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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1753/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/1753",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision (EU) 2015/1753 of 30 September 2015 on confirming the participation of Italy in enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1753",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision (EU) 2015/1753\nof 30 September 2015\non confirming the participation of Italy in enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 328(1) and 331(1) thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 2011/167/EU of 10 March 2011 authorising enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection,\nHaving regard to the notification by Italy of its intention to participate in enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 10 March 2011, the Council decided to authorise enhanced cooperation between Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection.\n(2)\nOn 17 December 2012, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012.\n(3)\nOn 17 December 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 1260/2012.\n(4)\nItaly has notified its intention to participate in enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection by letter dated 2 July 2015, which the Commission registered as received on 20 July 2015.\n(5)\nThe Commission notes that neither Decision 2011/167/EU nor Regulations (EU) No 1257/2012 and (EU) No 1260/2012 prescribe any particular conditions of participation in enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection and that Italy's participation should strengthen the benefits of this enhanced cooperation,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 76, 22.3.2011, p. 53."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2012 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection (OJ L 361, 31.12.2012, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Regulation (EU) No 1260/2012 of 17 December 2012 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection with regard to the applicable translation arrangements (OJ L 361, 31.12.2012, p. 89)."
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