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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1999-224/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/1999/224",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 22 February 1999 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement of scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and the State of Israel (1999/224/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1999-224",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 22 February 1999\nconcerning the conclusion of the Agreement of scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and the State of Israel\n(1999/224/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130m, in conjunction with Article 228(2), first sentence, and the first subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas the European Community and Israel are pursuing specific research programmes in areas of common interest;\nWhereas the State of Israel, on the one hand, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other hand, have signed a Euro-mediterranean association agreement providing for the negotiation of a cooperation agreement in the field of science and technology;\nWhereas the European Community and the State of Israel have concluded an Agreement on scientific and technical cooperation for the duration of the fourth framework programme for RTD;\nWhereas by its Decision of 18 May 1998, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate the renewal of the Agreement on scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and the State of Israel for the duration of the fifth framework programme;\nWhereas the Agreement on scientific and technical cooperation between the Community and the State of Israel should be approved,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ C 283, 12. 9. 1998, p. 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Opinion delivered on 11 February 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    }
  ],
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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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