L 206/50 Official Journal of the European Union 11.8.2011 DECISIONS COUNCIL DECISION 2011/499/CFSP of 1 August 2011 amending and extending Decision 2010/450/CFSP appointing the European Union Special Representative for Sudan 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 August 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/450/CESP (') appointing Mrs Rosalind MARSDEN as European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for Sudan from 1 September 2010 to 31 August 2011. On 9 July 2011, the Republic of South Sudan declared its independence and the EUSR henceforth covers two independent countries. Mrs Rosalind MARSDEN should be appointed as EUSR for the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan from 9 July 2011 to 30 June 2012. Decision 2010/450/CFSP  should therefore be amended and extended. The EUSR will implement her mandate 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 Decision 2010/450/CESP is hereby amended as follows: (1) the title is replaced by the following: ‘Council Decision 2010/450/CFSP appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan’; Articles 1, 2 and 3 are replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 European Union Special Representative Mrs Rosalind MARSDEN is hereby appointed as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the () OJ L 211, 12.8.2010, p. 42. Republic of Sudan (Sudan) and the Republic of South Sudan (South Sudan) from 9 July 2011 until 30 June 2012. The mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, on a proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR). Atrticle 2 Policy objectives The mandate of the EUSR shall be based on the policy objectives of the European Union (‘the EU’ or ‘the Union’) in relation to Sudan and South Sudan, working with the Sudanese parties, the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) and other national, regional and inter- national stakeholders, to achieve a peaceful co-existence between Sudan and South Sudan following the expiry of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and South Sudan’s independence on 9 July 2011. The Union’s policy objectives include actively contributing to the resolution of any outstanding CPA and post-CPA issues and helping the parties to implement what has been agreed; supporting efforts to stabilise the volatile north- south border area; promoting institution building and fostering stability, security and development in South Sudan; facilitating a political solution to the conflict in Darfur; promoting democratic governance, accountability and respect for human rights, including cooperation with the International Criminal Court; maintaining engagement in eastern Sudan; and improving humanitarian access throughout Sudan and South Sudan. In addition, the mandate of the EUSR shall be based on the Union’s policy objective to contribute to the mitigation and elimination of threats to the stability of South Sudan and the wider region posed by the Lords Resistance Army (LRA). Article 3 Mandate 1. In order to achieve the policy objectives, the EUSR’s mandate shall be to: (a) liaise with the Government of Sudan, the Government of South Sudan, Sudanese and South Sudanese political parties, the Darfur armed movements, civil society and non-governmental organisations, with the aim of pursuing the Union’s policy objectives;