{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-832/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/832",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/832 of 22 May 2019 amending Decision 2012/392/CFSP on the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-832",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/832\nof 22 May 2019\namending Decision 2012/392/CFSP on the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 42(4) and 43(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 16 July 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/392/CFSP establishing a European Union CSDP mission in Niger to support the capacity building of the Nigerien security actors to fight terrorism and organised crime (EUCAP Sahel Niger).\n(2)\nOn 18 September 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1247 extending EUCAP Sahel Niger and providing it with a financial reference amount until 30 September 2020.\n(3)\nOn 25 June 2018, in its conclusions on Sahel/Mali, the Council underlined the importance of the regionalisation of CSDP in the Sahel with the aim of strengthening, as appropriate, the civilian and military support to cross-border cooperation, the regional cooperation structures, in particular those of the G5 Sahel, and the capacity and ownership of the G5 countries to address the security challenges in the region.\n(4)\nOn 15 February 2019, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania welcomed the envisaged deployment of EUCAP Sahel Niger in support of the G5 Sahel and of Mauritania's national capabilities.\n(5)\nOn 18 February 2019, the Council approved a joint civil-military Concept of Operations on Regionalisation of CSDP action in the Sahel.\n(6)\nCouncil Decision 2012/392/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(7)\nEUCAP Sahel Niger will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Decision 2012/392/CFSP of 16 July 2012 on the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (OJ L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 48)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1247 of 18 September 2018 amending Decision 2012/392/CFSP on the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (OJ L 235, 19.9.2018, p. 7)."
    }
  ],
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  "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."
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