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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-476/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/476",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 26 September 2013 amending Decision 2007/641/EC, concerning the Republic of Fiji and extending the period of application thereof (2013/476/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-476",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 26 September 2013\namending Decision 2007/641/EC, concerning the Republic of Fiji and extending the period of application thereof\n(2013/476/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217 thereof,\nHaving regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000, as revised in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on 22 June 2010 (‘the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement’), and in particular Article 96 thereof,\nHaving regard to the Internal Agreement between the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, and in particular Article 3 thereof,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (the ‘Development Cooperation Instrument’), and in particular Article 37 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Decision 2007/641/EC was adopted to take appropriate measures following the violation of the essential elements referred to in Article 9 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, and of the values referred to in Article 3 of the Development Cooperation Instrument.\n(2)\nThose measures have been extended by Council Decision 2009/735/EC, and subsequently by Council Decisions 2010/208/EU, 2010/589/EU, 2011/219/EU, 2011/637/EU and 2012/523/EU, since not only has the Republic of Fiji yet to implement important commitments it made in consultations held in April 2007 concerning essential elements of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and the Development Cooperation Instrument, but there had also been important regressive developments concerning a number of these commitments.\n(3)\nThere have been considerable developments since April 2007 and the commitments agreed with the Republic of Fiji will be revised accordingly. The commitments will be reviewed in the context of a political dialogue and in light of the current legal situation. Prospective reengagement towards the programming of future development assistance should continue.\n(4)\nDecision 2007/641/EC expires on 30 September 2013. It is appropriate to update that Decision and to extend its validity accordingly.\n(5)\nThe European Union will engage in a political dialogue in order to review and update the commitments made in 2007 and adapt the appropriate measures accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 287, 4.11.2010, p. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 376."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 378, 27.12.2006, p. 41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Council Decision 2007/641/EC of 1 October 2007 on the conclusion of consultations with the Republic of the Fiji Islands under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and Article 37 of the Development Cooperation Instrument (OJ L 260, 5.10.2007, p. 15)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Council Decision 2009/735/EC of 24 September 2009 extending the period of application of the measures in Decision 2007/641/EC concluding consultations with the Republic of the Fiji Islands under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and Article 37 of the Development Cooperation Instrument (OJ L 262, 6.10.2009, p. 43)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Council Decision 2010/208/EU of 29 March 2010 amending and extending Decision 2007/641/EC on the conclusion of consultations with the Republic of the Fiji Islands under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and Article 37 of the Development Cooperation Instrument (OJ L 89, 9.4.2010, p. 7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Council Decision 2010/589/EU of 27 September 2010 amending and extending the period of application of Decision 2007/641/EC concluding consultations with the Republic of the Fiji Islands under Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and Article 37 of the Development Cooperation Instrument (OJ L 260, 2.10.2010, p. 10)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "Council Decision 2011/219/EU of 31 March 2011 amending and extending the period of application of Decision 2007/641/EC on the conclusion of consultations with the Republic of Fiji pursuant to Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and Article 37 of the Development Cooperation Instrument (OJ L 93, 7.4.2011, p. 2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "Council Decision 2011/637/EU of 26 September 2011 amending and extending the period of application of Decision 2007/641/EC on the conclusion of consultations with the Republic of the Fiji Islands under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and Article 37 of the Development Cooperation Instrument (OJ L 252, 28.9.2011, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "Council Decision 2012/523/EU of 24 September 2012 amending and extending the period of application of Decision 2007/641/EC on the conclusion of consultations with the Republic of the Fiji Islands under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and Article 37 of the Development Cooperation Instrument (OJ L 263, 28.9.2012, p. 2)."
    }
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