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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-119/annex/division-3/division-Political/division-5",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/119",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 12 February 2008 on the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership with Croatia and repealing Decision 2006/145/EC (2008/119/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-119",
  "path": "annex/division/3/division/Political/division/5",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Regional issues and international obligations",
  "text": "Fully respect the 4 June 2004 agreement concerning the Ecological and Fisheries Protected Zone referred to in the June 2004 European Council conclusions and the Negotiating Framework and do not apply any aspect of the Zone to the EU Member States until a common agreement in the EU spirit is found,\nensure the integrity of proceedings as regards war crimes, in particular by ensuring an end to ethnic bias against Serbs, including application of a uniform standard of criminal responsibility and improved security of witnesses and informants,\nsecure adequate coordination and cooperation between all relevant authorities at central and local level on refugee return matters,\nmake headway in settling with neighbours all issues arising from lost occupancy and tenancy rights,\ncreate the social and economic conditions to improve the climate for reintegration of returnees and the acceptance of returnees by receiving communities, including through regional development programmes in affected areas,\ncontribute to strengthening regional cooperation, including by promoting the transition process from the Stability Pact to a more regionally-owned cooperation framework and the effective implementation of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA),\nfully implement agreements with neighbouring countries, notably the fight against organised crime, border management and readmission, cross-border cooperation, and judicial and police cooperation, including on war crimes, and conclude such agreements where they are still outstanding.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/119/annex/division/3/division/Political/division/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:16:55.954885+00:00"
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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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