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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1991-613/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/1991/613",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 28 October 1991 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland establishing cooperation in the field of education and training within the framework of the Erasmus programme (91/613/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1991-613",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 28 October 1991\nconcerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland establishing cooperation in the field of education and training within the framework of the Erasmus programme\n(91/613/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,\nWhereas by Decision 87/327/EEC as amended by Decision 89/663/EEC, the Council adopted the European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (Erasmus);\nWhereas on 5 November 1990, the Council authorized the Commission to negotiate with the EFTA countries and Liechtenstein, in accordance with specific negotiating Directives, bilateral agreements having as their objective cooperation in the field of education and training within the framework of the Erasmus programme;\nWhereas a Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland by its nature enriches the impact of the Erasmus programme so as to develop inter-university cooperation and to strengthen the skill levels of human resources in Europe,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No C 127, 17. 5. 1991, p. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Opinion delivered on 24 October 1991 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1987, p. 20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 23."
    }
  ],
  "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."
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