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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2001-80/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2001/80",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 22 January 2001 on the establishment of the Military Staff of the European Union (2001/80/CFSP)",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 22 January 2001\non the establishment of the Military Staff of the European Union\n(2001/80/CFSP)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 28(1) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular Article 207(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn the framework of the strengthening of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and in particular of the common European policy on security and defence provided for in Article 17 of the Treaty on European Union, the European Council meeting in Nice on 7-11 December 2000 reached agreement on the establishment of the Military Staff of the European Union, setting out its mission and functions.\n(2)\nFollowing the guidelines of the European Council the Military Staff should be made ready to start its work,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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