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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1996-704/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/1996/704",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 22 November 1996 concerning the provisional application of the International Natural Rubber Agreement 1995 by the Community (96/704/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1996-704",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 22 November 1996\nconcerning the provisional application of the International Natural Rubber Agreement 1995 by the Community\n(96/704/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas the International Natural Rubber Agreement of 1995, negotiated in the context of Resolution 93 (IV), the ‘new partnership for development: Cartagena commitment’, and the relevant objectives in the final document ‘Cartagena Spirit’, adopted by the United Nations Trade and Development Conference at its eighth session, was signed by the Community and 14 Member States in December 1995 in accordance with the Council decision of 22 December 1995;\nWhereas it is necessary, for the provisional entry into force of the Agreement, that the Community and its Member States either ratify, accept or approve it or apply it provisionally assuming, in its entirety, their financial obligation as regards the Agreement;\nWhereas, since the International Natural Rubber Agreement of 1987 expired on 28 December 1995, the new Agreement should enter into force at the earliest opportunity in order to avoid any gap being maintained in the working of the intervention mechanisms of these two Agreements;\nWhereas the aims pursued by the new Agreement fall within the bounds of the common commercial policy;\nWhereas the following sources of finance are envisaged for the implementation of this Agreement:\ncontributions by party States to the administrative budget,\ncontributions by party States to the buffer stock;\nWhereas the application of the Agreement in question involves financial contributions by the Member States;\nWhereas the Member States of the Community have made known their intention to contribute to the provisional application of the said Agreement, deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization; whereas it is therefore appropriate that the Community should give notice as quickly as possible of its intention to apply the Agreement on a provisional basis,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Portugal did not sign the Agreement. It will therefore have to accede to the Agreement after the entry into force thereof in order to participate."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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