
Article 1 
Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 is amended as follows:

((1)) in Article 11, the following paragraph is added:
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5. For the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 March 2019, the reference amount for the common costs of EUNAVFOR MED operation Sophia shall be EUR 1 100 000. The percentage of the reference amount referred to in Article 25(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/528 shall be 30 % for commitments and 30 % for payments.';
((2)) in Article 13, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
'EUNAVFOR MED operation SOPHIA shall end on 31 March 2019.'.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2018.
For the Council
The President
J. BOGNER-STRAUSS