{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1989-691/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1989-691/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/1989/691",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 21 December 1989 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland on trade electronic data interchange systems (89/691/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1989-691",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 21 December 1989\nconcerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland on trade electronic data interchange systems\n(89/691/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 by Decision 87/499/EEC the Council adopted a communications network Community programme on trade electronic data interchange systems (Tedis);\nWhereas by Decision 89/241 /EEC the Council amended the said Decision in order to enable firms in non-member countries with which the Community has concluded agreements associating those countries with the Tedis programme to take part in that programme;\nWhereas, by that Decision 89/241/EEC, the Council also authorized the Commission to negotiate such agreements with the members of the European Free Trade Association;\nWhereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland on trade electronic data interchange systems should there be approved,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No C 285, 11.11. 1989, p. 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Opinion delivered on 15 December 1989 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Opinion delivered on 19 December 1989 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ No L 285, 8. 10. 1987, p. 35."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ No L 97, 11. 4. 1989, p. 46."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1989/691/introduction",
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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."
}