# Council Decision 2005/395/CFSP of 10 May 2005 amending Decision 2001/80/CFSP on the establishment of the Military Staff of the European Union, Division (a): Additional tasks in crisis management situations

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

It requests and processes specific information from the intelligence organisations and other relevant information from all available sources;
It supports the EUMC in its contributions to Initial Planning Guidance and Planning Directives of the PSC;
It develops and prioritises military strategic options as the basis for the military advice given by the EUMC to the PSC by:
defining initial broad options;
drawing, as appropriate, on planning support from external sources which will analyse and further develop these options in more detail;
evaluating the results of this more detailed work and commissioning any further work that might be necessary;
presenting an overall assessment, with an indication of priorities and recommendations as appropriate, to the EUMC;
It identifies in coordination with national planning staffs and, as appropriate, NATO, the forces that might participate in possible EU-led operations;
It assists the operation commander in technical exchanges with third countries offering military contributions to an EU-led operation, and in the preparation of the force generation conference;
It continues to monitor crisis situations;
Tasks undertaken through the Civ/Mil Cell:
Upon a request from DG E to DGEUMS, it provides assistance to crisis response political-military strategic planning carried out under the responsibility of DG E (preparation of CMC, joint action …);
It contributes to crisis response strategic planning for joint civil/military operations through the development of strategic options as foreseen in crisis management procedures. This planning falls under the direct responsibility of the DGEUMS and the DG E and the overall authority of the SG/HR;
Upon a request of DG E to DGEUMS, it provides assistance to crisis response civilian strategic planning carried out under the responsibility of the DG E (preparation of PSO, CSO, etc.).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2005/395/annex/division/4/division/a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-395/annex/division-4/division-a
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