# Council Decision of 16 February 2010 amending Decision 2009/459/EC providing Community medium-term financial assistance for Romania (2010/183/EU), Introduction: Introductory text

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Council Decision
of 16 February 2010
amending Decision 2009/459/EC providing Community medium-term financial assistance for Romania
(2010/183/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having 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,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission made after consulting the Economic and Financial Committee (EFC),
Whereas:
(1)
By Decision 2009/458/EC, the Council granted mutual assistance to Romania and by Decision 2009/459/EC, the Council provided medium-term financial assistance for Romania.
(2)
The scope and intensity of the economic recession affecting Romania calls for a revision of the economic policy conditions foreseen for the disbursement of the instalments of the financial assistance with a view to taking into account the impact of the larger-than-expected contraction of real GDP.
(3)
Decision 2009/459/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/183/introduction (the official version)
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