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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-369/article-5",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/369",
  "legislation_title": "Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/3/2009 of 21 April 2009 on the setting up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) (2009/369/CFSP)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-369",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Procedure",
  "text": "1. Except as provided in paragraph 3 and without prejudice to the competencies of the PSC and the responsibilities of the EU Operation Commander,\nunanimity of the representatives of States contributing to the Operation shall be required for the CoC to take decisions on the day-to-day management of the Operation,\nunanimity of the CoC members shall be required for the CoC to make recommendations on possible adjustments to operational planning, including possible adjustments to objectives.\nThe abstention of a member shall not preclude unanimity.\n2. The Chair shall establish that the majority of the representatives of States entitled to take part in the deliberations is present.\n3. All procedural questions shall be settled by the simple majority of the members present at the meeting.\n4. Denmark shall not take part in any decision of the CoC.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/369/article/5",
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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."
}