EUR-Lex Access to European Union law
This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website
Document 32009D0570
Council Decision 2009/570/CFSP of 27 July 2009 amending and extending Decision 2008/901/CFSP concerning the independent international fact-finding mission on the conflict in Georgia
Council Decision 2009/570/CFSP of 27 July 2009 amending and extending Decision 2008/901/CFSP concerning the independent international fact-finding mission on the conflict in Georgia
Council Decision 2009/570/CFSP of 27 July 2009 amending and extending Decision 2008/901/CFSP concerning the independent international fact-finding mission on the conflict in Georgia
OJ L 197, 29.7.2009, p. 108–108
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 30/09/2009
|
29.7.2009 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 197/108 |
COUNCIL DECISION 2009/570/CFSP
of 27 July 2009
amending and extending Decision 2008/901/CFSP concerning the independent international fact-finding mission on the conflict in Georgia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 13(3) and Article 23(1) thereof,
Whereas:
|
(1) |
On 1 September 2008, the European Council stated that the European Union is ready to commit itself to support every effort to secure a peaceful and lasting solution to the conflicts in Georgia, and that it is ready to support confidence-building measures. |
|
(2) |
On 15 September 2008, the Council supported the idea of an independent international inquiry into the conflict in Georgia, and on 2 December 2008 it adopted Council Decision 2008/901/CFSP (1) concerning an independent international fact-finding mission on the conflict in Georgia, for the period from 2 December 2008 to 31 July 2009. |
|
(3) |
On 3 July 2009, the Political and Security Committee recommended that the fact-finding mission be extended for an additional two months, |
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Decision 2008/901/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
|
1. |
Article 2(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. The financial reference amount to cover expenditure relating to the implementation of the fact-finding mission shall be EUR 1 600 000 for the period from 2 December 2008 to 30 September 2009.’ |
|
2. |
The second subparagraph of Article 5 shall be replaced by the following: ‘It shall apply until 30 September 2009’. |
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 27 July 2009.
For the Council
The President
C. BILDT