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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-292/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/292",
  "legislation_title": "Political and Security Committee Decision EUPOL Afghanistan/1/2010 of 18 May 2010 concerning the appointment of the Head of Mission of EUPOL Afghanistan ad interim (2010/292/CFSP)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-292",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision EUPOL Afghanistan/1/2010\nof 18 May 2010\nconcerning the appointment of the Head of Mission of EUPOL Afghanistan ad interim\n(2010/292/CFSP)\nTHE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 2010/279/CFSP of 18 May 2010 on the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Article 10(1) of Decision 2010/279/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of political control and strategic direction of the EUPOL Afghanistan mission, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.\n(2)\nThe High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed the appointment of the current Deputy Head of Mission, Chief Superintendent Nigel THOMAS, as Head of Mission ad interim from 31 May 2010 until the subsequent appointment of a new Head of Mission,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 123, 19.5.2010, p. 4."
    }
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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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