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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-430/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/430",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 26 June 2012 on the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, in the EU-EFTA Joint Committee concerning the adoption of a Decision amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (2012/430/EU)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 26 June 2012\non the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, in the EU-EFTA Joint Committee concerning the adoption of a Decision amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure\n(2012/430/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9), thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nArticle 15a of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (the ‘Convention’) allows for a third country to become a Contracting Party to the Convention following a decision of the Joint Committee set up by the Convention to invite the country.\n(2)\nArticle 15 of the Convention empowers the Joint Committee to recommend and adopt, by decisions, amendments to the Convention and the Appendices thereto.\n(3)\nTurkey formally expressed its wish to join the common transit system and has been invited following a decision by the Joint Committee on 19 January 2012.\n(4)\nHaving satisfied the essential legal, structural and information technology requirements which are preconditions for accession, and following the formal procedure for accession, Turkey will accede to the Convention.\n(5)\nThe enlargement of the common transit system will require certain amendments to the Convention. These concern new linguistic references in Turkish and the appropriate adaptations to guarantee documents.\n(6)\nThe proposed amendment was presented to and discussed within the EU-EFTA Working Group and the text received preliminary approval.\n(7)\nTherefore, the position of the European Union concerning the proposed amendment should be determined,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 226, 13.8.1987, p. 2."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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