Council Decision 2009/570/CFSP of 27 July 2009 amending and extending Decision 2008/901/CFSP concerning the independent international fact-finding mission on the conflict in Georgia
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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 13(3) and Article 23(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 1 September 2008, the European Council stated that the European Union is ready to commit itself to support every effort to secure a peaceful and lasting solution to the conflicts in Georgia, and that it is ready to support confidence-building measures.
(2) On 15 September 2008, the Council supported the idea of an independent international inquiry into the conflict in Georgia, and on 2 December 2008 it adopted Council Decision 2008/901/CFSP concerning an independent international fact-finding mission on the conflict in Georgia, for the period from 2 December 2008 to 31 July 2009.
(3) On 3 July 2009, the Political and Security Committee recommended that the fact-finding mission be extended for an additional two months,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Decision 2008/901/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 2(1) shall be replaced by the following:
1. The financial reference amount to cover expenditure relating to the implementation of the fact-finding mission shall be EUR 1600000 for the period from 2 December 2008 to 30 September 2009.
2. The second subparagraph of Article 5 shall be replaced by the following: It shall apply until 30 September 2009.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 27 July 2009. For the Council The President C. Bildt