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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-738/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/738",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 13 November 2012 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Food Assistance Convention (2012/738/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-738",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 13 November 2012\non the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Food Assistance Convention\n(2012/738/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(6)(a), thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nHaving regard to the consent of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Union is a Party to the Food Aid Convention 1999 (‘FAC 1999’), which expires on 1 July 2012.\n(2)\nIn accordance with Council Decision 2012/511/EU, the Food Assistance Convention (‘the Convention’) was signed on 23 July 2012, subject to its conclusion.\n(3)\nIt is in the interest of the Union to be a Party to 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(4)\nThe Convention should be approved,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 222, 24.8.1999, p. 40."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 256, 22.9.2012, p. 3."
    }
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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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