{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-189/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/189",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 26 March 2012 on the conclusion of the International Cocoa Agreement 2010 (2012/189/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-189",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 26 March 2012\non the conclusion of the International Cocoa Agreement 2010\n(2012/189/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(3) and (4), in conjunction with Article 218(6) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nHaving regard to the consent of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 25 June 2010 the negotiating conference, established under the auspices of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, approved the text of the International Cocoa Agreement 2010 (‘the Agreement’).\n(2)\nThe Agreement was negotiated to replace the International Cocoa Agreement 2001 (‘the 2001 Agreement’), which has been extended until 30 September 2012.\n(3)\nThe Agreement is open for signature from 1 October 2010 until 30 September 2012 and the instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval may be deposited during the same period.\n(4)\nThe aims of the Agreement fall under the common commercial policy.\n(5)\nThe European Union is a party to the 2001 Agreement, and the signature of the Agreement and the deposit of its instrument of provisional application have already been authorised by Council Decision 2011/634/EU. It is therefore in the interest of the Union to conclude the Agreement,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "OJ L 259, 4.10.2011, p. 7."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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