{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-279/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/279",
  "legislation_title": "Political and Security Committee Decision EUPOL AFGHANISTAN/1/2013 of 4 June 2013 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN) (2013/279/CFSP)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-279",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision EUPOL AFGHANISTAN/1/2013\nof 4 June 2013\nextending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN)\n(2013/279/CFSP)\nTHE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 2010/279/CFSP of 18 May 2010 on the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Decision 2010/279/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee is authorised, in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising political control and strategic direction of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN), including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.\n(2)\nOn 27 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/240/CFSP extending the duration of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN until 31 December 2014.\n(3)\nOn 10 July 2012, the Political and Security Committee adopted decision EUPOL AFGHANISTAN/1/2012, appointing Mr Karl Åke ROGHE as Head of Mission of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN from 1 August 2012 to 31 May 2013.\n(4)\nOn 29 May 2013, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposed the extension of the mandate of Mr Karl Åke ROGHE as Head of Mission of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN from 1 June 2013 to 31 December 2014,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 123, 19.5.2010, p. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 141, 28.5.2013, p. 44."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 208, 3.8.2012, p. 17."
    }
  ],
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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."
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