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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-326/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/326",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2012/326/CFSP of 25 June 2012 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-326",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2012/326/CFSP\nof 25 June 2012\nextending the mandate of 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 Article 28, Article 31(2) and Article 33 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 25 August 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/518/CFSP appointing Mr Philippe LEFORT as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia. The EUSR’s mandate is to expire on 30 June 2012.\n(2)\nThe mandate of the EUSR should be extended for a further period of 12 months.\n(3)\nThe EUSR will implement the mandate 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": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 221, 27.8.2011, p. 5."
    }
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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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