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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1772/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/1772",
  "legislation_title": "Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2015/1772 of 28 September 2015 concerning the transition by EUNAVFOR MED to the second phase of the operation, as laid down in point (b)(i) of Article 2(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 on a European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) (EUNAVFOR MED/2/2015)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1772",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2015/1772\nof 28 September 2015\nconcerning the transition by EUNAVFOR MED to the second phase of the operation, as laid down in point (b)(i) of Article 2(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 on a European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) (EUNAVFOR MED/2/2015)\nTHE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 of 18 May 2015 on a European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe EUNAVFOR MED Operation Commander has indicated that the operation has fulfilled all military objectives of the first phase related to the collection of information and intelligence, and has proposed that the operation should move to the second phase, as laid down in point (b)(i) of Article 2(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/778.\n(2)\nThe Council concluded, at its meeting on 14 September 2015, that all the conditions have been met for EUNAVFOR MED to move to the second phase of the operation, as laid down in point (b)(i) of Article 2(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/778.\n(3)\nThe transition to the second phase of the operation should take place on 7 October 2015.\n(4)\nTransition to subsequent phases of EUNAVFOR MED, including the phase laid down in point (b)(ii) of Article 2(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/778, will be subject to a further assessment by the Council as to whether the conditions for that transition have been met, taking into account any applicable UN Security Council Resolution and consent by the coastal States concerned, and the decision by the Political and Security Committee on when to make the transition, in accordance with Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 and Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/972 launching the operation,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 122, 19.5.2015, p. 31."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/972 of 22 June 2015 launching the European Union military operation in the southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) (OJ L 157, 23.6.2015, p. 51)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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