Council of the European Union 26 July 2010, 2010/427/EU: Council Decision of 26 July 2010 establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service

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Council Decision 2010/427/EU establishes the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service (EEAS) as a functionally autonomous body of the European Union under the authority of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The Decision details the EEAS's core tasks in assisting the High Representative, the President of the European Council, and the Commission, setting out its organisational structure comprising central administration and Union Delegations, staffing composition from EU institutions and Member States, and roles regarding external assistance instruments and programming. The Decision entered into force on the date of its adoption on 26 July 2010, subject to specific transitional provisions regarding staff transfers on 1 January 2011 and financial management rules.AI