
Article 1 
Commodore Antonios PAPAIOANNOU is hereby appointed EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast.
Article 2 
This Decision shall take effect on 18 November 2008.
Done at Brussels, 18 November 2008.
For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairman
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