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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-543/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/543",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 23 July 2007 concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (2007/543/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-543",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 23 July 2007\nconcerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention)\n(2007/543/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union,\nHaving regard to the 2005 Treaty of Accession,\nHaving regard to the 2005 Act of Accession (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act of Accession’), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,\nHaving regard to the recommendation from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Europol Convention’) was signed at Brussels on 26 July 1995 and entered into force on 1 October 1998.\n(2)\nThe Europol Convention was complemented by two Protocols signed on 24 July 1996 and 19 June 1997 which entered into force respectively on 29 December 1998 and 1 July 1999.\n(3)\nThe Europol Convention was amended by three other Protocols signed on 30 November 2000, 28 November 2002 and 27 November 2003. The Protocols of 30 November 2000 and 28 November 2002 entered into force on 29 March 2007 whereas the Protocol of 27 November 2003 entered into force on 18 April 2007.\n(4)\nArticle 3(3) of the Act of Accession provides that Bulgaria and Romania are to accede to the conventions and protocols concluded between the Member States, listed in Annex I to the Act of Accession, which comprises, inter alia, the Europol Convention and the Protocols of 24 July 1996, 19 June 1997, 30 November 2000, 28 November 2002 and 27 November 2003. They are to enter into force in relation to Bulgaria and Romania on the date determined by the Council.\n(5)\nIn accordance with Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession the Council is to make all adjustments required by reason of accession to those conventions and protocols,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Opinion of 10 July 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Protocol of 24 July 1996 on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on the European Union on the interpretation, by way of preliminary rulings, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol) (OJ C 299, 9.10.1996, p. 2) and the Protocol of 19 June 1997 drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on the European Union and Article 41(3) of the Europol Convention, on the privileges and immunities of Europol, the members of its organs, the Deputy Directors and employees of Europol (OJ C 221, 19.7.1997, p. 2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ C 358, 13.12.2000, p. 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ C 312, 16.12.2002, p. 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ C 2, 6.1.2004, p. 3."
    }
  ],
  "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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