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  "legislation_title": "Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 April 2008 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (2008/370/EC)",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council\nof 10 April 2008\non the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management\n(2008/370/EC)\nTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management, and in particular point 28 thereof,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Commission proposal,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (the ‘Fund’) was established to provide additional support to workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.\n(2)\nThe Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.\n(3)\nOn 12 September 2007 Malta submitted an application to deploy the Fund, in respect of redundancies in the textile sector, specifically for workers made redundant by VF (Malta) Ltd and Bortex Clothing Industry Co Ltd. The application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.\n(4)\nOn 9 October 2007 Portugal submitted an application to deploy the Fund, in respect of redundancies in the automobile sector, specifically for workers made redundant by Opel in Azambuja, Alcoa Fujikura in Seixal and Johnson Controls in Portalegre. The application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.\n(5)\nThe Fund should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the applications,\nHAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2008/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 6, 10.1.2008, p. 7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1."
    }
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