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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/513",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 2 June 2004 concerning the conclusion of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (2004/513/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-513",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 2 June 2004\nconcerning the conclusion of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control\n(2004/513/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 95, 133 and 152, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community a Framework Convention on Tobacco Control under the auspices of the World Health Organisation (WHO).\n(2)\nThis Convention was signed, on behalf of the European Community, on 16 June 2003 subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, in accordance with the Decision by the Council on 2 June 2003.\n(3)\nThis Convention should be approved.\n(4)\nBoth the Community and its Member States have competence in the areas covered by the Convention. It is therefore desirable for the Community and its Member States simultaneously to become Contracting Parties in order to carry out together the obligations laid down in the Convention and exercise together the rights it confers in cases of shared competence in order to guarantee uniform application of the Convention,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Opinion delivered on 21 April 2004 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
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