
Article 1 
Rear Admiral (LH) Jan THÖRNQVIST 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 Somalia coast.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on 14 April 2010.
Done at Brussels, 23 March 2010.
For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairman
C. FERNÁNDEZ-ARIAS