Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/748 of 6 May 2021 on the participation of Canada in the PESCO project Military Mobility

• Published date: 07 May 2021
• Date of Signature: 06 May 2021
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 160, 7 May 2021

7.5.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 160/106

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2021/748

of 6 May 2021

on the participation of Canada in the PESCO project Military Mobility

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 46(6) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 of 11 December 2017 establishing permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) and determining the list of participating Member States (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1639 of 5 November 2020 establishing the general conditions under which third States could exceptionally be invited to participate in individual PESCO projects (2), and in particular Article 2(4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1) Article 9(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 provides that the Council is to decide in accordance with Article 46(6) of the Treaty whether a third State, which the participating Member States taking part in a project wish to invite to take part in that project, meets the requirements to be established by the Council.

(2) On 6 March 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 (3). Article 1 of that Decision provides that a project entitled ‘Military Mobility’ (the ‘PESCO project Military Mobility’) is to be developed under PESCO by 24 project members, including the Netherlands as project coordinator.

(3) On 5 November 2020, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/1639, which established the general conditions under which third States could exceptionally be invited to participate in individual PESCO projects. Article 2(4) of that Decision provides that, based on a notification by the coordinator or coordinators of a PESCO project, and following an opinion by the Political and Security Committee (PSC), the Council is to take a decision in accordance with Article 46(6) of the Treaty and Article 9(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 as to whether the participation of the third State in that project meets the conditions set out in Article 3 of Decision (CFSP) 2020/1639.

(4) On 15 February 2021, Canada sent to the coordinator of the PESCO project Military Mobility its request for participation in that project, in accordance with Article 2(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2020/1639. The project members then assessed, on the basis of the information provided by Canada, whether it complies with the general conditions, in accordance with Article 2(2) of that Decision.

(5) On 17 March 2021, the coordinator of the PESCO project Military Mobility notified the Council and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in accordance with Article 2(3) of Decision (CFSP) 2020/1639, that the project members of that project had unanimously agreed on that date that they wish to invite Canada to participate in that project. The project members also unanimously agreed on the scope, form and relevant stages of Canada’s participation in that project, and that Canada complies with the general conditions set out in Article 3 of that Decision.

(6) On 30 March 2021, the PSC agreed on an opinion on the notification regarding the request by Canada to participate in the PESCO project Military Mobility. In particular, the PSC took note of the description of that project as

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