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Council Decision 2004/833/CFSPShow full title
Council Decision 2004/833/CFSP of 2 December 2004 implementing Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP with a view to a European Union contribution to ECOWAS in the framework of the Moratorium on Small Arms and Light Weapons
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Article 1U.K.
1.The European Union shall contribute towards implementing projects in the framework of the ECOWAS Moratorium on the Import, Export and Manufacture of Small Arms and Light Weapons.
2.To this end, the European Union shall offer a financial contribution and technical assistance to set up the Light Weapons Unit within the ECOWAS Technical Secretariat and convert the Moratorium into a Convention on small arms and light weapons between the ECOWAS Member States. The detailed arrangements for this assistance are set out in the Annex.
Article 2U.K.
1.In order to achieve the objectives specified in Article 1, the Presidency shall appoint a project manager based in Abuja, Nigeria.
2.The project manager shall perform his tasks under the responsibility of the Presidency.
3.The project manager shall report regularly to the Council or its designated bodies through the Presidency assisted by the Secretary-General/High Representative for the CFSP.
4.In carrying out his activities, the project manager shall cooperate, as appropriate, with local missions of Member States and the Commission.
Article 3U.K.
The Commission shall be entrusted with the financial implementation of this Decision. To that end, it shall conclude a financing agreement with ECOWAS on the conditions for use of the European Union contribution, which shall take the form of a grant. Amongst other things, this grant shall cover, over a period of 12 months, salaries, travel expenses, supplies and equipment necessary for setting up the Light Weapons Unit within the ECOWAS Technical Secretariat and converting the Moratorium into a Convention on small arms and light weapons between the ECOWAS Member States. The financing agreement to be concluded shall stipulate that ECOWAS must ensure visibility of the European Union contribution, appropriate to its size.
Article 4U.K.
1.The financial reference amount for the purposes referred to in Article 1 shall be EUR 515 000.
2.The Presidency and the Commission shall submit to the relevant Council bodies regular reports on the consistency of the European Union's activities in the field of small arms and light weapons, in particular with regard to its development policies, in accordance with Article 9(1) of Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP. More particularly, the Commission shall report on the aspects referred to in the first sentence of Article 3. This information shall be based, amongst other things, on regular reports to be supplied by ECOWAS under its contractual relationship with the Commission.
Article 5U.K.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption. It shall expire on 31 December 2005.
Article 6U.K.
This Decision shall be reviewed within six months of the date of its adoption.
Article 7U.K.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 2 December 2004.
For the Council
The President
J. P. H. Donner
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