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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/801",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 25 September 2008 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (2008/801/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 25 September 2008\non the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the United Nations Convention against Corruption\n(2008/801/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 47(2), 57(2), 95, 107(5), 179, 181a, 190(5), 195(4), 199, 207(3), 218(2), 279, 280 and 283, in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe elements of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (hereinafter the Convention) which are subject to Community competence were negotiated by the Commission, with the approval of the Council, on behalf of the Community.\n(2)\nThe Council authorised the Commission to negotiate the accession of the Community to the Convention in question.\n(3)\nNegotiations were successfully concluded and the resulting instrument has been signed on behalf of the Community on 15 September 2005 subject to a possible conclusion at a later date in accordance with the Council Decision of 10 May 2005 on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the United Nations Convention against Corruption.\n(4)\nSome Member States are parties to the Convention while the ratification process is underway in other Member States.\n(5)\nThe conditions permitting the Community to deposit the instrument of approval provided for in Article 67(3) of the Convention have been fulfilled.\n(6)\nThe Convention should be approved to enable the Community to become a party to it within the limits of its competence.\n(7)\nThe Community should, when depositing the instrument of approval, also deposit a declaration on the extent of the European Community's competence with respect to matters governed by the Convention under Article 67(3) thereof.\n(8)\nThe Community should, when depositing the instrument of approval, also deposit a statement concerning the settlement of disputes under Article 66(2) of the Convention,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Opinion of 14 November 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    }
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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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