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Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1599 of 3 August 2023 on a European Union Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea
Consolidated text: Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1599 of 3 August 2023 on a European Union Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea
Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1599 of 3 August 2023 on a European Union Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea
02023D1599 — EN — 11.12.2023 — 002.001
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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/1599 of 3 August 2023 (OJ L 196 4.8.2023, p. 25) |
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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/1599
of 3 August 2023
on a European Union Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea
Article 1
Establishment
Article 2
Mandate
In pursuit of the strategic objective set out in Article 1(1), as regards the countries referred to in Article 1(3), the Initiative shall:
contribute to enhancing resilience in vulnerable areas in their northern regions through capacity building of their security and defence forces;
provide pre-deployment operational training of their security and defence forces;
support the enhancement in technical areas of their security and defence forces;
promote the rule of law and good governance in their security sectors, focusing on their security and defence forces, and support trust-building between civil society and security and defence forces.
Article 3
Political control and strategic direction
Article 4
Chain of command and structure
Article 5
Civilian Operation Commander
Article 6
Head of the civilian command and support cell
Article 7
Staff
Article 8
Security
Article 9
Legal arrangements
The civilian pillar shall have the capacity to procure services and supplies, to enter into contracts and administrative arrangements, to employ staff, to hold bank accounts, to acquire and dispose of assets and to discharge its liabilities, and to be a party to legal proceedings, as required in order to implement this Decision.
Article 10
Financial arrangements
Article 11
Civilian project cell
Subject to paragraph 5, the civilian pillar shall be authorised to seek recourse to financial contributions from Member States or from third States to implement projects identified as supplementing the Initiative’s other actions in a consistent manner, if the project is:
provided for in the financial statement relating to this Decision; or
integrated during the mandate of the Initiative by means of an amendment to that financial statement requested by the Civilian Operation Commander.
Article 12
Military Commander
Article 13
Head of the military command and support cell
Article 14
Military direction
Article 15
Financial arrangements
Article 16
Military project cell
Article 17
Consistency of the Union’s response and coordination
Article 18
Participation of third States
Article 19
Status of the Initiative and its personnel
The status of the Initiative and its personnel, including the privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the fulfilment and smooth functioning of their mission, shall be the subject of an agreement concluded by the Union with each of the countries referred to in Article 1(3) pursuant to Article 37 TEU and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 218 TFEU.
Article 20
Release of information
The High Representative shall be authorised to release to the third States associated with this Decision, as appropriate and in accordance with the needs of the Initiative, EU classified information generated for the purposes of the Initiative, in accordance with Decision 2013/488/EU:
up to the level provided in the applicable security of information agreements concluded between the Union and the third State concerned; or
up to ‘CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL’ level in other cases.
Article 21
Planning and launch of the Initiative
The Decision to launch the Initiative shall be adopted by the Council following approval of the Operation Plan for the civilian pillar and of the Mission Plan, including the Rules of Engagement, for the military pillar.
Article 22
Entry into force and termination
( 1 ) Council Decision 2013/488/EU of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (OJ L 274, 15.10.2013, p. 1).
( 2 ) Council Decision 2009/937/EU of 1 December 2009 adopting the Council’s Rules of Procedure (OJ L 325, 11.12.2009, p. 35).