# Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 of 31 March 2020 on a European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI), Article 1: Mission

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

1. The Union hereby establishes and launches a military crisis management operation to contribute to preventing arms trafficking within its agreed Area of Operation and Area of Interest in accordance with UNSCR 1970 (2011) and subsequent Resolutions on the arms embargo on Libya, including UNSCR 2292 (2016) and UNSCR 2473 (2019). Furthermore, the operation shall contribute to the implementation of UN measures to prevent the illicit export of petroleum from Libya in accordance with UNSCR 2146 (2014) and subsequent Resolutions, in particular UNSCR 2509 (2020) and UNSCR 2510 (2020). In addition, the operation shall assist in the development of the capacities and in the training of the Libyan Coast Guard and Navy in law enforcement tasks at sea. The operation shall also contribute to the disruption of the business model of human smuggling and trafficking networks, in accordance with applicable international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, any relevant UNSCR, and international human rights law as applicable.
2. The operation shall be named EUNAVFOR MED IRINI.
3. The Area of Operation, the Area of Interest and the detailed arrangements for gathering information in those areas in order to fulfil all the tasks of the operation shall be defined in the relevant planning documents approved by the Council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/472/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-472/article-1
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