{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1352/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/1352",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1352 of 4 August 2016 concerning the rules applicable to national experts seconded to the European Defence Agency, and repealing Decision 2004/677/EC",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1352",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1352\nof 4 August 2016\nconcerning the rules applicable to national experts seconded to the European Defence Agency, and repealing Decision 2004/677/EC\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 42 and 45 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1835 of 12 October 2015 defining the statute, seat and operational rules of the European Defence Agency, and in particular Article 11 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe secondment of experts should enable the European Defence Agency (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agency’) to benefit from the high level of knowledge and professional experience of those experts, in particular in areas where such expertise is not readily available within the Agency.\n(2)\nThe exchange of professional experience and knowledge in the field of defence, as set out in Decision (CFSP) 2015/1835, and related support functions should be supported through the temporary assignment of seconded national experts (hereinafter referred to as ‘SNEs’) from Member States' public sectors.\n(3)\nThe rights and obligations of SNEs should ensure that they carry out their duties solely in the interests of the Agency.\n(4)\nThe term ‘secondment’ should be construed in the context of this Decision.\n(5)\nSince the rules established by this Decision should replace those laid down in Council Decision 2004/677/EC, that Decision should be repealed,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 266, 13.10.2015, p. 55."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision 2004/677/EC of 24 September 2004 concerning the Rules applicable to national experts and military staff on secondment to the European Defence Agency (OJ L 310, 7.10.2004, p. 64)."
    }
  ],
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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."
}