
Article 1 
Major General Martin SMITH is hereby appointed EU Operation 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, as from 27 August 2014.
Article 2 
Decision Atalanta/4/2012 is hereby repealed.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 27 August 2014.
Done at Brussels, 3 July 2014.
For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairperson
W. STEVENS