# Council Decision 2011/781/CFSP of 1 December 2011 on the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Article 9: Chain of command

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

1. EUPM shall have a unified chain of command, as a crisis management operation.
2. Under the responsibility of the Council and the HR, the PSC shall exercise political control and strategic direction of EUPM.
3. The Civilian Operation Commander, under the political control and strategic direction of the PSC and the overall authority of the HR, shall be the commander of EUPM at the strategic level and, as such, shall issue instructions to the Head of Mission and provide him with advice and technical support.
4. The Civilian Operation Commander shall report to the Council through the HR.
5. The Head of Mission shall exercise command and control of EUPM at theatre level and shall be directly responsible to the Civilian Operation Commander.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2011/781/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-781/article-9
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