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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/212",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 18 February 2008 on the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and repealing Decision 2006/57/EC (2008/212/EC)",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 18 February 2008\non the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and repealing Decision 2006/57/EC\n(2008/212/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 of 22 March 2004 on the establishment of partnerships in the framework of the stabilisation and association process, as amended, and in particular Article 2 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Thessaloniki European Council of 19 and 20 June 2003 endorsed the introduction of the partnerships as a means to materialise the European perspective of the Western Balkan countries.\n(2)\nRegulation (EC) No 533/2004 provides that the Council is to decide on the principles, priorities and conditions to be contained in the partnerships, as well as any subsequent adjustments. It states also that the follow-up to the partnerships will be ensured through the mechanisms established under the Stabilisation and Association Process, notably by the annual progress reports.\n(3)\nThe European Council of 17 December 2005 granted the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia candidate country status. Therefore, a proposal has been made to amend Regulation 533/2004 to change the name of the partnership for this country from ‘European Partnership’ to ‘Accession Partnership’.\n(4)\nOn 30 January 2006 the Council adopted the second Accession Partnership with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, following the proposal from the Commission of November 2005.\n(5)\nThe Commission's Paper on enlargement strategy and main challenges 2006-2007 indicated that the partnerships would be updated at the end of 2007.\n(6)\nOn 17 July 2006 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA), which renews the framework for financial assistance to pre-accession countries.\n(7)\nIt is therefore appropriate to adopt an Accession Partnership which updates the current partnership in order to identify renewed priorities for further work, on the basis of the findings of the 2007 Progress Report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's preparations for further integration with the European Union.\n(8)\nIn order to prepare for further integration with the European Union, the competent authorities in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should develop a plan with a timetable and specific measures to address the priorities of this Accession Partnership.\n(9)\nDecision 2006/57/EC should therefore be repealed,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
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  "status": null,
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 86, 24.3.2004, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 269/2006 (OJ L 47, 17.2.2006, p. 7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision 2006/57/EC of 30 January 2006 on the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the European Partnership with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and repealing Decision 2004/518/EC (OJ L 35, 7.2.2006, p. 57)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 82."
    }
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