council decis januari set militari committe european union cfsp council european union regard treati european union articl thereof regard treati establish european commun articl thereof recal articl treati european union framework strengthen common foreign secur polici cfsp common european polici secur defenc provid articl treati european union european council meet nice decemb reach agreement establish militari committe european union set mission function includ chairman guidelin european council committe made readi start work decid articl militari committe european union eumc hereinaft committe compos member state chief defenc repres militari repres set meet level chief defenc articl mission function committe defin annex iv presid report approv nice european council reproduc annex decis articl chairman committe hereinaft chairman appoint council recommend committe meet level chief defenc term offic chairman year council decid mission function defin mention annex articl decis effect date adopt articl prejudic provis articl decis appli date chairman appoint date applic decis establish militari staff european union principl end june interim militari bodi set decis cfsp continu carri task date decis appli articl decis publish offici journal brussel januari council presid lindh council decis cfsp page offici journal council decis cfsp februari set interim militari bodi oj annex european union militari committe eumc introduct helsinki european council decid establish council perman polit militari bodi enabl eu assum respons full rang conflict prevent crisi manag task defin eu treati petersberg task provid helsinki report european union militari committe eumc quot establish council quot compos chief defenc chod repres militari repres milrep eumc meet level chod committe militari advic make recommend polit secur committe psc militari direct european union militari staff eum chairman eumc ceumc attend meet council decis defenc implic eumc highest militari bodi establish council purpos term refer eumc outlin mission eumc respons provid psc militari advic recommend militari matter eu exercis militari direct militari activ eu framework function sourc militari advic base consensu forum militari consult cooper eu member state field conflict prevent crisi manag militari advic make recommend psc request initi act guidelin forward psc regard develop concept crisi manag militari aspect militari aspect relat polit control strateg direct crisi manag oper situat risk assess potenti crise militari dimens crisi situat implic subsequ manag purpos receiv output situat centr elabor assess review capabl object agre procedur eu militari relationship eu european nato member candid access eu state organis includ nato financi estim oper exercis crisi manag situat psc request issu initi direct director gener eum dgeum draw present strateg militari option evalu strateg militari option develop eum forward psc evalu militari advic basi militari option select council authoris initi plan direct oper command base eum evalu advic recommend psc concept oper conop develop oper command draft oper plan oplan drawn oper command advic psc termin option oper oper eumc monitor proper execut militari oper conduct respons oper command eumc member sit repres committe contributor chairman eumc ceumc eumc perman chairman respons ceumc star flag offic appoint prefer chief defenc eu member state select chod member state approv procedur appoint council recommend eumc meet chod level term offic principl year except circumst author deriv eumc respons act intern capac ceumc repres eumc psc council chairman eumc chair eumc meet milrep chod level spokesman eumc particip psc contribut discuss attend council meet decis defenc implic perform function militari advis sg hr militari matter ensur consist eu crisi manag structur conduct work eumc imparti order reflect consensu act behalf eumc issu direct guidanc dgeum act primari point contact poc oper command eu militari oper lias presid develop implement work programm ceumc support person staff assist eum administr support gener secretariat council absent ceumc replac perman dceumc decid creat fill post presid repres dean miscellan relat establish eumc nato militari author defin document eu nato perman arrang relat eumc eu european nato member countri candid access eu defin document relat eu countri eumc support militari work group eumcwg eum depart servic