
Article 1 
Captain (Navy) Juan GARAT CARAMÉ 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 7 April 2009.
Done at Brussels, 17 March 2009.
For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairman
I. ŠRÁMEK