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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-576/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/576",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2010/576/CFSP of 23 September 2010 on the European Union police mission undertaken in the framework of reform of the security sector (SSR) and its interface with the system of justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL RD Congo)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-576",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2010/576/CFSP\nof 23 September 2010\non the European Union police mission undertaken in the framework of reform of the security sector (SSR) and its interface with the system of justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL RD Congo)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28 and 43(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 12 June 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/405/CFSP establishing a European Union police mission undertaken in the framework of reform of the security sector (SSR) and its interface with the system of justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL RD Congo) (hereinafter referred to as ‘EUPOL RD Congo’ or ‘the Mission’).\n(2)\nOn 23 June 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/485/CFSP amending and extending Joint Action 2007/405/CFSP until 30 June 2009.\n(3)\nOn 15 June 2009, the Council adopted Joint Action 2009/466/CFSP amending and extending Joint Action 2007/405/CFSP until 30 June 2010.\n(4)\nOn 14 June 2010, the Council adopted Council Decision 2010/329/CFSP amending and extending Joint Action 2007/405/CFSP until 30 September 2010.\n(5)\nEUPOL RD Congo should be continued for a further year until 30 September 2011.\n(6)\nThe command and control structure of the Mission should be without prejudice to the contractual responsibility of the Head of Mission towards the Commission for implementing the budget of the Mission.\n(7)\nThe Watch-Keeping Capability established within the General Secretariat of the Council should be activated for the Mission.\n(8)\nThe Mission will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) 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 151, 13.6.2007, p. 46."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 44."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 151, 16.6.2009, p. 40."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 149, 15.6.2010, p. 11."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/576/introduction",
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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."
}