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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-301/article-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-301/article-12.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2017/301",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/301 of 17 February 2017 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-301",
  "path": "article/12",
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  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Coordination",
  "text": "1. In the framework of the Strategy and its RAP, the EUSR shall contribute to the unity, consistency and effectiveness of the Union's political and diplomatic action and shall help ensure that all Union instruments and Member States' actions are engaged consistently, to attain the Union's policy objectives.\n2. The activities of the EUSR shall be coordinated with those of Union delegations and of the Commission, as well as those of other EUSRs active in the region. The EUSR shall provide Member States' missions and Union delegations in the region with regular briefings.\n3. In the field, close liaison shall be maintained with the relevant Heads of Member States' missions and of the Union delegations. The EUSR, in close coordination with the relevant Union delegations, shall provide the Heads of Missions of EUCAP Sahel Niger and of EUCAP Sahel Mali and the Mission Commander of EUTM Mali with local political guidance. The EUSR, the Mission Commander of EUTM Mali and the Civilian Operations Commanders of EUCAP Sahel Niger and of EUCAP Sahel Mali shall consult each other as required.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/301/article/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:35.860990+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."
}