På mødet den 11. maj 2006 anbefalede komitéen på forsvarschefplan, at general Henri BENTÉGEAT udnævnes til formand for Den Europæiske Unions Militærkomité —
At its meeting on 11 May 2006, the Committee meeting at the level of the Chiefs of Defence recommended that General Henri BENTÉGEAT be appointed Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union,