# 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), Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 218(3) and (4),
Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,
Whereas:
negotiations 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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/493/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-493/introduction
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