Article 1
Open ↗Decision 2012/173/CFSP is hereby amended as follows: (1) In Article 1, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. The EU Operations Centre shall be activated in support of the CSDP missions and operation in the Horn of Africa, namely Operation Atalanta, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Nestor.’. (2) Article 2 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 2 (a) is replaced by the following: ‘(a) to provide, using its military expertise and specialized planning expertise, direct support to the Civilian Operations Commander for the operational planning and conduct of EUCAP Nestor;’; (b) paragraph 2 (f) is replaced by the following: ‘(f) to facilitate coordination and improve synergies amongst Operation Atalanta, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Nestor, in the context of the Horn of Africa Strategy and in liaison with the European Union Special Representative for the Horn of Africa.’. (3) Article 3 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Captain (Navy) Ad VAN DER LINDE is hereby appointed Head of the EU Operations Centre for a period of two years.’; (b) the following paragraph is added: ‘1a. The Council hereby authorises the PSC, in accordance with Article 38 TEU, to take decisions on the appointment of the subsequent Heads of the EU Operations Centre.’. (4) In Article 9, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘It shall apply from 23 March 2012 until 22 March 2015.’.