International commitment: Art 42 Treaty of the EU Art 23f B-VG Österreich wirkt an der Gemeinsamen Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik der Europäischen Union….mit. (Austria contributes at the CFSP of the EU)

Legal background: §2 (1) d Wehrgesetz §1 (1) KSE-BVG

Legal background: §2 (1) d Wehrgesetz …die Hilfeleistung im Ausland bei Maßnahmen der Friedenssicherung, der humanitären Hilfe und der Katastrophenhilfe sowie der Such- und Rettungs- dienste (Auslandseinsatz). (…providing assistance to foreign countries by CMO, humanitarien aid, disaster relief and search & rescue operations.)

§1 (1) KSE-BVG Military units or individual soldiers can be send to missions abroad for a) Actions to secure the peace within the framework of an international organisation or the OSCE or to implement decisions of the EU within the framework of the CFSP. b) humanitarian aid and disaster relief c) search & rescue operations d) exercises and trainings for purposes mentioned in para a) to c)

mandated by UNSC-R Request for troop contribution „force generation phase“

Inter-ministerial procedure Intra-ministerial procedure feasibility study options planing directive (Planungsweisung) Force generation directive (Formierungsweisung) Mission directive (Einsatzweisung) Nationaler Sicherheitsrat (National Security Council) Ministerrat (council of ministers): decission (Beschluss) Hauptausschuss des Nationalrates (main committee of the National Council): approval (Einvernehmen)

SAR – time pressure: Decission BMLVS Report to the governement Humanitarian Aid – time pressure: Decission Bundeskanzler, BMEIA, BMLVS,… Report to the governement & HA NR

 AUT troop contribution  troop contribution agreement (TCA) (Truppenbeistellungsabkommen) status of forces agreement (SOFA) DONUS Rules of engagement (ROE)

memorandum of understanding (MOU) technical agreement (TA)

mandated by UNSCR 1244 (Chapter VII) : Request for troop contribution : Ministerrat: decission : approval by HA NR : intent to take part planing directive (Planungsweisung) : advanced party : camp construction : main body : operational KFOR

mandated by UNSCR 1778 (Chapter VII) Aug 07: Request for troop contribution : Ministerrat: decission Nov 07: approval by HA NR : advanced party : main body : operational EUFOR TCHAD : decission by the EU commisson