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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-470/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/470",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 29 May 2006 concerning the conclusion of consultations with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania under Article 96 of the revised Cotonou Agreement (2006/470/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-470",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 29 May 2006\nconcerning the conclusion of consultations with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania under Article 96 of the revised Cotonou Agreement\n(2006/470/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (hereinafter referred to as the ACP-EC Agreement), as amended by the Agreement signed in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005, and in particular Article 96 thereof,\nHaving regard to the Internal Agreement on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Agreement, and in particular Article 3 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe essential elements referred to in Article 9 of the ACP-EC Agreement have been violated.\n(2)\nOn 30 November 2005, pursuant to Article 96 of the ACP-EC Agreement, consultations started with the ACP countries and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania during which the Mauritanian authorities gave specific undertakings designed to remedy problems identified by the European Union and to implement those undertakings during a period of intensive dialogue lasting 120 days.\n(3)\nAt the conclusion of this period some substantive initiatives have been taken in respect of some of the undertakings referred to above, and other undertakings have been fulfilled. Nevertheless several important measures concerning essential elements of the ACP-EC Agreement still have to be implemented,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 27."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 376."
    }
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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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