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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-751/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/751",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 8 November 2007 concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union (2007/751/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-751",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 8 November 2007\nconcerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union\n(2007/751/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 drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Convention against corruption involving officials’) was signed at Brussels on 26 May 1997 and entered into force on 28 September 2005.\n(2)\nFollowing their accession to the European Union, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia have deposited their instruments of accession to the Convention against corruption involving officials.\n(3)\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 Convention against corruption involving officials. They are to enter into force in relation to Bulgaria and Romania on the date determined by the Council.\n(4)\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": "OJ C 195, 25.6.1997, p. 2."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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