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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/681",
  "legislation_title": "Council and Commission Decision of 9 October 2007 concerning the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA (2007/681/EC, Euratom)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council and Commission Decision\nof 9 October 2007\nconcerning the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA\n(2007/681/EC, Euratom)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3), thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,\nHaving regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nHaving regard to the Council’s approval pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA, was signed on behalf of the European Community and the Member States on 17 April 2007 in accordance with Council Decision 2007/546/EC.\n(2)\nPending its entry into force, the Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis as from 1 January 2007.\n(3)\nThe Protocol should be approved,\nHAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 202, 3.8.2007, p. 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 202, 3.8.2007, p. 19."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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