THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2005/556/CFSP of 18 July 2005 appointing a Special Representative of the European Union for Sudan(1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof, in conjunction with Articles 14, 18(5) and 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,
Whereas:
(1) On 18 July 2005 the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/556/CFSP appointing a Special Representative of the European Union (EUSR) for Sudan.
(2) On 21 November 2005 the Council adopted Decision 2005/806/CFSP implementing Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan(2), whereby a new financial reference amount intended to cover expenditure related to the implementation of section II of Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP(3) was set for a further 6-month period.
(3) As a consequence, the Council should decide on the financial reference amount for the continuation of Joint Action 2005/556/CFSP for a further 6-month period.
(4) The EUSR will implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the CFSP as set out in Article 11 of the Treaty,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the continuation of Joint Action 2005/556/CFSP from 18 January until 17 July 2006 shall be EURÂ 600 000.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
The expenditure shall be eligible from 18 January 2006.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 21 November 2005.
For the Council
The President
J. Straw
See page 60 in this Official Journal.