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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-511/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/511",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 23 July 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Food Assistance Convention (2012/511/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-511",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 23 July 2012\non the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Food Assistance Convention\n(2012/511/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 214(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5), thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Union is a party to the Food Aid Convention 1999 (‘FAC 1999’), which should no longer be in force as from 1 July 2012.\n(2)\nOn 17 November 2010, the Council authorised the Commission to conduct negotiations with a view to agreeing upon a Food Assistance Convention (‘the Convention’) which was to incorporates and reflects a modernised approach to food assistance, and which was to replace the FAC 1999.\n(3)\nThe negotiations were successfully concluded on 25 April 2012.\n(4)\nIt is in the interest of the Union to sign the Convention as the latter would help to achieve the humanitarian aid objectives referred to in Article 214(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.\n(5)\nThe Convention is open for signature until 31 December 2012.\n(6)\nThe Convention should be signed on behalf of the European Union, subject to its conclusion,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "OJ L 222, 24.8.1999, p. 40."
    }
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