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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-714/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/714",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 21 November 2012 confirming the participation of Lithuania in enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation (2012/714/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-714",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 21 November 2012\nconfirming the participation of Lithuania in enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation\n(2012/714/EU)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 328(1) and 331(1) thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 2010/405/EU of 12 July 2010 authorising enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010 of 20 December 2010 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation,\nHaving regard to the notification by Lithuania of its intention to participate in enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 12 July 2010, the Council decided to authorise enhanced cooperation between Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Austria, Portugal, Romania and Slovenia in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation.\n(2)\nOn 20 December 2010, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation.\n(3)\nLithuania has notified its intention to participate in enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation by letter dated 25 May 2012, which the Commission registered as received on 19 June 2012.\n(4)\nThe Commission notes that Decision 2010/405/EU does not prescribe any particular conditions of participation in enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation and that Lithuania’s participation should strengthen the benefits of this enhanced cooperation.\n(5)\nThe participation of Lithuania in enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation should thus be confirmed.\n(6)\nThe Commission should adopt transitional measures for Lithuania necessary with regard to the application of Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010.\n(7)\nRegulation (EU) No 1259/2010 should enter into force in Lithuania on the day following that of the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 189, 22.7.2010, p. 12."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 343, 29.12.2010, p. 10."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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