Article 1
Open ↗Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP is hereby amended as follows: 1. In Article 2, second paragraph, the following point shall be added: ‘(d) assist EUPOL COPPS in its additional tasks in the area of training of PA border and crossing management staff for Gaza crossings.’. 2. Article 10(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. The PSC shall exercise, under the responsibility of the Council and the HR, political control and strategic direction of the mission. The Council hereby authorises the PSC to take the relevant decisions for this purpose in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty. This authorisation shall include the powers to appoint a Head of Mission, upon a proposal from the HR, and to amend the OPLAN. It shall also include powers to take subsequent decisions regarding the appointment of the Head of Mission. The powers of decision with respect to the objectives and termination of the mission shall remain vested in the Council.’. 3. Article 13(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mission for the period from 25 May 2011 to 31 December 2011 shall be EUR 1 400 000.’. 4. In Article 16, the second paragraph shall be replaced by the following: ‘It shall expire on 31 December 2011.’.