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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/755",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 19 November 2007 on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for south-eastern Europe (2007/755/EC)",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 19 November 2007\non the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for south-eastern Europe\n(2007/755/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1080/2000 of 22 May 2000 on support for the United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR) and the Stability Pact for south-eastern Europe (SP), and in particular Article 1a thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 10 June 1999 the Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the European Union and the Commission of the European Communities, together with the other participants in the Stability Pact for south-eastern Europe, agreed to establish a Stability Pact for south-eastern Europe, hereinafter called the ‘Stability Pact’.\n(2)\nArticle 1a of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2000 provides for the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact to be appointed on an annual basis.\n(3)\nIt is necessary to establish, together with the appointment, a mandate for the Special Coordinator. The mandate laid down in Council Decision 2006/921/EC of 11 December 2006 on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for south-eastern Europe for 2006 is appropriate. Further to the conclusions of the Stability Pact’s Regional Table held in Zagreb on 10 May 2007, the south-east European Cooperation Process (SEECP) Ministerial and Summit meetings held on 10 and 11 May 2007, as well as the Council Conclusions of May 2007 calling upon the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact, the new Secretary-General and the Bulgarian SEECP Chairmanship in Office to ensure a smooth and timely final hand-over from the Stability Pact to the new structures, this mandate includes a special emphasis on the requirements of the transition to regional ownership and the need to ensure a smooth and timely hand-over to the Secretary-General of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) until the end of the mandate.\n(4)\nIt is appropriate to lay down clear lines of responsibility as well as guidance on coordination and reporting,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p. 27. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2098/2003 (OJ L 316, 29.11.2003, p. 1)."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 351, 13.12.2006, 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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