Date: 2023-07-21Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1516 of 20 July 2023 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/1340
**Summary:**
Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1516, adopted on July 20, 2023, extends the mandate of Mr. Johann Sattler as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina until August 31, 2024. This decision amends Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1340. A financial reference amount of EUR 5,530,000 is allocated to cover expenditures related to the EUSR's mandate for the period of September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024. The EUSR is required to submit regular progress reports and a final comprehensive mandate implementation report to the Council, the High Representative (HR), and the Commission by May 31, 2024. The Council retains the right to terminate the EUSR's mandate earlier based on an assessment by the Political and Security Committee (PSC) and a proposal from the HR. This decision entered into force on July 20, 2023.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union Special Representative: The full name of the EUSR position. This is a key role within the EU's external action.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: The country where the EUSR mandate is focused.
Council Decision CFSP 2023/1516: Council Decision extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Council Decision CFSP 2019/1340: Council Decision appointing Mr Johann Sattler as the EUSR in Bosnia and Herzegovina and which is being amended.
Johann SATTLER: The individual currently appointed as the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: The entity responsible for proposing the extension of the EUSR's mandate.
Political and Security Committee PSC: The committee responsible for the assessment of the EUSR's mandate.
Brussels: The city where the Council Decision was adopted.
L 184/38 EN Official Journal of the European Union 21.7.2023
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/1516
of 20 July 2023
extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and
amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/1340
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 33 and Article 31(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 11 March 2002, the Council agreed to appoint a European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
(2) On 8 August 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/1340(1) appointing Mr Johann SATTLER as the
EUSR in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The EUSR’s mandate has been successively extended, most recently by Council
Decision (CFSP) 2021/1193(2), and is to expire on 31 August 2023.
(3) The EUSR’s mandate should be extended for a further period of 12 months and a new financial reference amount for
the period from 1 September 2023to 31 August 2024should be established.
(4) The EUSR will implement the mandate 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
Decision (CFSP) 2019/1340 is amended as follows:
(1) Article 1 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
European Union Special Representative
The mandate of Mr Johann SATTLER as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
is extended until 31 August 2024. The Council may decide that the mandate of the EUSR be terminated earlier, based
on an assessment by the Political and Security Committee (PSC) and a proposal from the High Representative of the
Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR).’;
(2) in Article 5(1), the following subparagraph is added:
‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the EUSR’s mandate for the period from
1 September 2023to 31 August 2024shall be EUR 5 530 000’;
(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1340 of 8 August 2019 appointing the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and
Herzegovina (OJ L 209, 9.8.2019, p. 10).
(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1193 of 19 July 2021 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia
and Herzegovina and amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/1340 (OJ L 258, 20.7.2021, p. 46).21.7.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 184/39
(3) in Article 14, the second sentence is replaced by the following:
‘The EUSR shall present the Council, the HR and the Commission with regular progress reports and a final
comprehensive mandate implementation report by 31 May 2024.’.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 20 July 2023.
For the Council
The President
J. BORRELL FONTELLES