L 201/28 Official Journal of the European Union 10.7.2014 COUNCIL DECISION 2014/447|CFSP of 9 July 2014 amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28, Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Whereas: (1) On 3 July 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/354/CESP (') on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) which continued EUPOL COPPS as from 1 July 2013. That Decision expires on 30 June 2014. The financial reference amount covers the period from 1 July 2013 until 30 June 2014. (2)  EUPOL COPPS should be extended for an additional period of 12 months until 30 June 2015. (3)  Decision 2013/354/CFSP should be amended to extend the period covered by the financial reference amount accordingly. (4)  EUPOL COPPS 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, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Council Decision 2013/354/CFSP is hereby amended as follows: (1) Article 2 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 2 Mission Statement EUPOL COPPS shall contribute to the establishment of effective and sustainable policing and wider criminal justice arrangements under Palestinian ownership in accordance with best international standards, in cooperation with the Union’s institution building programmes as well as other international efforts in the wider context of Security Sector and Criminal Justice Reform. To that end EUPOL COPPS shall: — assist the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP), in line with the Security Sector Strategy, in the implementation of the PCP Strategic Plan by advising and mentoring, in particular senior officials at District, Headquarters and Minis- terial levels, — assist, by advising and mentoring including at Ministerial level, the Criminal Justice Institutions and the Palesti- nian Bar Association in the implementation of the Justice Sector Strategy as well as the different institutional plans linked to it, () Council Decision 2013/354/CESP of 3 July 2013 on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (OJ L 185,4.7.2013, p. 12).