98/737/CFSP: Council Decision of 22 December 1998 concerning the extension of Joint Action 95/545/CFSP with regard to the participation of the Union in the implementing structures of the peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina and amending Decision 98/607/CFSP
L 354/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 12. 98 COUNCIL DECISION of 22 December 1998 concerning the extension of Joint Action 95/545/CFSP with regard to the parti- cipation of the Union in the implementing structures of the peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina and amending Decision 98/607/CFSP (98/737/CFSP) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Article 2 Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J. 3 thereof, Whereas on 11 December 1995 the Council adopted Joint Action 95/545/CFSP with regard to the participa- tion of the European Union in the implementing struc- tures of the peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), extended on 20 November 1996 by Decision 96/745/ CFSP (2) and supplemented on 26 October 1998 by Decision 98/607/CFSP (3); Whereas in its conclusions of 7 December 1998 the Council assured the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina of its firm support; Whereas at the Peace Implementation Council held in Madrid on 15 and 16 December 1998 the Union reit- erated its support for the efforts of the High Represen- tative; Whereas Joint Action 95/545/CFSP is due to expire on 31 December 1998 and should be extended; whereas the continuity of the Union’s contribution to the costs of such extension should be ensured, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 Joint Action 95/545/CFSP shall be extended until 31 December 1999. Article 2 of Decision 98/607/CFSP shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption and shall be applicable until 31 December 1999. ' Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. Article 4 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1998. For the Council The President C. EINEM (1) OJ L 309, 21. 12. 1995, p. 2. (2) OJ L 340, 30. 12. 1996, p. 3. (3) OJ L 290, 29. 10. 1998, p. 3