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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-450/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/450",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 19 July 2011 on the position to be taken by the European Union within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (2011/450/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-450",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 19 July 2011\non the position to be taken by the European Union within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms\n(2011/450/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 and Article 218(9) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nProtocol 31 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (the EEA Agreement) contains specific provisions and arrangements concerning cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.\n(2)\nIt is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement in Union actions funded from the general budget of the Union regarding the implementation, operation and development of the internal market.\n(3)\nProtocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to continue beyond 31 December 2010.\n(4)\nThe position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3."
    }
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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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