14.11.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 299/17 I (Acts adopted under the EU Treaty) ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION BiH/15/2009 of 11 November 2009 on the appointment of an EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009/836/CESP) THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE, European Community, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in actions of the European Union which have defence impli- particular the third subparagraph of Article 25 thereof, cations. Having regard to Council Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP of (6)  The Copenhagen European Council adopted on 12 and 12 July 2004 on the European Union military operation in 13 December 2002 a Declaration stating that the ‘Berlin Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof, plus’ arrangements and the implementation thereof WIH apply only to those EU Member States which are also Whereas: either NATO members or parties to the ‘Partnership for Peace’, and which have consequently concluded bilateral (1) Pursuant to Article 6 of Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP, the security agreements with NATO, Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take further decisions on the appointment of the HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: EU Force Commander. (20 On 21 November 2008, the PSC adopted Decision Article 1 BiH/14/2008 (3 appointing Major General Stefano Major General Bernhard BAIR is hereby appointed EU Force CASTAGNOTTO as EU Force Commander for the Commander for the European Union military operation in European Union military operation in Bosnia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Herzegovina. Atticle 2 (3)  The EU Operation Commander has recommended the appointment of Major General Bernhard BAIR as the This Decision shall take effect on 4 December 2009. new EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. (4)  The EU Military Committee has supported the recom- Done at Brussels, 11 November 2009. mendation. (5 In accordance with Article 6 of the Protocol on the For the Politcal and tSecumy Committee position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on The Chairman European Union and to the Treaty establishing the 0. SKOOG () OJ L 252, 28.7.2004, p. 10. (3 OJ L 319, 29.11.2008, p. 80.