{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2002-956/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2002/956",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 28 November 2002 setting up a European Network for the Protection of Public Figures (2002/956/JHA)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2002-956",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 28 November 2002\nsetting up a European Network for the Protection of Public Figures\n(2002/956/JHA)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 30(1)(a) and (c) and Article 34(2)(c) thereof,\nHaving regard to the initiative of the Kingdom of Spain,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nApart from the Council Recommendation of 6 December 2001 setting a common scale for assessing threats to public figures visiting the European Union, no Union legislation, standards or manuals of a general nature exist to govern the protection of public figures, whether they be national public figures or those of Community or foreign origin.\n(2)\nThe possibility of assaults and attacks to those figures cannot be excluded.\n(3)\nThe protection of public figures is the responsibility of the host Member State. Protective measures of the host Member State are based solely on the legal provisions in force in that Member State and the relevant international agreements.\n(4)\nThe increased travel by public figures within the Union requires a formal channel for communication and consultation between national Authorities,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ C 42, 15.2.2002, p. 14."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Opinion delivered on 30 May 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ C 356, 14.12.2001, p. 1."
    }
  ],
  "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."
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