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Document 32023D1790

    Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2023/1790 of 14 September 2023 on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander for the European Union Military Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique), and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2022/1482 (EUTM Mozambique/2/2023)

    ST/12747/2023/INIT

    OJ L 230, 19.9.2023, p. 14–15 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 10/09/2024; Repealed by 32024D2181

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/1790/oj

    19.9.2023   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 230/14


    POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2023/1790

    of 14 September 2023

    on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander for the European Union Military Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique), and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2022/1482 (EUTM Mozambique/2/2023)

    THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

    Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,

    Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1143 of 12 July 2021on a European Union Military Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique) (1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Pursuant to Article 5(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2021/1143, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take decisions concerning the political control and strategic direction of EUTM Mozambique, including the relevant decisions on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commanders for EUTM Mozambique.

    (2)

    The PSC by Decision (CFSP) 2022/1482 (2) appointed Commodore Rogério Paulo FIGUEIRA MARTINS de BRITO as EU Mission Force Commander for the EU Military Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique).

    (3)

    On 14 July 2023, the Portuguese authorities proposed Brigadier General João Carlos de BASTOS JORGE GONÇALVES to succeed Commodore Rogério Paulo FIGUEIRA MARTINS de BRITO as EU Mission Force Commander for EUTM Mozambique from 15 September 2023.

    (4)

    On 27 July 2023, the EU Mission Commander supported this proposal.

    (5)

    On 31 July 2023, the EU Military Committee recommended that Brigadier General João Carlos de BASTOS JORGE GONÇALVES be appointed as EU Mission Force Commander for EUTM Mozambique as from 15 September 2023.

    (6)

    A decision on the appointment of Brigadier General João Carlos de BASTOS JORGE GONÇALVES as EU Mission Force Commander for EUTM Mozambique from 15 September 2023 should be taken and Decision (CFSP) 2022/1482 should be repealed,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

    Article 1

    Brigadier General João Carlos de BASTOS JORGE GONÇALVES is hereby appointed EU Mission Force Commander for the European Union Military Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique) as from 15 September 2023.

    Article 2

    Decision (CFSP) 2022/1482 is hereby repealed.

    Article 3

    This Decision shall enter into force on 15 September 2023.

    Done at Brussels, 14 September 2023.

    For the Political and Security Committee

    The Chairperson

    D. PRONK


    (1)   OJ L 247, 13.7.2021, p. 93.

    (2)  Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2022/1482 of 25 August 2022 on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander for the European Union Military Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique) (EUTM Mozambique/1/2022) (OJ L 233, 8.9.2022, p. 50).


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