{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-763/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/763",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 8 November 2007 concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (2007/763/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-763",
  "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 established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union\n(2007/763/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 established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Mutual Assistance Convention’) was signed at Brussels on 29 May 2000 and entered into force on 23 August 2005.\n(2)\nThe Mutual Assistance Convention was complemented by the Protocol signed on 16 October 2001, which entered into force on 5 October 2005 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Mutual Assistance Protocol’).\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 Mutual Assistance Convention and the Mutual Assistance Protocol. 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 197, 12.7.2000, p. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Protocol established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union to the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (OJ C 326, 21.11.2001, p. 2)."
    }
  ],
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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."
}