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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-196/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/196",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 18 February 2008 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Malaysia on certain aspects of air services (2008/196/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-196",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 18 February 2008\non the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Malaysia on certain aspects of air services\n(2008/196/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 5 June 2003 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.\n(2)\nThe Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Community, an Agreement with the Government of Malaysia on certain aspects of air services (the Agreement) in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.\n(3)\nThe Agreement was signed on behalf of the European Community subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Decision 2007/210/EC.\n(4)\nThe Agreement should be approved,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 94, 4.4.2007, p. 26."
    }
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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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