{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1992-278/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/1992/278",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 18 May 1992 confirming the consolidation of the EC-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation (92/278/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1992-278",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 18 May 1992\nconfirming the consolidation of the EC-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation\n(92/278/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 the EC-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation was founded in 1986 with a view to contributing to industrial cooperation between the Community and Japan;\nWhereas the Council in its conclusions of March 1987 noted with interest the launching of the Centre's pilot phase and welcomed industry's contribution towards its implementation;\nWhereas the Council on 26 November 1990 approved the conclusions of the Commission's communication on industrial policy in an open and competitive environment;\nWhereas the Commission was called on to continue its industrial policy work also bearing in mind:\nthe evolution of the economic situation and of the strategies of the major non-EEC industrialized countries and of the newly-industrialized countries,\nthe need for an appropriate use of the instruments available to the Community in order to strengthen the technological capabilities and the competitiveness of the European industrial system;\nWhereas the work of the EC-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation contributes to the Community's work in the field of industrial policy;\nWhereas the Centre is co-financed by the general budget of the European Communities, MITI and contributions from industry of both Parties;\nWhereas the Centre, so far run as a pilot project, has proved successful by providing mainly management training programmes for a growing number of business managers of Community undertakings, as well as information on the Japanese business environment;\nWhereas the Centre's supervisory board has concluded that the Centre's activities are promising, meriting strong backing by both major sponsors, the Commission and MITI, and that it should be consolidated;\nWhereas, therefore, this proposed consolidation should be confirmed and the Centre should be established as an EC-Japan common venture;\nWhereas the Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Decision, powers other than those of Article 235,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No C 173, 4. 7. 1991, p. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No C 94, 3. 4. 1992."
    }
  ],
  "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."
}