L 211/26 Official Journal of the European Union 12.8.2010 COUNCIL DECISION 2010/442/CFSP of 11 August 2010 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28, 31(2) and 33 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Whereas: (1)~ On 11 March 2009, the Council adopted Joint Action 2009/181/CFSP (') appointing Mr Valentin INZKO European Union Special Representative (hereinafter the EUSR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina until 28 February 2010. (2)  On 22 February 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/111/CFSP (%) extending the mandate of the EUSR until 31 August 2010. (3)  The mandate of the EUSR should be extended until 31 August 2011. However, the mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, on a proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (hereinafter the HR) following the entry into force of the Decision estab- lishing the European External Action Service. (4)  The EUSR's mandate should be implemented in coor- dination with the Commission in order to ensure consistency with other relevant activities falling within Union competence. (5)  The EUSR will implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the Common Foreign and Security Policy objectives set out in Article 21 of the Treaty, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 European Union Special Representative The mandate of Mr Valentin INZKO as the EUSR in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is hereby extended until 31 August 2011. The mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, on a proposal of the HR following the entry into force of the Decision establishing the European External Action Service. Atrticle 2 Policy objectives The mandate of the EUSR shall be based on the policy objectives of the European Union (hereinafter ‘the EU’ or ‘the Union’) in BiH. These centre around continued progress in the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace () O] L 67, 12.3.2009, p. 88. () O] L 46, 23.2.2010, p. 23. (GFAP) in BiH, in accordance with the Office of the High Representative’s Mission Implementation Plan, as well as continued progress in the Stabilisation and Association Process, with the aim of a stable, viable, peaceful and multi- ethnic BiH, cooperating peacefully with its neighbours and irre- versibly on track towards EU membership. Article 3 Mandate In order to achieve the policy objectives, the mandate of the EUSR shall be to: (a) offer the Union’s advice and facilitate the political process; (b) promote overall Union political coordination and contribute to the reinforcement of internal Union coor- dination and coherence in BiH, including through briefings to Union Heads of Mission and participation in, or representation at, their regular meetings; by chairing a coordination group composed of all Union actors present in the field with a view to coordinating the implementation aspects of the Union’s action, and by providing them with guidance on relations with the BiH authorities; (c) promote overall Union coordination of, and give local political direction to, Union efforts in tackling organised crime, without prejudice to the leading role of the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in coordinating the policing aspects of such efforts and to the ALTHEA (EUFOR) military chain of command; (d) without prejudice to the military chain of command, offer the EU Force Commander political guidance on military issues with a local political dimension, in particular concerning sensitive operations, relations with local authorities and with the local media; (e) consult with the EU Force Commander before taking political action that may have an impact on the security situation; (f) ensure consistency and coherence of Union action towards the public; the EUSR spokesperson shall be the main EU point of contact for BiH media on Common Foreign and Security Policy/Common Security and Defence Policy (CFSP/CSDP) issues; (g) maintain an overview of the whole range of activities in the field of the rule of law and, in this context, provide the HR and the Commission with advice as necessary; (h) provide the Head of Mission of the EUPM with local political guidance; the EUSR and the Civilian Operation Commander shall consult each other as required;