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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-334/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2014/334",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 19 May 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (2014/334/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-334",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 19 May 2014\non the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe\n(2014/334/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 23 July 2007, the Council approved the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community (the ‘Partnership Agreement’) by adopting Regulation (EC) No 894/2007.\n(2)\nThe application of the latest Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Partnership Agreement expired on 12 May 2014.\n(3)\nThe Union negotiated with São Tomé and Príncipe a new Protocol, for a period of four years, granting Union vessels fishing opportunities in the waters over which the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe has sovereignty or jurisdiction in respect of fisheries. At the end of those negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled on 19 December 2013.\n(4)\nIn order to guarantee the continuity of fishing activities by Union vessels, provision is made for the new Protocol to apply provisionally, pending completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion. This provisional application will take effect from the date of its signature, but not before the date of expiry of the latest Protocol.\n(5)\nThe new Protocol should be signed,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 894/2007 of 23 July 2007 on the conclusion of a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community (OJ L 205, 7.8.2007, p. 35)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (OJ L 136, 24.5.2011, p. 5)."
    }
  ],
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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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