{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-592/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/592",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 13 July 2009 amending Decision 2009/290/EC of 20 January 2009 providing Community medium-term financial assistance for Latvia (2009/592/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-592",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 13 July 2009\namending Decision 2009/290/EC of 20 January 2009 providing Community medium-term financial assistance for Latvia\n(2009/592/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 of 18 February 2002 establishing a facility providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States balances of payments and in particular Article 5, second subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 8 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission made after consulting the Economic and Financial Committee (EFC),\nWhereas:\n(1)\nBy Decision 2009/289/EC, the Council decided to grant mutual assistance to Latvia. By Decision 2009/290/EC, the Council decided to provide medium-term financial assistance for Latvia.\n(2)\nThe scope and intensity of the financial crisis affecting Latvia calls for a revision of the economic policy conditions foreseen for the disbursement of the instalments of the Community financial assistance with a view to taking into account the fiscal effects entailed by the significant reduction of the GDP.\n(3)\nDecision 2009/290/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 79, 25.3.2009, p. 37."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 79, 25.3.2009, p. 39."
    }
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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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