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Document 32019D1909

Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1909 of 12 November 2019 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO

ST/13386/2019/INIT

OJ L 293, 14.11.2019, p. 113–118 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2019/1909/oj

14.11.2019   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 293/113


COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2019/1909

of 12 November 2019

amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 46(6) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 of 11 December 2017 establishing permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) and determining the list of participating Member States (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1)

On 11 December 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315.

(2)

Point (e) of Article 4(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 provides that the Council is to establish the list of projects to be developed under permanent structured cooperation (PESCO), reflecting both support for capability development and the provision of substantial support within means and capabilities to common security and defence policy (CSDP) operations and missions.

(3)

On 6 March 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 (2) establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO.

(4)

On 6 March 2018, the Council adopted a Recommendation (3) concerning a roadmap for the implementation of PESCO (the ‘Recommendation’).

(5)

Paragraph 9 of the Recommendation specified that the Council should update the list of PESCO projects by November 2018 to include the next set of projects, in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5 of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315, which provides in particular that the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (the ‘High Representative’) may make a recommendation concerning the identification and evaluation of PESCO projects, on the basis of assessments provided by the PESCO Secretariat, for the Council to take a decision, following military advice by the Military Committee of the European Union (EUMC).

(6)

On 25 June 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/909 (4) establishing a common set of governance rules for PESCO projects.

(7)

On 19 November 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1797 (5) amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340.

(8)

On 14 May 2019, the Council adopted a Recommendation (6) assessing the progress made by the participating Member States to fulfil commitments undertaken in the framework of permanent structured cooperation (PESCO).

(9)

On 30 September 2019, the High Representative made a recommendation to the Council concerning the identification and evaluation of project proposals in the PESCO framework.

(10)

On 22 October 2019, the Political and Security Committee agreed on the recommendations contained in the EUMC military advice on the High Representative’s recommendation concerning the identification and evaluation of project proposals in the PESCO framework.

(11)

The Council should therefore amend and update Decision (CFSP) 2018/340,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 is amended as follows:

(1)

in Article 1, the following projects are added to the list:

‘35.

Integrated European Joint Training and Simulation Centre (EUROSIM);

36.

EU Cyber Academia and Innovation Hub (EU CAIH);

37.

Special Operations Forces Medical Training Centre (SMTC);

38.

CBRN Defence Training Range (CBRNDTR);

39.

European Union Network of Diving Centres (EUNDC);

40.

Maritime Unmanned Anti‐Submarine System (MUSAS);

41.

European Patrol Corvette (EPC);

42.

Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA);

43.

Cyber and Information Domain Coordination Centre (CIDCC);

44.

Timely Warning and Interception with Space‐based TheatER surveillance (TWISTER);

45.

Materials and components for technological EU competitiveness (MAC‐EU);

46.

EU Collaborative Warfare Capabilities (ECoWAR);

47.

European Global RPAS Insertion Architecture System.’;

(2)

in Annex I, the entries set out in Annex I to this Decision are added;

(3)

Annex II is replaced by the text appearing in Annex II to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 12 November 2019.

For the Council

The President

F. MOGHERINI


(1)  OJ L 331, 14. 12. 2017, p. 57.

(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 of 6 March 2018 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO (OJ L 65, 8.3.2018, p. 24).

(3)  Council Recommendation of 6 March 2018 concerning a roadmap for the implementation of PESCO (OJ C 88, 8. 3.2018, p. 1).

(4)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/909 of 25 June 2018 establishing a common set of governance rules for PESCO projects (OJ L 161, 26.6.2018, p. 37).

(5)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1797 of 19 November 2018 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO (OJ L 294, 21. 11. 2018, p. 18).

(6)  Council Recommendation of 14 May 2019 assessing the progress made by the participating Member States to fulfil commitments undertaken in the framework of permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) (OJ C 166, 15.5.2019, p. 1).


ANNEX I

Project

Project Members

35.

Integrated European Joint Training and Simulation Centre (EUROSIM)

Hungary, Germany, France, Poland, Slovenia

36.

EU Cyber Academia and Innovation Hub (EU CAIH)

Portugal, Spain

37.

Special Operations Forces Medical Training Centre (SMTC)

Poland, Hungary

38.

Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Training Range (CBRNDTR)

Romania, France, Italy

39.

European Union Network of Diving Centres (EUNDC)

Romania, Bulgaria, France

40.

Maritime Unmanned Anti‐Submarine System (MUSAS)

Portugal, Spain, France, Sweden

41.

European Patrol Corvette (EPC)

Italy, France

42.

Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA)

Spain, France, Sweden

43.

Cyber and Information Domain Coordination Centre (CIDCC)

Germany, Czechia, Spain, Hungary, Netherlands

44.

Timely Warning and Interception with Space‐based TheatER surveillance (TWISTER)

France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Finland

45.

Materials and components for technological EU competitiveness (MAC‐EU)

France, Spain, Portugal, Romania

46.

EU Collaborative Warfare Capabilities (ECoWAR)

France, Belgium, Spain, Hungary, Romania, Sweden

47.

European Global Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Insertion Architecture System

Italy, France, Romania


ANNEX II

‘ANNEX II

CONSOLIDATED UPDATED LIST OF THE PROJECT MEMBERS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

Project

Project Members

1.

European Medical Command

Germany, Belgium, Czechia, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden

2.

European Secure Software defined Radio (ESSOR)

France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Finland

3.

Network of logistic Hubs in Europe and support to Operations

Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Lithuania, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia

4.

Military Mobility

Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden

5.

European Union Training Mission Competence Centre (EU TMCC)

Germany, Czechia, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Netherlands, Romania, Sweden

6.

European Training Certification Centre for European Armies

Italy, Greece

7.

Energy Operational Function (EOF)

France, Belgium, Italy, Spain

8.

Deployable Military Disaster Relief Capability Package

Italy, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Austria

9.

Maritime (semi‐) Autonomous Systems for Mine Countermeasures (MAS MCM)

Belgium, Greece, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania

10.

Harbour & Maritime Surveillance and Protection (HARMSPRO)

Italy, Greece, Poland, Portugal

11.

Upgrade of Maritime Surveillance

Greece, Bulgaria, Ireland, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus

12.

Cyber Threats and Incident Response Information Sharing Platform

Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Hungary, Austria, Portugal

13.

Cyber Rapid Response Teams and Mutual Assistance in Cyber Security

Lithuania, Estonia, Croatia, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Finland

14.

Strategic Command and Control (C2) System for CSDP Missions and Operations

Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal

15.

Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle / Amphibious Assault Vehicle / Light Armoured Vehicle

Italy, Greece, Slovakia

16.

Indirect Fire Support (EuroArtillery)

Slovakia, Italy, Hungary

17.

EUFOR Crisis Response Operation Core (EUFOR CROC)

Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus

18.

Helicopter Hot and High Training (H3 Training)

Greece, Italy, Romania

19.

Joint EU Intelligence School

Greece, Cyprus

20.

EU Test and Evaluation Centres

France, Sweden, Spain, Slovakia

21.

Integrated Unmanned Ground System (UGS)

Estonia, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, Latvia, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Finland

22.

EU Beyond Line Of Sight (BLOS) Land Battlefield Missile Systems

France, Belgium, Cyprus

23.

Deployable Modular Underwater Intervention Capability Package (DIVEPACK)

Bulgaria, Greece, France

24.

European Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems ‐ MALE RPAS (Eurodrone)

Germany, Czechia, Spain, France, Italy

25.

European Attack Helicopters TIGER Mark III

France, Germany, Spain

26.

Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C‐UAS)

Italy, Czechia

27.

European High Atmosphere Airship Platform (EHAAP) – Persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Capability

Italy, France

28.

One Deployable Special Operations Forces (SOF) Tactical Command and Control (C2) Command Post (CP) for Small Joint Operations (SJO) – (SOCC) for SJO

Greece, Cyprus

29.

Electronic Warfare Capability and Interoperability Programme for Future Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) Cooperation

Czechia, Germany

30.

Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Surveillance as a Service (CBRN SaaS)

Austria, France, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia

31.

Co‐basing

France, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, Netherlands

32.

Geo‐meteorological and Oceanographic (GeoMETOC) Support Coordination Element (GMSCE)

Germany, Greece, France, Austria, Portugal, Romania

33.

EU Radio Navigation Solution (EURAS)

France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland

34.

European Military Space Surveillance Awareness Network (EU‐SSA‐N)

Italy, France

35.

Integrated European Joint Training and Simulation Centre (EUROSIM)

Hungary, Germany, France, Poland, Slovenia

36.

EU Cyber Academia and Innovation Hub (EU CAIH)

Portugal, Spain

37.

Special Operations Forces Medical Training Centre (SMTC)

Poland, Hungary

38.

Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Training Range (CBRNDTR)

Romania, France, Italy

39.

European Union Network of Diving Centres (EUNDC)

Romania, Bulgaria, France

40.

Maritime Unmanned Anti‐Submarine System (MUSAS)

Portugal, France, Spain, Sweden

41.

European Patrol Corvette (EPC)

Italy, France

42.

Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA)

Spain, France, Sweden

43.

Cyber and Information Domain Coordination Centre (CIDCC)

Germany, Czechia, Spain, Hungary, Netherlands

44.

Timely Warning and Interception with Space‐based TheatER surveillance (TWISTER)

France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Finland

45.

Materials and components for technological EU competitiveness (MAC‐EU)

France, Spain, Portugal, Romania

46.

EU Collaborative Warfare Capabilities (ECoWAR)

France, Belgium, Spain, Hungary, Romania, Sweden

47.

European Global Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Insertion Architecture System

Italy, France, Romania

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