(2000/143/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty
on European Union and in particular Article 28(1),
Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European Community and in particular Article 207 thereof,
Recalling Article 25 of the
Treaty on European Union,
Whereas:
In the framework of the
strengthening of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and in particular
of the common European policy on security and defence provided for in Article
17 of the Treaty on European Union, the European Council meeting in Helsinki
on 10 and 11 December 1999 invited the Council to establish as of March
2000 the interim bodies and arrangements for the implementation of the
common European policy on security and defence,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
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The Political Committee established
by Article 25 of the Treaty on European Union shall meet in Brussels under
a separate formation, called the "Interim Political and Security Committee",
when it is not in session. This formation shall be composed of national
representatives at senior/ambassadorial level within the framework of Member
States Permanent Representations.
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The Interim Political and Security
Committee shall, in close contact with the Secretary General/High Representative:
(a) prepare recommendations
on the future functioning of the common European policy on security and
defence;
(b) deal with CFSP affairs
on a day-to-day basis.
Article 2
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This Decision shall enter into
force on 1 March 2000.
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It shall apply until the permanent
bodies of the common European policy on security and defence are established.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published
in the Official Journal.
Done at Brussels, 14 February
2000.
For the Council
The President
J. GAMA
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