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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-493/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/493",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 23 March 2012 authorising the opening of negotiations for an international agreement on the creation of the EU-LAC Foundation as an international organisation (2012/493/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-493",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 23 March 2012\nauthorising the opening of negotiations for an international agreement on the creation of the EU-LAC Foundation as an international organisation\n(2012/493/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 218(3) and (4),\nHaving regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\nnegotiations should be opened with a view to concluding an international agreement on the creation of the EU-LAC Foundation as an international organisation between the European Union and its Member States and the Latin American and Caribbean countries,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/493/introduction",
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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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