
Article 1 
Rear Admiral Giovanni GUMIERO 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 13 December 2009.
Done at Brussels, 4 December 2009.
For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairman
O. SKOOG