L 32222 Official Journal of the European Union 9.12.2009 COUNCIL DECISION 2009/906/CFSP of 8 December 2009 on the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular, Article 28 and Article 43(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) On 19 November 2007 the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/749/CESP on the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) (!). That Joint Action expires on 31 December 2009. (2)  The command and control structure of EUPM should be without prejudice to the contractual responsibilities of the Head of Mission towards the Commission for imple- menting the budget of EUPM. (3)  The watch-keeping capability should be activated for EUPM. 4y EUPM will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the common foreign and security policy as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Mission 1. The European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina ~ (BiH),  established by  Joint  Action 2002/210/CESP (%), shall be continued from 1 January 2010. 2. EUPM shall operate in accordance with the mission statement as set out in Article 2 and shall carry out the key tasks as set out in Article 3. Article 2 Mission statement As part of the broader rule of law approach in BiH and in the region, EUPM, while retaining residual capacities in the fields of police reform and accountability, shall primarily support BiH relevant Law Enforcement Agencies in the fight against organised crime and corruption, notably focusing on State level Law Enforcement Agencies, on enhancement of the inter- () O] L 303, 21.11.2007, p. 40. () OJ L 70, 13.3.2002, p. 1. action between police and prosecutor and on regional and inter- national cooperation. EUPM shall provide operational advice to the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) to support him in his role. Through its work and its network within the country, EUPM shall contribute to overall efforts to ensure that the EU is fully informed of developments in BiH. EUPM shall operate in line with the general objectives of Annex 11 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its objective shall be supported by the European Community instruments. Article 3 Mission key tasks In order to achieve the Mission, the key tasks of EUPM shall be to: 1. strengthen the operational capacity and joint capability of Law Enforcement Agencies engaged in the fight against organised crime and corruption; 2. assist and support in the planning and conduct of investi- gations in the fight against organised crime and corruption in a systematic approach; 3. assist and promote development of criminal investigative capacities of BiH; 4. enhance police-prosecution cooperation; 5. strengthen police-penitentiary system cooperation; 6. contribute to ensure a suitable level of accountability. Article 4 Structure of the Mission 1. EUPM shall be structured as follows: (a) main headquarters in Sarajevo, composed of the Head of the Mission and staff as defined in the Operation Plan (OPLAN); (b) four Regional Offices in Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Mostar and Tuzla;