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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-518/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/518",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2011/518/CFSP of 25 August 2011 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-518",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2011/518/CFSP\nof 25 August 2011\nappointing the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28, 31(2) and 33 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 20 February 2006, the Council adopted Joint Action 2006/121/CFSP appointing Mr Peter SEMNEBY European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus. The mandate of Mr Peter SEMNEBY expired on 28 February 2011.\n(2)\nOn 25 September 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/760/CFSP appointing Mr Pierre MOREL European Union Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia. The mandate of Mr Pierre MOREL expires on 31 August 2011.\n(3)\nA European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia should be appointed for the period from 1 September 2011 to 30 June 2012.\n(4)\nThe mandate of the EUSR will be implemented in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action 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 49, 21.2.2006, p. 14."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 259, 27.9.2008, p 16."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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