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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-331/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/331",
  "legislation_title": "Council and Commission Decision of 26 February 2009 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (2009/331/EC, Euratom)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-331",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council and Commission Decision\nof 26 February 2009\non the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union\n(2009/331/EC, Euratom)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION\nAND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2), first subparagraph, and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,\nHaving regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the assent of the European Parliament,\nHaving regard to the Council’s approval pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, has been signed on behalf of the European Community and the Member States on 19 November 2008 in accordance with Council Decision 2009/330/EC.\n(2)\nThe Protocol should be concluded,\nHAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See page 1 of this 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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