1999/844/CFSP: Council Joint Action of 17 December 1999 extending 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
L 326/72 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 12. 1999 COUNCIL JOINT ACTION of 17 December 1999 extending Joint Action 95/545/CFSP with regard to the participation of the Union in the imple- menting structures of the peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1999/844/CFSP) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Article 2 Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in partic- ular Article 14 thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) (3) On 11 December 1995 the Council adopted Joint Action 95/545/CFSP with regard to the particaption of the European Union in the implementing structures of the peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), as last extended on 26 October 1998 by Decision 98/737/ CFSP (2) and supplemented by Decision 1999/191/ CFSP (3); Joint Action 95/545/CFSP is due to expire on 31 December 1999 and should be extended; On 29 October 1999 the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board approved the budget of the Office of the High Representative for 2000, HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION: Article 1 The validity of Joint Action 95/545/CFSP shall be extended until 31 December 2000. 1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the European Union's contribution to the operational expenses involved in the High Representative's mission in 2000 shall be EUR 11 million. The management of 2. the expenditure financed by the amount specified in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the proced- ures and rules of the Community applying to budget matters. Article 3 This Joint Action shall enter into force on the day of adoption. its Article 4 This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1999. For the Council The President K. HEMILÄ (1) OJ L 309, 21. 12. 1995, p. 2. (2) OJ L 354, 30. 12. 1998, p. 4. (3) OJ L 63, 12. 3. 1999, p. 5