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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/283",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 24 April 2012 on the conclusion by the European Union of the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure of the International Rubber Study Group (2012/283/EU)",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 24 April 2012\non the conclusion by the European Union of the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure of the International Rubber Study Group\n(2012/283/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)(a)(v) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nHaving regard to the consent of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nFurther to several rounds of negotiation, on 14 July 2011 the Heads of Delegation of the International Rubber Study Group (‘the Group’) agreed on the text of the amendments to the Group’s Constitution and Rules of Procedure.\n(2)\nThe Union is a member of the Group.\n(3)\nThose Member States of the Union that were members of the Group have served formal notices of withdrawal and have withdrawn from the Group as from 1 July 2011.\n(4)\nThe adoption of the Group’s amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure is indispensable for confirming the Group’s new Headquarters and for making explicit provisions regarding the status of the Union within the Group, as well as for realigning the organisational structure, budget contributions and decision-making procedures.\n(5)\nThe signature, on behalf of the Union, of the Group’s amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure has been authorised by Council Decision 2011/664/EU which also has provided for their application on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for their conclusion.\n(6)\nThe Group’s amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure should be approved,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 264, 8.10.2011, p. 12."
    }
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