Article 1
Open ↗Decision (CFSP) 2016/610 is amended as follows: (1) the title is replaced by the following: ‘Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/610 of 19 April 2016 on a European Union Military Assistance Mission in the Central African Republic (EUMAM RCA)’ ; (2) throughout the text, the name ‘EUTM RCA’ is replaced by ‘EUMAM RCA’; (3) Article 1 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. The Union shall conduct a Military Assistance Mission in the Central African Republic (EUMAM RCA) in order to contribute to defence sector reform in the Central African Republic within the Central African Republic’s Security Sector Reform process coordinated by MINUSCA.’ ; (b) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: ‘5. EUMAM RCA shall operate in accordance with the political and strategic objectives set out in the Crisis Management Concept approved by the Council on 14 March 2016. To achieve the objective set out in paragraph 1 and to ensure an orderly transition to other Union instruments, EUMAM RCA shall operate in accordance with updated operational planning documents.’ ; (4) in Article 10, the following paragraph is added: ‘10. The financial reference amount for the common costs of EUMAM RCA for the period from 1 January 2027 until 31 August 2028 shall be EUR 12 993 000. The percentage of the reference amount referred to in Article 51(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 shall be 0 % for commitments and 0 % for payments.’ ; (5) in Article 13, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. The mandate of EUMAM RCA shall end on 31 August 2028.’.