Military Commander
1. The Director of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) shall be the Military Commander for the military pillar.
2. The MPCC shall be the static command and control structure at the military strategic level outside the area of operations, and shall be responsible for the operational planning and conduct of the military pillar.
3. The Military Commander, under the political control and strategic direction of the PSC and overall authority of the High Representative, shall exercise command and control of the military pillar at the strategic level.
4. The Military Commander shall ensure the proper and effective implementation of the decisions of the Council and the PSC with regard to the conduct of operations of the military pillar, including by issuing instructions to its personnel.
5. The Military Commander shall report to the Council through the High Representative.
6. All staff seconded to the military pillar shall remain under the full command of the national authorities of the seconding State in accordance with national rules, of the Union institution concerned or of the EEAS, as appropriate. The national authority, Union institution or the EEAS, as appropriate, shall transfer operational control of its seconded staff to the Military Commander.
7. The Military Commander shall have overall responsibility for ensuring that the Union’s duty of care is properly discharged for staff in the military pillar.
Head of the military command and support cell
1. The MPCC shall be reinforced for the purpose of the Initiative by a military command and support cell.
2. The head of the military command and support cell shall assume responsibility for the military pillar and shall exercise command and control thereof, at the operational level.
3. The head of the military command and support cell shall be directly responsible to the Military Commander and shall act in accordance with the Military Commander’s instructions.
Military direction
1. The EUMC shall monitor the proper execution of the tasks by the military pillar, conducted under the responsibility of the Military Commander.
2. The EUMC shall receive, on a regular basis, reports from the Military Commander. The EUMC may invite the Military Commander and the head of the military command and support cell to its meetings, as appropriate.
3. The chairman of the EUMC shall act as the primary point of contact with the Military Commander.
Financial arrangements
1. The common costs of the military pillar shall be administered in accordance with Decision (CFSP) 2021/509.
2. The financial reference amount for the common costs of the military pillar for the period of six months following the entry into force of this Decision shall be EUR 179 000. The percentage of the reference amount referred to in Article 51(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 shall be 30 % for commitments and 15 % for payments. The financial reference amount for any subsequent period shall be decided by the Council.
Military project cell
1. The military pillar shall have a military project cell for identifying and implementing projects with military implications in support of its tasks set out in Article 2(1).
2. The military project cell shall, as appropriate, facilitate and provide advice on projects implemented by Member States and third States under their responsibility in areas related to the military pillar and in support of its objectives.
3. Subject to paragraph 5, the Military Commander shall be authorised to seek recourse to financial contributions from Member States or from third States to implement projects identified as supplementing other actions by the military pillar in a consistent manner.
4. The European Peace Facility may manage the financial contributions referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article in accordance with Article 30 of Decision (CFSP) 2021/509.
5. Under no circumstances shall the States referred to in paragraph 3 hold the Union or the High Representative liable for acts or omissions by the military pillar in the use of funds from those States.
6. The PSC shall agree on the acceptance of a financial contribution from third States to the military project cell.
Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
