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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-97/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/97",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 24 July 2008 on the signing and provisional application of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the International Civil Aviation Organisation and the European Community regarding security audits/inspections and related matters (2009/97/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-97",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 24 July 2008\non the signing and provisional application of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the International Civil Aviation Organisation and the European Community regarding security audits/inspections and related matters\n(2009/97/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2), in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Council authorised the Commission on 30 November 2007 to open negotiations on an agreement regarding aviation security audits/inspections and related matters between the European Community and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).\n(2)\nOn behalf of the Community, the Commission has negotiated a Memorandum of Cooperation with ICAO regarding security audits/inspections and related matters in accordance with the directives set out in Annex I, and the ad hoc procedure set out in Annex II, of the Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations.\n(3)\nSubject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the Memorandum should be signed and provisionally applied,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/97/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."
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