2.12.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 319/51 DECISIONS COUNCIL DECISION 2011/781/CFSP of 1 December 2011 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, Articles 42(4) and 43(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Whereas: (1)  On 8 December 2009, the Council adopted Decision 2009/906/CESP () on the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). That Decision expires on 31 December 2011. ()  EUPM should be continued until 30 June 2012. (3)  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. (4)  The Watch-Keeping Capability should be activated for EUPM. (5 EUPM will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), 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/CFSP (%), shall be continued from 1 January 2012 until 30 June 2012. 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. () O] L 322, 9.12.2009, p. 22. () OJ L 70, 13.3.2002, p. 1. Article 2 Mission statement As part of the broader rule of law approach in BiH and in the region, EUPM shall support BiH relevant Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and the criminal justice system in the fight against organised crime and corruption, in enhancing the inter- action between police and prosecutors and in fostering regional and international 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 Union is fully informed of developments in BiH. With a view to the closure of the mission, EUPM shall prepare a hand-over of the remaining key tasks to the EUSR Office. EUPM shall support the temporary arrangements for Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) warehousing pending the formation of permanent warehousing arrangements. Atticle 3 Mission key tasks In order to accomplish its mission, the key tasks of EUPM shall be to: (1) provide strategic advice to LEAs and political authorities in BiH on combating organised crime and corruption; (2) promote and facilitate coordination and cooperation mechanisms vertically as well as horizontally between relevant LEAs, with a particular focus on State level agencies; (3) ensure a successful hand-over between EUPM and the EUSR Office;