Council Decision 2012/291/CFSP of 5 June 2012 amending and extending Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX KOSOVO

1 EULEX Kosovo shall be a unified CSDP mission across Kosovo.

2 EULEX Kosovo shall establish: (a) its main headquarters in Pristina; (b) offices across Kosovo, as required; (c) liaison offices, as required; and (d) a Brussels support element.’;

1 The HR shall be authorised to release to the United Nations, NATO/KFOR and to other third parties associated with this Joint Action, EU classified information and documents generated for the purposes of EULEX Kosovo up to the level of the relevant classification respectively for each of them, in accordance with Decision 2011/292/EU. Local technical arrangements shall be drawn up to facilitate this.

2 In the event of a specific and immediate operational need, the HR shall also be authorised to release to the competent local authorities EU classified information and documents up to the level ‘restreint UE/ EU restricted’ generated for the purposes of EULEX Kosovo, in accordance with Decision 2011/292/EU. In all other cases, such information and documents shall be released to the competent local authorities in accordance with the procedures appropriate to those authorities' level of cooperation with the EU.

3 The HR shall be authorised to release to the United Nations, NATO/KFOR, to other third parties associated with this Joint Action and to the relevant local authorities, EU non-classified documents related to the deliberations of the Council with regard to EULEX Kosovo covered by the obligation of professional secrecy pursuant to Article 6(1) of the Council's Rules of Procedure .

4 The HR may delegate such authorisations, as well as the ability to conclude the arrangements referred to above to persons placed under his/her authority, to the Civilian Operations Commander and/or to the Head of Mission.

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