{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-457/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/457",
  "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 (MEDIA Mundus) (2011/457/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-457",
  "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 (MEDIA Mundus)\n(2011/457/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 166 and 173 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 extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Decision No 1041/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing an audiovisual cooperation programme with professionals from third countries (MEDIA Mundus).\n(3)\nProtocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.\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": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 288, 4.11.2009, p. 10."
    }
  ],
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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."
}