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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-808/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/808",
  "legislation_title": "Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/4/2012 of 18 December 2012 on the appointment of an EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) (2012/808/CFSP)",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/4/2012\nof 18 December 2012\non the appointment of an EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta)\n(2012/808/CFSP)\nTHE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP of 10 November 2008 on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta), and in particular Article 6 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Article 6(1) of Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (‘PSC’) to take decisions on the appointment of the EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (‘EU Operation Commander’).\n(2)\nOn 15 June 2011, the PSC adopted Decision Atalanta/2/2011 appointing Rear Admiral Duncan POTTS as EU Operation Commander.\n(3)\nThe United Kingdom has proposed that Rear Admiral (designate) Robert TARRANT replace Rear Admiral Duncan POTTS as EU Operation Commander.\n(4)\nThe EU Military Committee supports that proposal.\n(5)\nIn accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol (No 22) on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 301, 12.11.2008, p. 33."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 158, 16.6.2011, p. 36."
    }
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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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