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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/538",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 10 July 2009 amending Decision 2008/456/EC laying down rules for the implementation of Decision No 574/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the External Borders Fund for the period 2007 to 2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ as regards Member States' management and control systems, the rules for administrative and financial management and the eligibility of expenditure on projects co-financed by the Fund (notified under document number C(2009) 5373) (Only the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2009/538/EC)",
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  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 10 July 2009\namending Decision 2008/456/EC laying down rules for the implementation of Decision No 574/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the External Borders Fund for the period 2007 to 2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ as regards Member States' management and control systems, the rules for administrative and financial management and the eligibility of expenditure on projects co-financed by the Fund\n(notified under document number C(2009) 5373)\n(Only the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic)\n(2009/538/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Decision No 574/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the External Borders Fund for the period 2007 to 2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’, in particular Articles 25 and 37(4) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn the light of the experiences following the launch of the Fund, it is appropriate to extend the eligibility period of the annual programmes in order to enable Member States to implement the Fund in an effective way and to adapt the time schedule for the submission of the final report on the implementation of the annual programme.\n(2)\nIt is also appropriate to adapt the procedure for the submission of revised annual programmes by Member States.\n(3)\nIn accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark has implemented Decision No 574/2007/EC in its national law and is therefore bound by this Decision.\n(4)\nThis Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis . and the subsequent Council Decision 2004/926/EC of 22 December 2004 on the putting into effect of parts of the Schengen acquis by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom is therefore not bound by it or subject to its application.\n(5)\nThis Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis. Ireland is therefore not bound by it or subject to its application.\n(6)\nAs regards Iceland and Norway, Decision No 574/2007/EC constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis , which fall within the areas referred to in Article 1, points A and B of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis .\n(7)\nAs regards Switzerland, Decision No 574/2007/EC constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen aquis within the meaning of the Agreement signed by the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the latter’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis which fall within the areas referred to in Article 4(1) of the Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of this Agreement.\n(8)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the common Committee ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 144, 6.6.2007, p. 22."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 395, 31.12.2004, p. 70."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31."
    }
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