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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-317/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/317",
  "legislation_title": "Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/3/2010 of 28 May 2010 on the appointment of an EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) (2010/317/CFSP)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-317",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/3/2010\nof 28 May 2010\non the appointment of an EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta)\n(2010/317/CFSP)\nTHE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP of 10 November 2008 on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Article 6(1) of Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take decisions on the appointment of the EU Operation Commander.\n(2)\nThe United Kingdom has proposed that Major-General Buster HOWES replace Rear-Admiral Peter HUDSON as EU Operation Commander.\n(3)\nThe EU Military Committee supports that recommendation.\n(4)\nIn accordance with Article 5 of Protocol (No 22) on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/3/2010 (2010/317/CFSP) of 28 May 2010 on the appointment of an EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) (Official Journal of the European Union L 142 of 10 June 2010)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 301, 12.11.2008, p. 33."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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