ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
OBJECTIVES, COMPOSITION AND OPERATION OF THE EUROPEAN ELECTORAL UNIT 1. The members of the European Electoral Unit shall be selected as soon as possible. They shall travel to their destination and the Unit shall be established at the start of the electoral round. It shall be wound up one month after the end of the electoral process. 2. The European Electoral Unit shall coordinate from the start of the electoral round the European Union's support for the elections. It shall exercise the role of coordinating all the observer missions. It shall work in close liaison with the Palestinian authorities and, as regards certain questions defined by mutual agreement by the Palestinians and Israelis, shall work with the latter. 3. The function of the European Electoral Unit shall be to: - ensure that the European Union is present and carrying out its role of observer, - supply the Palestinian authorities, at their request, with information, opinions and advice, - consult the other parties involved in the observation operation and to coordinate the deployment of all the observers as part of its coordination mission. 4. The European Electoral Unit shall be headed by a high-ranking figure with a high political profile. It shall be composed on the basis of the organizational chart shown in Annex II. 5. The members of the European Electoral Unit must be available and shall be under contract throughout the period planned for the existence of the Unit. 6. The Head of the European Electoral Unit, the Deputy Head and, as necessary, other members of the European Electoral Unit may be required to undertake preparatory work, before the establishment of the European Electoral Unit, in connection with the European Union's participation in observing elections to the Palestinian Council and its coordination of the international observation operation. They will be remunerated accordingly for such preparatory work. 7. The European Electoral Unit may propose to recruit extra local technical staff for a limited period. 8. The head of the European Electoral Unit is invited to attend the joint meetings of the consuls-general in Jesusalem and the representations of the Member States in the Palestinian Autonomous Areas in accordance with detailed arrangements to be adopted by the Member States. The European Electoral Unit must have operational independence, but is shall remain in close liaison with the representatives of the Member States and the Commission on the spot. 9. The European Electoral Unit shall report back to the Presidency on a regular basis on progress in implementing the various aspects, including financial, of this Decision and any difficulties which it encounters in its task. It shall periodically forward an assessment of the development of the electoral process. At the close of its task it shall draw up a final assessment report for the Council on the electoral process and the implementation of this Decision. ANNEX II Draft organizational chart EUROPEAN UNION ELECTORAL UNIT (35 people) Head of Electoral Unit Deputy 1. Central Office (three branches); total staff forecasted: 21 people Operational branch Legal adviser (1) Election organization adviser (1) Media adviser (1) Voter education adviser (1) Survey and analysis adviser (1) Computer operators (2) Technical support branch Logistics and communication adviser (1) Personnel, training and liaison adviser (1) Security advisers (2) Press Officer (1) Administration and finance adviser (1) International observation coordination Coordinators (8) 2. Regional Offices (4); total staff forecasted: 12 people Gaza Regional coordinator (1) Deputy (1) Security adviser (1) Jericho Regional coordinator (1) Deputy (1) Security adviser (1) Bethlehem Regional coordinator (1) Deputy (1) Security adviser (1) Nablus Regional coordinator (1) Deputy (1) Security adviser (1)