32003D0498

Political and Security Committee Decision FYROM/3/2003

of 11 March 2003

amending the Political and Security Committee Decision FYROM/2/2003 of 10 March 2003 on the acceptance of third States contributions to the European Union military operation in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

(2003/498/CFSP)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Political and Security Committee Decision FYROM/2/2003 of 10 March 2003 on the acceptance of third States' contributions to the EU military operation in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,

Whereas:

(1) By letter of 11 March 2003 the Hungarian Military Representative to NATO Military Committee and WEU offered a contribution to the EU Military Operation in FYROM.

(2) On 11 March 2003, the Political and Security Committee, acting upon the recommendation of the EU Operation Commander and the EU Military Committee, decided to accept the contribution,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 1 of the Political and Security Committee Decision FYROM/2/2003 shall be replaced by the following:

"Article 1

Third States' contributions

Following the Force Generation and Manning Conferences, contributions from the following third States are accepted for the EU operation in FYROM:

Bulgaria

Canada

Czech Republic

Estonia

Hungary

Iceland

Latvia

Lithuania

Norway

Poland

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Turkey."

Article 2

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its signature.

Done at Brussels, 11 March 2003.

For the Political and Security Committee

The Chairperson

T. Paraskevopoulos