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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-33/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/33",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2012/33/CFSP of 23 January 2012 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Middle East peace process",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-33",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2012/33/CFSP\nof 23 January 2012\nappointing the European Union Special Representative for the Middle East peace process\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 21 July 2003, the Council adopted Joint Action 2003/537/CFSP appointing Mr Marc OTTE as the European Union Special Representative (‘EUSR’) for the Middle East peace process.\n(2)\nMr Andreas REINICKE should be appointed as EUSR for the Middle East peace process from 1 February 2012 to 30 June 2013.\n(3)\nThe EUSR will implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action 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 184, 23.7.2003, p. 45."
    }
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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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