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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-75/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2014/75",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2014/75/CFSP of 10 February 2014 on the European Union Institute for Security Studies",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-75",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2014/75/CFSP\nof 10 February 2014\non the European Union Institute for Security Studies\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28 and Article 31(1) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 20 July 2001, the Council adopted Joint Action 2001/554/CFSP.\n(2)\nThe European Union Institute for Security Studies (‘the Institute’) should assist the European Union and its Member States in the implementation of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP), including the common security and defence policy (CSDP), as well as other external action of the Union, under the political supervision of the Council and the operational direction of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR).\n(3)\nThe Institute should have legal personality and work in complete intellectual independence, without prejudice to the responsibilities of the Council and of the HR.\n(4)\nOn 20 September 2011, pursuant to Article 19 of Joint Action 2001/554/CFSP, the HR presented a report to the Council on the review of the functioning of the Institute. The Political and Security Committee (PSC) took note of that report and, on 1 February 2012, recommended that the Council amend Joint Action 2001/554/CFSP.\n(5)\nIt is appropriate, for reasons of legal clarity, to consolidate previous amendments and the additional proposed changes into one single new decision, and to repeal Joint Action 2001/554/CFSP,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Joint Action 2001/554/CFSP of 20 July 2001 on the establishment of a European Union Institute for Security Studies (OJ L 200, 25.7.2001, p. 1)."
    }
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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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