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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-436/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/436",
  "legislation_title": "Political and Security Committee Decision EUCAP SAHEL Niger/1/2012 of 17 July 2012 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP Mission in Niger (EUCAP SAHEL Niger) (2012/436/CFSP)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-436",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision EUCAP SAHEL Niger/1/2012\nof 17 July 2012\non the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP Mission in Niger (EUCAP SAHEL Niger)\n(2012/436/CFSP)\nTHE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 2012/392/CFSP of 16 July 2012 on the European Union CSDP Mission in Niger (EUCAP SAHEL Niger), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nBy Article 9(1) of Decision 2012/392/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of political control and strategic direction of the EUCAP SAHEL Niger mission, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.\n(2)\nThe High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed the appointment of Colonel Francisco ESPINOSA NAVAS as Head of Mission of EUCAP SAHEL Niger,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 48."
    }
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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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