Date: 2019-08-07Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1328 of 18 February 2019 on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan establishing a framework for the participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in European Union crisis management operations
**Summary:**
Council Decision CFSP 2019/1328, adopted on February 18, 2019, approves the Agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which establishes a framework for Jordan's participation in EU crisis management operations. The decision authorizes the signing and conclusion of this agreement on behalf of the Union. The legal basis for this decision is Article 37 of the Treaty on European Union, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and (6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The President of the Council is authorized to designate the individuals empowered to sign the Agreement, and to provide notification as per Article 17(1) of the Agreement. The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council. This decision entered into force on the date of its adoption.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: A country in the Middle East, and a partner with the European Union in crisis management operations as per the agreement.
Treaty on European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A body of the European Union representing the governments of the member states.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: A high-ranking official of the European Union responsible for foreign policy.
Brussels: The de facto capital of the European Union, where the decision was made.
Framework Participation Agreement: An agreement that establishes a framework for participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Union crisis management operations
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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2019/1328
of 18 February 2019
on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan establishing a framework for the participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan in European Union crisis management operations
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 37 thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(5)
and (6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 13 November 2017 the Council approved a Decision authorising the opening of negotiations for an
agreement with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan establishing a framework for its participation in Union crisis
management operations, pursuant to Article 37 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), on the
basis of the text of the draft Framework Participation Agreement approved by the Council on 23 February 2004,
to be updated as required in the light of subsequent agreed changes.
(2) The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy subsequently negotiated the
Agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan establishing a framework for the
participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in European Union crisis management operations (the
‘Agreement’).
(3) The Agreement should be approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan establishing a framework for the
participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in European Union crisis management operations is hereby approved
on behalf of the Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order
to bind the Union.
Article 3
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 17(1) of the
Agreement (1).
(1) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of
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Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 18 February 2019.
For the Council
The President
F. MOGHERINI