Date: 2018-07-03Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/943 of 29 June 2018 amending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah)
**Policy Summary: Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/943 amending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on EU BAM Rafah**
This Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/943, adopted on June 29, 2018, amends Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP regarding the European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah). The decision extends the mission for a further 12-month period, from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019. A financial reference amount of EUR 2,040,000 is allocated to cover the expenditure related to EU BAM Rafah for this period. The decision entered into force on the date of its adoption and applies from July 1, 2018. The amendment follows a strategic review of EU BAM Rafah.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Rafah Crossing Point: A border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
EU BAM Rafah: European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point.
Council Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP: Council Joint Action establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point.
Council Decision CFSP 2017/1193: Council Decision amending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP and extending it until 30 June 2018.
Treaty on European Union: The Treaty that forms the constitutional basis of the European Union.
Brussels: The de facto capital city of the European Union, located in Belgium.
Egypt: Country bordering the Gaza Strip to the south, location of the Rafah Crossing Point.
3.7.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 166/19
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/943
of 29 June 2018
amending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border Assistance
Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular 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 25 November 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP (1) establishing a European Union
Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah).
(2) On 4 July 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/1193 (2) amending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP and
extending it until 30 June 2018.
(3) Following the Strategic Review of EU BAM Rafah, the Mission should be extended for a further period of
12 months, until 30 June 2019.
(4) Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) EU BAM Rafah 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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP is amended as follows:
(1) in Article 13(1), the following subparagraph is added:
‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EU BAM Rafah for the period from
1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 shall be EUR 2 040 000.’;
(2) in Article 16, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘It shall expire on 30 June 2019.’.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 July 2018.
Done at Brussels, 29 June 2018.
For the Council
The President
E. ZAHARIEVA
(1) Council Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP of 25 November 2005 on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah
Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) (OJ L 327, 14.12.2005, p. 28).
(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1193 of 4 July 2017 amending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border
Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) (OJ L 172, 5.7.2017, p. 12).