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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,Whereas:

(1)On 19 April 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/610^note, which established a European Union CSDP Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA) with a mandate until 19 September 2018.

(2)On 24 July 2026, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2026/1856^note, which extended EUTM RCA by three months, until 31 December 2026, to allow for the completion of the holistic strategic review of EUTM RCA, and of the European Union CSDP Advisory Mission in the Central African Republic (EUAM RCA), which was established pursuant to Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/2110^note.

(3)In the framework of the holistic strategic review of EUAM RCA and EUTM RCA, the Political and Security Committee agreed to extend the mandate of both missions until 31 August 2028 to transition in an orderly manner to other Union instruments to reshape the Union’s engagement with the Central African Republic, as of 1 September 2028. To that effect, a transition strategy will be presented no later than July 2027 on the basis of a political framework for a crisis approach for the Central African Republic to be conducted and presented early 2027. Furthermore, EUTM RCA should be renamed the ‘European Union Military Assistance Mission in the Central African Republic (EUMAM RCA)’.

(4)Decision (CFSP) 2016/610 should be amended accordingly.

(5)EUMAM RCA will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: