In United Nations Security Council resolution 1396, adopted unanimously on 5 March 2002, after recalling resolutions

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(2001) on the situation in

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, the Council welcomed the acceptance by the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council on 28 February 2002 of the offer of the

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to provide a

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(EUPM) to succeed the

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(UNMIBH) from 1 January 2003. The Security Council recalled the

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and preparations for the transition from UNMIBH at the end of its mandate. It agreed to the designation of

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to succeed

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and appreciated the work of the latter for his achievements. The resolution welcomed the establishment of the EUPM from 1 January 2003 to follow on from the end of UNMIBH's mandate as part of a co-ordinated rule of law programme. It encouraged co-ordination among the EUPM, UNMIBH and High Representative to ensure a transition of responsibilities from the International Police Task Force to the EUPM and welcomed the streamlining of the international civilian implementation effort in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The EUPM was to monitor and train the

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and to create or reform sustainable institutions to EU standards. Finally, Resolution 1396 reaffirmed the importance and final authority the Council attached to the role of the High Representative in co-ordinating activities of organisations and agencies in the implementation of the Dayton Agreement.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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