Civilian Operation Commander
Article 5
1. The Managing Director of the Civilian Operations Headquarters (CivOpsHQ) shall be the Civilian Operation Commander for the civilian pillar. 2. The CivOpsHQ shall be at the disposal of the Civilian Operation Commander for the planning and conduct of the civilian pillar. 3. The Civilian Operation 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 civilian pillar at the strategic level. 4. The Civilian Operation Commander shall ensure the proper and effective implementation of the decisions of the Council and of the PSC with regard to the conduct of operations, including by issuing instructions at the strategic level to the head of the civilian pillar, and by providing him or her with advice and technical support. 5. The Civilian Operation Commander shall report to the Council through the High Representative. 6. All staff seconded to the civilian 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 European External Action Service (EEAS), as appropriate. The national authority, Union institution or the EEAS, as appropriate, shall transfer operational control of its seconded staff to the Civilian Operation Commander. 7. The Civilian Operation Commander shall have overall responsibility for ensuring that the Union’s duty of care is properly discharged for staff in the civilian pillar.