{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-515/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/515",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2012/515/CFSP of 24 September 2012 amending and extending Decision 2010/565/CFSP on the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-515",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2012/515/CFSP\nof 24 September 2012\namending and extending Decision 2010/565/CFSP on the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28, Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 21 September 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/565/CFSP on the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo), last modified by Decision 2011/538/CFSP. EUSEC RD Congo expires on 30 September 2012.\n(2)\nOn 13 July 2012, the Political and Security Committee endorsed the recommendation that EUSEC RD Congo should be extended for one year, followed by a twelve-month final transition phase with the aim of handing over its tasks.\n(3)\nEUSEC RD Congo should therefore be extended until 30 September 2013.\n(4)\nIt is necessary to lay down the financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUSEC RD Congo for the period from 1 October 2012 to 30 September 2013.\n(5)\nIt is also necessary to adapt certain provisions regarding to EU classified information.\n(6)\nEUSEC RD Congo will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 248, 22.9.2010, p. 59."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 236, 13.9.2011, p. 10."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
}