Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/973 of 8 June 2017 amending Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 (1999) and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence. ) (EULEX KOSOVO)

In Article 16(1) of Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP, the eleventh subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure of EULEX KOSOVO from 15 June 2017 until 14 June 2018 shall be EUR 90914000. Out of the amount referred to in the eleventh subparagraph, the amount intended to cover the expenditure of EULEX KOSOVO for the implementation of its mandate in Kosovo shall be EUR 49600000 and the amount intended to cover the support to the relocated judicial proceedings within a Member State shall be EUR 41314000. The Commission shall sign a grant agreement with a registrar acting on behalf of a registry in charge of the administration of the relocated judicial proceedings for the amount of EUR 41314000. The rules on grants provided for in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council shall apply to this grant agreement. The financial reference amount for the subsequent period for EULEX KOSOVO shall be decided by the Council.

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