# Council Decision 2007/427/CFSP of 18 June 2007 appointing the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Introduction: Introductory text

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Council Decision 2007/427/CFSP
of 18 June 2007
appointing the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular, Article 18(5) in conjunction with Article 23(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 30 January 2006, the Council adopted Joint Action 2006/49/CFSP appointing Mr Christian Schwarz-Schilling as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(2)
On 7 February 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/87/CFSP amending and extending, until 30 June 2007, the mandate of Mr Christian Schwarz-Schilling as the EUSR in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(3)
Mr Christian Schwarz-Schilling has informed the Secretary General/High Representative that he would not seek an extension of his mandate beyond 30 June 2007.
(4)
On the basis of a review of Joint Action 2007/87/CFSP, the mandate of the EUSR should be extended until 29 February 2008. A new EUSR in Bosnia and Herzegovina should therefore be appointed for the remaining period from 1 July 2007 until 29 February 2008.
(5)
The Secretary General/High Representative has recommended that Mr Miroslav Lajčák be appointed as the new EUSR in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(6)
Article 49(3) of the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities provides that basic acts may notably take the form of a decision pursuant to Article 18(5) of the Treaty.
(7)
The EUSR will implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the Common Foreign and Security Policy objectives set out in Article 11 of the Treaty,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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