Article 12 Coordination

Arrangements for the coordination of the EU's activities in the DRC shall be established in Kinshasa as well as in Brussels.

Without prejudice to the chain of command, the Head of the EUSEC RD Congo mission and the Head of the EUPOL RD Congo mission shall coordinate their activities closely and shall seek synergies between the two missions, particularly as regards the horizontal aspects of SSR in the DRC, and as regards the sharing of functions between the two missions, particularly in relation to crosscutting areas.

The Head of Mission shall ensure that EUSEC RD Congo closely coordinates its activities in support of the reform of the FARDC with the Government of the DRC, the United Nations, via the MONUSCO mission, and the third States involved in the defence area of the SSR process in the DRC.

The Head of the EU Delegation in Kinshasa shall provide local political guidelines for the EUSEC RD Congo mission within the general framework defined by the planning documents.

The Head of the EU delegation and the Head of the EUSEC RD Congo mission shall establish the appropriate arrangements for information/consultation, particularly as regards the political aspects which may have an impact on the conduct of the mission. Likewise, the Head of the EUSEC RD Congo mission shall inform the Head of the EU delegation of all contacts at his level which may have a political impact.

The Head of the EUSEC RD Congo mission (or his representative) shall also act as defence adviser to the Head of the delegation, without prejudice to each player's existing chains of command. In that context, there shall be constant contact between the mission and the EU delegation.

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