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| ►B | COUNCIL DECISION 2010/452/CFSP of 12 August 2010 on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (OJ L 213 13.8.2010, p. 43) |
Amended by:
| | | Official Journal |
| No | page | date |
| M1 | COUNCIL DECISION 2011/536/CFSP of 12 September 2011 | L 236 | 7 | 13.9.2011 |
| ►M2 | COUNCIL DECISION 2012/503/CFSP of 13 September 2012 | L 249 | 13 | 14.9.2012 |
| ►M3 | COUNCIL DECISION 2013/446/CFSP of 6 September 2013 | L 240 | 21 | 7.9.2013 |
| ►M4 | COUNCIL DECISION 2014/915/CFSP of 16 December 2014 | L 360 | 56 | 17.12.2014 |
| ►M5 | COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2015/2008 of 10 November 2015 | L 294 | 69 | 11.11.2015 |
| ►M6 | COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2016/2238 of 12 December 2016 | L 337 | 15 | 13.12.2016 |
| ►M7 | COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2017/2263 of 7 December 2017 | L 324 | 51 | 8.12.2017 |
| ►M8 | COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/1884 of 3 December 2018 | L 308 | 41 | 4.12.2018 |
| ►M9 | COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2020/1990 of 3 December 2020 | L 411 | 1 | 7.12.2020 |
| ►M10 | COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/1970 of 17 October 2022 | L 270 | 93 | 18.10.2022 |
| ►M11 | COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/2318 of 25 November 2022 | L 307 | 133 | 28.11.2022 |
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COUNCIL DECISION 2010/452/CFSP
of 12 August 2010
on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia
Article 1
The Mission
1.
The European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (hereinafter ‘EUMM Georgia’ or the ‘Mission’), established by Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP, shall be extended as from 15 September 2010 until 14 September 2011.
2.
EUMM Georgia shall operate in accordance with the mission statement as set out in Article 2 and shall carry out the tasks as set out in Article 3.
Article 2
Mission statement
1.
EUMM Georgia shall provide civilian monitoring of Parties’ actions, including full compliance with the six-point Agreement and subsequent implementing measures throughout Georgia, working in close coordination with partners, particularly the United Nations (UN) and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and consistent with other Union activity, in order to contribute to stabilisation, normalisation and confidence building whilst also contributing to informing European policy in support of a durable political solution for Georgia.
2.
The particular objectives of the Mission shall be:
(a)
to contribute to long-term stability throughout Georgia and the surrounding region;
(b)
in the short term, the stabilisation of the situation with a reduced risk of a resumption of hostilities, in full compliance with the six-point Agreement and the subsequent implementing measures.
Article 3
Mission tasks
In order to achieve the Mission, the tasks of EUMM Georgia shall be to:
1.
Stabilisation:
Monitor, analyse and report on the situation pertaining to the stabilisation process, centred on full compliance with the six-point Agreement, including troop withdrawals, and on freedom of movement and actions by spoilers, as well as on violations of human rights and international humanitarian law.
2.
Normalisation:
Monitor, analyse and report on the situation pertaining to the normalisation process of civil governance, focusing on rule of law, effective law enforcement structures and adequate public order. The Mission shall also monitor the security of transport links, energy infrastructures and utilities, as well as the political and security aspects of the return of internally displaced persons and refugees.
3.
Confidence building:
Contribute to the reduction of tensions through liaison, facilitation of contacts between parties and other confidence building measures.
4.
Contribute to informing European policy and to future Union engagement.
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Article 3a
1.
EUMM Georgia shall monitor, analyse and report on the situation in the region around the international border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, with a view to contributing to the restoration of peace and security in the area, to the building of confidence and to the delimitation of the international border between the two States.
2.
A strategic assessment, including on the possible continuation, adaptation or termination of that task, shall be conducted by the Political and Security Committee six weeks after deployment.
3.
That task shall end when the Council so decides.
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Article 4
Structure of the Mission
1.
EUMM Georgia shall be structured as follows:
(a)
Headquarters (HQ). The HQ shall consist of the Office of the Head of Mission and the HQ Staff, providing all necessary functions of command and control and mission support. The HQ shall be located in Tbilisi.
(b)
Field Offices. Geographically distributed Field Offices shall conduct monitoring tasks and provide necessary functions of mission support.
(c)
Support Element. The Support Element shall be located within the General Secretariat of the Council in Brussels.
2.
The elements set out in paragraph 1 shall be subject to further detailed arrangements in the Operation Plan (OPLAN).
Article 5
Civilian Operation Commander
1.
The Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) Director shall be the Civilian Operation Commander for EUMM Georgia.
2.
The Civilian Operation Commander, under the political control and strategic direction of the Political and Security Committee (PSC) and the overall authority of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR), shall exercise command and control of EUMM Georgia at the strategic level.
3.
The Civilian Operation Commander shall ensure proper and effective implementation of the Council’s decisions as well as the PSC’s decisions, including by issuing instructions at the strategic level as required to the Head of Mission and providing him with advice and technical support.
4.
All seconded staff shall remain under the full command of the national authorities of the seconding State or Union institution concerned. National authorities shall transfer Operational Control (OPCON) of their personnel, teams and units to the Civilian Operation Commander.
5.
The Civilian Operation Commander shall have overall responsibility for ensuring that the Union’s duty of care is properly discharged.
6.
The Civilian Operation Commander and the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) shall consult each other as required.
Article 6
Head of Mission
1.
The Head of Mission shall assume responsibility for and exercise command and control of the Mission at theatre level.
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1a.
The Head of Mission shall be the representative of the Mission. The Head of Mission may delegate management tasks in staff and financial matters to staff members of the Mission, under his/her overall responsibility.
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2.
The Head of Mission shall exercise command and control over personnel, teams and units from contributing States as assigned by the Civilian Operation Commander together with administrative and logistic responsibility including over assets, resources and information placed at the disposal of the Mission.
3.
The Head of Mission shall issue instructions to all Mission staff, including in this case the support element in Brussels, for the effective conduct of EUMM Georgia in theatre, assuming its coordination and day-to-day management, and following the instructions at the strategic level of the Civilian Operation Commander.
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5.
The Head of Mission shall be responsible for disciplinary control over the staff. For seconded staff, disciplinary action shall be exercised by the national authority or Union institution concerned.
6.
The Head of Mission shall represent EUMM Georgia in the operations area and shall ensure appropriate visibility of the Mission.
7.
The Head of Mission shall coordinate, as appropriate, with other Union actors on the ground. The Head of Mission shall, without prejudice to the chain of command, receive local political guidance from the EUSR.
Article 7
Staff
1.
EUMM Georgia shall consist primarily of staff seconded by Member States or Union institutions. Each Member State or Union institution shall bear the costs related to any of the staff seconded by it, including travel expenses to and from the place of deployment, salaries, medical coverage and allowances other than applicable daily allowances, as well as hardship and risk allowances.
2.
International civilian staff and local staff shall be recruited on a contractual basis by the Mission if the functions required are not provided by personnel seconded by Member States. Exceptionally, in duly justified cases, where no qualified applications...
