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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-609/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/609",
  "legislation_title": "Political and Security Committee Decision EUPOL RD Congo/1/2010 of 8 October 2010 concerning the appointment of the Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo (2010/609/CFSP)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-609",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision EUPOL RD Congo/1/2010\nof 8 October 2010\nconcerning the appointment of the Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo\n(2010/609/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 2010/576/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), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Article 10(1) of Decision 2010/576/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising the political control and strategic direction of EUPOL RD Congo, including in particular 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 Chief Superintendent Jean-Paul RIKIR as Head of Mission with effect from 1 October 2010,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 254, 29.9.2010, 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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