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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-279/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/279",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2010/279/CFSP of 18 May 2010 on the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-279",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2010/279/CFSP\nof 18 May 2010\non the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular, Article 28 and Article 43(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 30 May 2007 the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP establishing the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN). That Joint Action expires on 30 May 2010.\n(2)\nOn 8 March 2010, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) recommended to extend EUPOL AFGHANISTAN for three years.\n(3)\nThe command and control structure of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN should be without prejudice to the contractual responsibilities of the Head of Mission towards the European Commission for implementing the budget.\n(4)\nThe watch-keeping capability should be activated for EUPOL AFGHANISTAN.\n(5)\nEUPOL AFGHANISTAN will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the common foreign and security policy as 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 139, 31.5.2007, p. 33."
    }
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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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