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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/1990",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (Euratom) 2015/1990 of 26 October 2015 approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Agreement continuing the International Science and Technology Center",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (Euratom) 2015/1990\nof 26 October 2015\napproving the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Agreement continuing the International Science and Technology Center\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 4 and the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 21 October 2013, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations for the establishment of an Agreement continuing the International Science and Technology Center between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (‘Euratom’) acting as one Party, Georgia, Japan, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the United States of America (‘the Agreement’).\n(2)\nThose negotiations have been successfully completed and the Agreement was initialled on 22 June 2015.\n(3)\nThe Agreement also covers matters falling under competences of Euratom.\n(4)\nThe signing of the Agreement is subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling under the Treaty on European Union and Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.\n(5)\nThe conclusion of the Agreement by the Commission, acting on behalf of Euratom, should be approved as regards matters falling within the competence of Euratom,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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