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  "legislation": "eudn/1996/191",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 26 February 1996 concerning the conclusion of the Convention on the protection of the Alps (Alpine Convention) (96/191/EC)",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 26 February 1996\nconcerning the conclusion of the Convention on the protection of the Alps (Alpine Convention)\n(96/191/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130s (1) in conjunction with Article 228 (2) and (3), first subparagraph, 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 the Commission has been involved, on behalf of the Community, in the negotiations aimed at the conclusion of the Convention on the protection of the Alps (Alpine Convention); whereas that Convention was signed on behalf of the Community on 7 November 1991;\nWhereas the conclusion of the Convention forms part of the involvement of the Community in the international activities on the protection of the environment recommended in the Council resolution of 16 December 1992 on the fifth Programme of Action by the European Communities on the Environment;\nWhereas the protection of the Alps is a major challenge to all Member States owing to the cross-frontier nature of the economic, social and ecological problems of the Alpine area;\nWhereas the Community should therefore approve the said Convention;\nWhereas, in order to permit the rapid entry into force of that Convention, it is necessary that the Member States which have signed the said Convention should complete as soon as possible their ratification, acceptance or approval procedures relating to the said Convention in order to enable the Community and those Member States to deposit their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No C 278, 5. 10. 1994, p. 8."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No C 18, 23. 1. 1995, p. 426."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No C 110, 2. 5. 1995, p. 1."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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