Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2024/2590 of 24 September 2024 extending the mandate of the Head of the Civilian Command and Support Cell of the European Union Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea (EUSDI/2/2024)

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/2590 30.9.2024 POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2024/2590 of 24 September 2024 extending the mandate of the Head of the Civilian Command and Support Cell of the European Union Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea (EUSDI/2/2024) THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof, Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1599 of 3 August 2023 on a European Union Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea (1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 3(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2023/1599, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee

(PSC), in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising the political control and strategic direction of the European Union Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea (the ‘Initiative’), including decisions on the appointment of the Head of the Civilian Command and Support Cell.

(2) On 17 October 2023, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/2223 (2), appointing Mr Philippe CHEVET as Head of the Civilian Command and Support Cell of the Initiative from 20 October 2023 to 19 October 2024.

(3) On 17 July 2024, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposed to extend the mandate of Mr Philippe CHEVET as Head of the Civilian Command and Support Cell of the Initiative from 20 October 2024 to 10 December 2025,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The mandate of Mr Philippe CHEVET as Head of the Civilian Command and Support Cell of the European Union Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea is extended from 20 October 2024 to 10 December 2025.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2024.

For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson D. PRONK

(1) OJ L 196, 4.8.2023, p. 25.

(2) Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2023/2223 of 17 October 2023 on the appointment of the Head of the Civilian Command and Support Cell of the European Union Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea (EUSDI) (EUSDI/1/2023) (OJ L, 2023/2223, 20.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2223/oj).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2590/oj 1/1