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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-712/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/712",
  "legislation_title": "Political and Security Committee Decision BiH/13/2008 of 29 July 2008 amending Decision BiH/1/2004 on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Decision BiH/3/2004 on the setting-up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008/712/CFSP)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-712",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision BiH/13/2008\nof 29 July 2008\namending Decision BiH/1/2004 on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Decision BiH/3/2004 on the setting-up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina\n(2008/712/CFSP)\nTHE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 25 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Political and Security Committee adopted Decision BiH/1/2004 on 21 September 2004 and Decision BiH/3/2004 on 29 September 2004.\n(2)\nFollowing the invitation of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic to participate in operation ALTHEA, the President of the Superior Council for the Central American Armed Forces Conference in his letter of 2 April 2008 forwarded an offer of contribution on behalf of these four States.\n(3)\nFollowing recommendations on their contributions by the EU Operation Commander and the European Union Military Committee, the contributions from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic should be accepted.\n(4)\nFollowing the withdrawal of the contributions from Canada, Morocco, New Zealand and Norway and following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, the annexes to Decisions BiH/1/2004 and BiH/3/2004 need to be further revised.\n(5)\nIn conformity 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. Therefore, Denmark does not participate in the financing of the operation.\n(6)\nThe Copenhagen European Council adopted on 12 and 13 December 2002 a Declaration stating that the ‘Berlin plus’ arrangements and the implementation thereof will apply only to those EU Member States which are also either NATO members or parties to the ‘Partnership for Peace’, and which have consequently concluded bilateral security agreements with NATO,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 324, 27.10.2004, p. 20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 325, 28.10.2004, p. 64."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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