on 8 September 2008 in Moscow and Tbilisi, as well as the agreement of 12 August 2008 in close coordination with the United Nations and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE);
in the framework of the activities mentioned above, to contribute to the implementation of the Union’s human rights policy and of its approach in this field, in particular with regard to children and women.
Article 4
Implementation of the mandate
Article 5
Financing
Article 6
Constitution and composition of the team
Article 7
Privileges and immunities of the EUSR and his staff
The privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of the mission of the EUSR and the members of his staff shall be agreed with the host party/parties, as appropriate. Member States and the Commission shall grant all necessary support to such effect.
Article 8
Security of EU classified information
The EUSR and the members of his team shall respect the security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2001/264/EC of 19 March 2001 adopting the Council’s security regulations ( 3 ), in particular when managing EU classified information.
Article 9
Access to information and logistical support
Article 10
Security
The EUSR shall, in accordance with the Union’s policy on the security of personnel deployed outside the Union in an operational capacity under Title V of the Treaty, take all reasonably practicable measures, in conformity with his mandate and on the basis of the security situation in his geographical area of responsibility, for the security of all personnel under his direct authority, notably by:
establishing a mission-specific security plan based on guidance from the General Secretariat of the Council, providing for mission-specific physical, organisational and procedural security measures, governing the management of the secure movement of personnel to, and within, the mission area, and the management of security incidents, and providing for a contingency plan and a mission evacuation plan;
ensuring that all personnel deployed outside the Union are covered by high risk insurance as required by the conditions in the mission area;
ensuring that all members of his team to be deployed outside the Union, including locally contracted personnel, have received appropriate security training before or upon arriving in the mission area, based on the risk ratings assigned to the mission area by the General Secretariat of the Council;
ensuring that all agreed recommendations made following regular security assessments are implemented and providing the HR, the Council and the Commission with written reports on their implementation and on other security issues within the framework of the mid-term and mandate implementation reports.
Article 11
Reporting
The EUSR shall regularly provide the HR and the PSC with oral and written reports. The EUSR shall also report as necessary to Council working parties. Regular written reports shall be circulated through the COREU network. Upon recommendation of the HR or the PSC, the EUSR may provide the Foreign Affairs Council with reports.
Article 12
Coordination
Article 13
Review
The implementation of this Decision and its consistency with other contributions from the Union to the region shall be kept under regular review. The EUSR shall present the HR, the Council and the Commission with a progress report at the end of February 2011 and a comprehensive mandate implementation report at the end of the mandate.
Article 14
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
( 1 ) OJ L 259, 27.9.2008, p. 16.
( 2 ) OJ L 46, 23.2.2010, p. 5.
( 3 ) OJ L 101, 11.4.2001, p. 1.