{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-298/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/298",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2008/298/CFSP of 7 April 2008 amending Decision 2001/80/CFSP on the establishment of the Military Staff of the European Union",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-298",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2008/298/CFSP\nof 7 April 2008\namending Decision 2001/80/CFSP on the establishment of the Military Staff of the European Union\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 28(1) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular Article 207(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 22 January 2001 the Council adopted Decision 2001/80/CFSP (EUMS), the terms of reference of which were set out in the Annex thereto.\n(2)\nOn 19 November 2007 the Council approved a set of four measures to improve the EUMS's ability to conduct early military planning at the strategic level for EU-led operations.\n(3)\nThe terms of reference of the EUMS should be amended to implement these measures, pending a comprehensive review of the terms of reference following an evaluation of the implementation of these measures.\n(4)\nIn addition, the EUMS terms of reference should reflect the changes that have been introduced within the Council's crisis management structures and procedures since the terms of reference were last amended.\n(5)\nDecision 2001/80/CFSP should also be amended to take account of the adoption of Council Decision 2007/829/EC of 5 December 2007 concerning the rules applicable to national experts and military staff on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 27, 30.1.2001, p. 7. Decision as amended by Decision 2005/395/CFSP (OJ L 132, 26.5.2005, p. 17)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 327, 13.12.2007, p. 10."
    }
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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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