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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-120/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/120",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2010/120/CFSP of 25 February 2010 extending and amending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-120",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2010/120/CFSP\nof 25 February 2010\nextending and amending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28, 31(2) and 33 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 24 July 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/612/CFSP appointing Mr Ettore F. SEQUI as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for Afghanistan for the period from 1 September 2008 to 28 February 2009.\n(2)\nOn 16 February 2009, the Council adopted Joint Action 2009/135/CFSP extending the mandate of the EUSR for Afghanistan until 28 February 2010.\n(3)\nOn the basis of a review of Joint Action 2009/135/CFSP, on 15 June 2009 the Council adopted Joint Action 2009/467/CFSP, expanding the mandate of the EUSR for Afghanistan to include Pakistan.\n(4)\nThe mandate of the EUSR should be extended until 31 March 2010.\n(5)\nThe EUSR for Afghanistan and Pakistan will implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the Common Foreign and Security Policy objectives set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 197, 25.7.2008, p. 60."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 46, 17.2.2009, p. 61."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 151, 16.6.2009, p. 41."
    }
  ],
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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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