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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-2199/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/2199",
  "legislation_title": "Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2020/2199 of 8 December 2020 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) (EUCAP Sahel Mali/2/2020)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-2199",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2020/2199\nof 8 December 2020\non the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) (EUCAP Sahel Mali/2/2020)\nTHE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 2014/219/CFSP of 15 April 2014 on the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Decision 2014/219/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee is authorised, in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising the political control and strategic direction of EUCAP Sahel Mali, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.\n(2)\nOn 18 September 2017, the Political and Security Committee adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/1780, appointing Mr Philippe RIO as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Mali from 1 October 2017 to 14 January 2018.\n(3)\nOn 21 February 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/312, extending the mandate of EUCAP Sahel Mali until 14 January 2021.\n(4)\nThe mandate of Mr Philippe RIO as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Mali has been regularly extended, most recently until 31 December 2020 by means of Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2020/888.\n(5)\nOn 25 November 2020, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposed the appointment of Mr Hervé FLAHAUT as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Mali from 1 January 2021 to 14 January 2021,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 113, 16.4.2014, p. 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2017/1780 of 18 September 2017 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) (EUCAP Sahel Mali/1/2017) (OJ L 253, 30.9.2017, p. 37)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/312 of 21 February 2019 amending and extending Decision 2014/219/CFSP on the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) (OJ L 51, 22.2.2019, p. 29)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2020/888 of 23 June 2020 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) (EUCAP Sahel Mali/1/2020) (OJ L 205, 29.6.2020, p. 18)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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