{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-733/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/733",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 8 November 2011 on the conclusion of an Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four related agreements (2011/733/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-733",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 8 November 2011\non the conclusion of an Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four related agreements\n(2011/733/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(i) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nHaving regard to the consent of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four related agreements were signed, on behalf of the European Community, on 25 July 2007, in accordance with Council Decision 2007/566/EC, subject to their conclusion.\n(2)\nAs a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community.\n(3)\nThose agreements should be approved,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The European Parliament gave its assent to the conclusion of the Agreement on 13 November 2007 (OJ C 282 E, 6.11.2008, p. 92) and confirmed its position in its Resolution of 5 May 2010 on the consequences of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon for ongoing interinstitutional decision-making procedures (OJ C 81 E, 15.3.2011, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 221, 25.8.2007, p. 1."
    }
  ],
  "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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