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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-645/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/645",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 15 July 2008 amending Decision 97/126/EC concerning the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part (2008/645/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-645",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 15 July 2008\namending Decision 97/126/EC concerning the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part\n(2008/645/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 300(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Decision 97/126/EC of 6 December 1996 concerns the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement).\n(2)\nIn accordance with Article 31 of the Agreement, a Joint Committee has been established which is be responsible for the administration of the Agreement and ensures its proper implementation. For that purpose the Committee makes recommendations and takes decisions, which are put into effect by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own rules. To that end, it should be explicitly stated in Decision 97/126/EC that the Commission is authorised to adopt such detailed implementing rules, where necessary.\n(3)\nThe measures necessary for the implementation of recommendations and decisions of the Joint Committee established by Article 31 of the Agreement should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission.\n(4)\nDecision 97/126/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 53, 22.2.1997, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11)."
    }
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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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