{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1986-664/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1986-664/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/1986/664",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 22 December 1986 establishing a consultation and cooperation procedure in the field of tourism (86/664/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1986-664",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 22 December 1986\nestablishing a consultation and cooperation procedure in the field of tourism\n(86/664/EEC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,\nWhereas Article 2 of the Treaty provides that the Community shall have as its task in particular to promote throughout the Community a harmonious development of economic activities, a continuous and balanced expansion and closer relations between the States belonging to it; whereas tourism can help to achieve these objectives;\nWhereas the Council resolution of 10 April 1984 on a Community policy on tourism emphasizes the need for consultation between the Member States and the Commission on tourism;\nWhereas consultation is a useful means of facilitating cooperation between the Member States and the Commission with a view to achieving the objectives of the Treaty;\nWhereas each Member State should give the other Member States and the Commission the benefit of its experience in the field of tourism;\nWhereas, with a view to consultation in the field of tourism, exchanges of information between the Member States and the Commission should be ensured;\nWhereas such consultation should not duplicate work carried out in other Community bodies,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No C 114, 14. 5. 1986, p. 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Opinion delivered on 12 December 1986 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No C 328, 22. 12. 1986, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ No C 115, 30. 4. 1984, p. 1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}