2010/199/CFSP: Council Decision 2010/199/CFSP of 22 March 2010 on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Montenegro on the participation of Montenegro in the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Operation Atalanta)

The Agreement between the European Union and Montenegro on the participation of Montenegro in the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Operation Atalanta) (the Agreement) is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the European Union.

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 10(1) of the Agreement ( 4 ) .

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

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .