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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-331/schedule-ANNEX III/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/331",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 22 April 2013 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union with regard to the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the EPA Committee, the Customs Cooperation Committee and the Joint Development Committee provided for by the Interim Agreement establishing a framework for an Economic Partnership Agreement between the Eastern and Southern Africa States, on the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other part (2013/331/EU)",
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  "path": "schedule/ANNEX III/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Observers",
  "text": "1. Representatives of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and representatives of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) shall be invited to participate in the Joint Development Committee meetings as observers.\n2. The Secretary of the Joint Development Committee shall notify representatives of COMESA and the IOC of any meeting of the Joint Development Committee so that they may participate as observers.\n3. The Parties may collectively decide to invite additional observers on an ad hoc basis. Such observers may participate at the meeting, upon invitation of a Co-chairman and approval of the Joint Development Committee.\n4. The Joint Development Committee may determine that any part of meetings involving sensitive matters may be closed to observers.",
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  "version": "current",
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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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