Council Joint Action 2008/304/CFSP

of 14 April 2008

amending and extending Joint Action 2005/190/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 7 March 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/190/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX [1].

(2) On 22 November 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/760/CFSP [2] amending and extending Joint Action 2005/190/CFSP until 30 April 2008.

(3) Joint Action 2005/190/CFSP should be further extended until 30 June 2008.

(4) The financial reference amount of EUR 10 million provided for in Council Joint Action 2005/190/CFSP was supplemented by EUR 11,2 million in Council Joint Action 2006/708/CFSP [3], which should also cover the expenditure to be incurred during the remaining period of the Mission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

Joint Action 2005/190/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 11(1) shall be replaced by the following:

"1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mission for the period 7 March 2005 to 30 June 2008 shall be EUR 21,2 million.";

2. the second subparagraph of Article 14 shall be replaced by the following:

"It shall expire on 30 June 2008."

Article 2

This Joint Action shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Article 3

This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 2008.

For the Council

The President

I. Jarc

[1] OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 37.

[2] OJ L 305, 23.11.2007, p. 58.

[3] OJ L 291, 21.10.2006, p. 43.

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