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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-313/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/313",
  "legislation_title": "Political and Security Committee Decision CHAD/2/2008 of 18 March 2008 on the setting-up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic (2008/313/CFSP)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision CHAD/2/2008\nof 18 March 2008\non the setting-up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic\n(2008/313/CFSP)\nTHE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular third subparagraph of Article 25 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Joint Action 2007/677/CFSP of 15 October 2007 on the European Union military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic (Operation EUFOR Tchad/RCA), and in particular Article 10(5) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nUnder Article 10(5) of Joint Action 2007/677/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take relevant decisions on the setting-up of a Committee of Contributors for Operation EUFOR Tchad/RCA.\n(2)\nThe European Council Conclusions of Nice of 7, 8 and 9 December 2000 and Brussels of 24 and 25 October 2002 laid down the arrangements for the participation of third States in crisis management operations and the setting-up of a Committee of Contributors.\n(3)\nThe Committee of Contributors will play a key role in the day-to-day management of Operation EUFOR Tchad/RCA. It will be the main forum where contributing States collectively address questions relating to the employment of their forces in the operation. The PSC, which exercises the political control and strategic direction of the operation, will take account of the views expressed by the Committee of Contributors.\n(4)\nIn accordance with Article 6 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the European Union which have defence implications,\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 279, 23.10.2007, p. 21."
    }
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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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