# Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/300 of 17 February 2017 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Horn of Africa, Article 6: Constitution and composition of the team

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

1. Within the limits of the EUSR's mandate and the corresponding financial means made available, the EUSR shall be responsible for constituting his team. The team shall include the expertise on specific policy and security issues as required by the mandate. The EUSR shall keep the Council and the Commission promptly and regularly informed of the composition of his team.
2. Member States, the institutions of the Union and the EEAS may propose the secondment of staff to work with the EUSR. The salary of such seconded personnel shall be covered by the sending Member State, the sending institution of the Union or the EEAS, respectively. Experts seconded by Member States to the institutions of the Union or the EEAS may also be posted to work with the EUSR. International contracted staff shall have the nationality of a Member State.
3. All seconded personnel shall remain under the administrative authority of the sending Member State, the sending institution of the Union or the EEAS, respectively, and shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the EUSR's mandate.
4. The EUSR staff shall be co-located within the relevant EEAS departments or the Union delegations in order to contribute to the coherence and consistency of their respective activities.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/300/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-300/article-6
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