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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-437/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/437",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2010/437/CFSP of 30 July 2010 amending Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP 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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-437",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2010/437/CFSP\nof 30 July 2010\namending Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP 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\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 10 November 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP 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.\n(2)\nOn 8 December 2009, the Council adopted Decision 2009/907/CFSP amending the abovementioned Joint Action.\n(3)\nWith piracy being more and more effectively prevented in the Gulf of Aden and other areas near to the Somali coast, pirates are increasingly extending their activities into maritime areas more than 500 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia and neighbouring countries.\n(4)\nJoint Action 2008/851/CFSP should be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 301, 12.11.2008, p. 33."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 322, 9.12.2009, p. 27."
    }
  ],
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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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