
Article 1 
Rear Admiral (designate) Robert TARRANT 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 16 January 2013.
Article 2 
Decision Atalanta/2/2011 is hereby repealed.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on 16 January 2013.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 2012.
For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairperson
O. SKOOG