
Article 1 
Major General Antonio PLANELLS PALAU 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 1 October 2019.
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply from 1 October 2019.
Done at Brussels, 25 September 2019.
For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairperson
S. FROM-EMMESBERGER