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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-851/attachment-1/article-6",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/851",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2005/851/CFSP of 21 November 2005 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Canada establishing a framework for the participation of Canada in the European Union crisis management operations",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-851",
  "path": "attachment/1/article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Chain of command",
  "text": "1. Personnel seconded by Canada shall carry out their duties and conduct themselves solely with the interests of the EU civilian crisis management operation in mind, without prejudice to paragraph 2.\n2. All personnel shall remain under the full command of their national authorities.\n3. National authorities shall transfer operational control to the EU civilian crisis management operation Head of Mission, who shall exercise that authority through a hierarchical structure of command and control.\n4. The Head of Mission shall lead the EU civilian crisis management operation and assume its day-to-day management.\n5. Canada shall have the same rights and obligations in terms of day-to-day management of the operation as European Union Member States taking part in the operation, in accordance with the legal instruments referred to in Article 2(1) of this Agreement.\n6. The EU civilian crisis management operation Head of Mission shall be responsible for disciplinary control over EU civilian crisis management operation personnel. Where required, disciplinary action shall be taken by the national authority concerned.\n7. A National Contingent Point of Contact (NPC) shall be appointed by Canada to represent its national contingent in the operation. The NPC shall report to the EU civilian crisis management operation Head of Mission on national matters affecting the operation and shall be responsible for day-to-day contingent discipline.\n8. The decision to end the operation shall be taken by the European Union, following consultation with Canada, provided that Canada is still participating in the EU civilian crisis management operation at the date of the adoption of the decision on termination of the operation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2005/851/attachment/1/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:17:46.128843+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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