Arrangements with the beneficiary
Article 3
1. The High Representative shall make the necessary arrangements with the beneficiary to ensure its compliance with the requirements and conditions established by this Decision as a condition for the provision of support under the Assistance Measure. 2. The arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 shall include provisions obliging the beneficiary to ensure: (a) compliance with relevant international law, in particular international human rights and international humanitarian law, as well as the commitment of the Malian government to enhance the fight against impunity, in particular regarding human rights violations, and to take the necessary steps to strengthen the accountability of units benefiting from the Assistance Measure; (b) the proper and efficient use of any assets provided under the Assistance Measure, for the purposes for which they were provided, by units and personnel that are trained under the supervision of EUTM or accompanied by international forces which are EU partners and that have not been reported as having committed abuses or violence; (c) that any assets provided under this Assistance Measure will be used only by Malian forces and, in case of any form of collaboration, exclusively with state actors which are armed forces of EU partners, in particular the G5 Sahel Joint Force and G5 Sahel armed forces; (d) the sufficient maintenance of any assets provided under the Assistance Measure to ensure their usability and their operational availability over their life cycle; (e) that any assets provided under the Assistance Measure will not be lost, or be transferred at the end of their life-cycle to persons or entities other than those identified in the arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 without the consent of the Facility Committee established under Decision (CFSP) 2021/509. 3. The arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 shall include provisions on the suspension and termination of support under the Assistance Measure in the event of the beneficiary being found in breach of the obligations set out in paragraph 2. 4. In case of breaches of the arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 or of the provisions and obligations set out in this Article, the High Representative shall, in response, take proportionate steps in the context of the integrated approach, up to or including requiring the return of the relevant assets provided under the Assistance Measure.