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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-596/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/596",
  "legislation_title": "Political and Security Committee Decision EUJUST LEX/1/2009 of 3 July 2009 appointing the Head of Mission for the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX (2009/596/CFSP)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision EUJUST LEX/1/2009\nof 3 July 2009\nappointing the Head of Mission for the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX\n(2009/596/CFSP)\nTHE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 25 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Joint Action 2009/475/CFSP of 11 June 2009 on the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX, and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 11 June 2009, the Council adopted Joint Action 2009/475/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX. That Joint Action expires on 30 June 2010.\n(2)\nArticle 9(2) of Joint Action 2009/475/CFSP authorises the Political and Security Committee to take decisions regarding the appointment of the Head of Mission.\n(3)\nMr Stephen WHITE should be appointed as Head of Mission of EUJUST LEX until 31 December 2009,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 156, 19.6.2009, p. 57."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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