{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-903/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-903/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2020/903",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/903 of 29 June 2020 amending Decision 2013/233/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-903",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/903\nof 29 June 2020\namending Decision 2013/233/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 42(4) and Article 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 22 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/233/CFSP, which established the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya).\n(2)\nOn 17 December 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/2009, which extended the mandate of EUBAM Libya until 30 June 2020.\n(3)\nOn 16 April 2020, the Political and Security Committee (‘PSC’) agreed that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, EUBAM Libya should be extended by one year with the same mandate, which may be reviewed when circumstances allow.\n(4)\nOn 14 May 2020, the PSC furthermore agreed that Mr Vincenzo TAGLIAFERRI, who was appointed as Head of Mission on 30 August 2016 by Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2016/1634, and whose mandate was regularly extended, most recently until 30 June 2020 by Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2019/2077, should continue to perform this function until 30 September 2020.\n(5)\nDecision 2013/233/CFSP should be amended accordingly.\n(6)\nEUBAM Libya 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,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Decision 2013/233/CFSP of 22 May 2013 on the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (OJ L 138, 24.5.2013, p. 15)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/2009 of 17 December 2018 amending and extending Decision 2013/233/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (OJ L 322, 18.12.2018, p. 25)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2016/1634 of 30 August 2016 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (EUBAM Libya/1/2016) (OJ L 243, 10.9.2016, p. 10)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2019/2077 of 28 November 2019 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (EUBAM Libya/1/2019) (OJ L 316, 6.12.2019, p. 32)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/903/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:12:14.085856+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."
}