COUNCIL DECISION

2008/134/CFSP

of 18 February 2008

implementing Joint Action 2005/797/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Joint Action 2005/797/CFSP of 14 November 2005 on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories(1), and in particular Article 14(2) thereof, in conjunction with the second indent of Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,

Whereas:

(1) On 14 November 2005 the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/797/CFSP establishing a European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) for a period of three years. The operational phase of the EUPOL COPPS started on 1 January 2006.

(2) On 20 November 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/807/CFSP(2) establishing the final budget for EUPOL COPPS for the year 2007.

(3) On 6 December 2007 the Council adopted Decision 2007/808/CFSP, providing that the budget would also cover expenditure related to the Mission from 1 January 2007 to 29 February 2008.

(4) In accordance with Article 1(2) of Decision 2007/808/CFSP, the final budget of EUPOL COPPS for the period from 1 March 2008 to 31 December 2008 is to be decided by the Council before 29 February 2008,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) from 1 March 2008 to 31 December 2008 shall be EUR 5 000 000.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the

Official Journal of the European Union

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2008.

For the Council

The President

RUPEL

(1)

OJ L 300, 17.11.2005, p. 65

(2)

OJ L 329, 25.11.2006, p. 76

. Decision as amended by Decision 2007/808/CFSP (

OJ L 323, 8.12.2007, p. 56