
Article 1 
EUNAVFOR MED operation SOPHIA shall commence, within its agreed area of operation, assisting in the capacity building and training of the Libyan Coast Guard and navy on the high seas as provided for in Article 2a of Decision (CFSP) 2015/778.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 30 August 2016.
For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairperson
W. STEVENS