The Military Commander
Article 11
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.