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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-523/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/523",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 30 May 2005 approving the accession of the European Community to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, as revised at Geneva on 19 March 1991 (2005/523/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-523",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 30 May 2005\napproving the accession of the European Community to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, as revised at Geneva on 19 March 1991\n(2005/523/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308, in conjunction with Article 300(2), first subparagraph and Article 300(3), first subparagraph thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (hereinafter referred to as the UPOV Convention), adopted in Geneva on 19 March 1991, makes available to breeders of new plant varieties an exclusive property right, on the basis of a set of uniform and clearly defined principles.\n(2)\nThe competence of the Community to conclude or accede to international agreements or treaties does not derive only from explicit conferral by the Treaty but may also derive from other provisions of the Treaty and from acts adopted pursuant to those provisions by Community institutions.\n(3)\nThe subject matter of the UPOV Convention falls also within the scope of existing Community regulations in this field.\n(4)\nIt follows that the approval of the UPOV Convention is a matter for both the Community and its Member States.\n(5)\nThe UPOV Convention should be approved on behalf of the Community with regard to matters within its competence,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2005/523/introduction",
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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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