Council Decision
2012/389/CFSP
of
16 July 2012
on the European Union Capacity Building Mission in Somalia (EUCAP Somalia)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28, Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1)
On 14 November 2011, the Council adopted a Strategic Framework for the Horn of Africa to guide the EU’s engagement in the region.
(2)
On 8 December 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/819/CFSP appointing a European Union Special Representative for the Horn of Africa.
(3)
On 16 December 2011, the Council agreed on the Crisis Management Concept for the Regional Maritime Capacity Building Mission.
(4)
On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/173/CFSP activating the EU Operations Centre for the Common Security and Defence Policy missions and operation in the Horn of Africa.
(5)
The Governments of Djibouti, Kenya and the Seychelles, and the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia have welcomed the deployment of the Mission in their countries.
(6)
On 18 June 2007, the Council approved the Guidelines for Command and Control Structure for the EU Civilian Operations in Crisis Management.
(7)
The Watch-Keeping Capability should be activated for the Mission established by this Decision.
(8)
The Mission will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
OJ L 327, 9.12.2011, p. 62.
OJ L 89, 27.3.2012, p. 66.
Substituted by Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/2240 of 12 December 2016 amending Decision 2012/389/CFSP on the European Union Mission on Regional Maritime Capacity Building in the Horn of Africa (EUCAP NESTOR).
Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/2240 of 12 December 2016 amending Decision 2012/389/CFSP on the European Union Mission on Regional Maritime Capacity Building in the Horn of Africa (EUCAP NESTOR) (Official Journal of the European Union L 337 of 13 December 2016).