Article 3 · Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2354

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Article 3Arrangements with the beneficiary#

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 that:

(a)financing provided under the assistance measure shall be used exclusively in support of the deployment of the Rwanda Defence Force in Mozambique;

(b)financing provided under the assistance measure shall not be used to acquire military equipment or platforms designed to deliver lethal force, or to pay salaries or allowances of the Rwanda Defence Force troops;

(c)the Rwanda Defence Force troops supported under the assistance measure shall respect and fully comply with relevant international law, in particular international human rights law and international humanitarian law;

(d)the beneficiary shall actively monitor, follow up on and prosecute any violations of relevant international law, in particular international human rights law and international humanitarian law, by the Rwanda Defence Force troops supported under the assistance measure;

(e)the beneficiary shall regularly provide reports on the Rwanda Defence Force deployment in Cabo Delgado during the period of support;

(f)the beneficiary shall agree to bilateral strategic dialogues with the European External Action Service (EEAS) on the basis of this regular reporting.

(g)at least three months prior to the completion of the Rwanda Defence Force deployment in Mozambique, the beneficiary will submit for approval by the High Representative arrangements regarding the handover to the Mozambican Armed Forces of collective equipment.

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.The High Representative shall only grant the approval mentioned in paragraph 2, point (g), after verifying that the collective equipment to be handed over corresponds, taking into account its initial value, to the amount spent under this assistance measure on collective equipment.