{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-955/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/955",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2009/955/CFSP of 15 December 2009 amending Joint Action 2005/797/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-955",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2009/955/CFSP\nof 15 December 2009\namending Joint Action 2005/797/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28 and 43(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 14 November 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/797/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) for a period of three years. The operational phase of EUPOL COPPS began on 1 January 2006. Joint Action 2005/797/CFSP was extended by Joint Action 2008/958/CFSP until 31 December 2010.\n(2)\nIt is necessary to lay down the financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL COPPS for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2010.\n(3)\nIt is necessary to specify the conditions under which EUPOL COPPS can recruit staff on a contractual basis.\n(4)\nEUPOL COPPS should have a project cell for identifying and implementing projects.\n(5)\nJoint Action 2005/797/CFSP should 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 300, 17.11.2005, p. 65."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 338, 17.12.2008, p. 75."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/955/introduction",
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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."
}